TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating Destination Attributes, Political (In)Stability, Destination Image, Tourist Satisfaction, and Intention to Recommend
T2 - A Study of UAE
AU - Eid, Riyad
AU - El-Kassrawy, Yasser Ahmed
AU - Agag, Gomaa
N1 - Funding Information:
Authors’ Note: The authors sincerely thank the editor, the associate editor, and the anonymous reviewers of the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research for their constructive and valuable comments and suggestions. This work was funded by the UAEU (CBE) Grant G00002374.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2019/8/1
Y1 - 2019/8/1
N2 - Very limited attention has hitherto been paid to political-specific issues that may significantly guide the successful formation of destination image. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to examine the interrelationships between destination attributes, political (in)stability, destination image, tourist satisfaction, and intention to recommend, to build a conceptual framework of the drivers and outcomes of destination image. Twelve hypotheses (null and alternative) were developed and examined, using a sample of 829 tourists visiting the UAE. Results show that tourists’ evaluation of the destination attributes and political (in)stability act as antecedents of perceived destination image. Furthermore, political (in)stability and destination image have a strong effect on tourist satisfaction and intention to recommend. The current study enhances current theorizations by examining the merits of political (in)stability in models of tourists’ intention to recommend. From a practical perspective, the study presents significant implications for destination marketers.
AB - Very limited attention has hitherto been paid to political-specific issues that may significantly guide the successful formation of destination image. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to examine the interrelationships between destination attributes, political (in)stability, destination image, tourist satisfaction, and intention to recommend, to build a conceptual framework of the drivers and outcomes of destination image. Twelve hypotheses (null and alternative) were developed and examined, using a sample of 829 tourists visiting the UAE. Results show that tourists’ evaluation of the destination attributes and political (in)stability act as antecedents of perceived destination image. Furthermore, political (in)stability and destination image have a strong effect on tourist satisfaction and intention to recommend. The current study enhances current theorizations by examining the merits of political (in)stability in models of tourists’ intention to recommend. From a practical perspective, the study presents significant implications for destination marketers.
KW - United Arab Emirates
KW - destination attributes
KW - destination image
KW - intention to recommend
KW - political (in)stability
KW - tourist satisfaction
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U2 - 10.1177/1096348019837750
DO - 10.1177/1096348019837750
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065163098
SN - 1096-3480
VL - 43
SP - 839
EP - 866
JO - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research
JF - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research
IS - 6
ER -