Testing an integrated destination image model across residents and tourists

By D. Stylidis, Amir Shani, Yaniv Belhassen. 2017

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Tourism research has yet to confirm whether an integrated destination image model is applicable in predicting the overall destination image and behavioral intentions of local residents. This study examines whether the cognitive, affective and overall image - hypothesized to be predictors of behavioral intentions - are applicable to residents and tourists in the resort city of Eilat. The proposed model allowed for the distinct effect of each image component on overall image and behavior to be closely examined. The findings support the applicability of the model to local residents and also showed that among tourists, the affective component exerted a greater influence than the cognitive on overall destination image and future behavior. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for research on destination image.

Subfields: Geography, Planning and Development, Sociology and Political Science

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Explaining conative destination image through cognitive and affective destination image and emotional solidarity with residents (2020, background): “The study findings are largely in line with the vast majority of previous research with regards to the hierarchical nature of the relationships between the cognitive, affective and conative image (Agapito et al., 2013; Stylidis et al., 2017).”
Place-Oriented or People-Oriented Concepts for Destination Loyalty: Destination Image and Place Attachment versus Perceived Distances and Emotional Solidarity (2021, background): “In a more complex study, Stylidis, Shani, and Belhassen (2017) tested the validity of an image model predicting intention to recommend for both residents and visitors of Eilat city in Israel.”
Measuring the Valence and Intensity of Residents’ Behaviors in Host–Tourist Interactions: Implications for Destination Image and Destination Competitiveness (2021, background): “…explored residents’ cognitive evaluations of tourists and tourism in various contexts, such as stereotypes (Tung, King, and Tse 2020), destination image (Stylidis, Shani, and Belhassen 2017), tourist–resident conflicts (Tsaur, Yen, and Teng 2018), and tourist discriminations (Tse and Tung 2020a).”
Destination loyalty explained through place attachment, destination familiarity and destination image (2020, result): “Such results regarding the two distinct forms of image are in line with Stylidis, Shani, and Belhassen (2017) among tourists to and residents of Israel.”
Understanding Potential and Repeat Visitors’ Travel Intentions: The Roles of Travel Motivations, Destination Image, and Visitor Image Congruity (2021, background): “…motivations and destination image (e.g., Khan, Chelliah, and Ahmed 2017; M. Li et al. 2011), and destination image and travel intentions (e.g., Stylidis, Shani, and Belhassen 2017; Stylos et al. 2016; Tjørve, Lien, and Flognfeldt 2018), the following is also hypothesized: Hypothesis 4:…”