This paper provides greater substance to destination image research by contextualizing and
expanding the scope of relevant constructs through the use of knowledge gained in product …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is primarily to examine the impact of cultural background
on image formation by looking at Macao's regional tourism destination image perceptions by …

Over the past decades there has been a sustained interest in country image and destination
image constructs in two primary streams of literature, including international marketing and …

In this study, Chon's (1989) proposition of primary image construction as a dimension of
destination image was empirically assessed. It was shown that by using a qualitative …

To advance place image theory, this study combines elements from two areas that have
explored place image more than any others: tourism destination image (TDI) and product …

Destination image is commonly accepted as an important aspect in successful tourism
development and destination marketing due to its impact on both supply-and demand-side …

In contrast to the country of origin studies in international marketing, the tourism literature
fails to differentiate between the image of the country and that of the destination as a tourism …

Purpose–The existing literature has accepted the view that the destination image can be
explained by the motivation theory. According to this theory the destination image can be …

Although product image has long been postulated in the marketing literature to have a
powerful influence in the purchasing process, it is only relatively recently that those in the …

This study extended destination image research by relating to the behavioral dimension of
visitor loyalty. Based on the sample from a visitor profile study sanctioned by a county-level …