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Stopovers As Valued-Based Experience: A Conceptual Model, Filareti Kotsi, Kim Johnston, Steven Pike
Stopovers As Valued-Based Experience: A Conceptual Model, Filareti Kotsi, Kim Johnston, Steven Pike
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This study on stopovers, defined as consisting of a one to three-night transition to a destination featuring value-based experiences, uses a multi-site data collection approach of focus groups in six cities to examine stopovers during long-haul air travel in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Hong Kong. It contributes to the literature on stopovers by defining and conceptualizing the term and identifying the key influences of stopover choice and value experiences of travelers from distant geographic areas, namely, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, and New Zealand. The proposal of the conceptual model on stopovers offers a basis for destination marketers …
Making The Right Stopover Destination Choice: The Effect Of Assessment Orientation On Attitudinal Stopover Destination Loyalty, Steven Pike, Filareti Kotsi, Frank Mathmann, Di Wang
Making The Right Stopover Destination Choice: The Effect Of Assessment Orientation On Attitudinal Stopover Destination Loyalty, Steven Pike, Filareti Kotsi, Frank Mathmann, Di Wang
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This study investigates the interaction effect between previous stopover visitation and assessment orientation on destination loyalty. Using a quasi-experiment, benefiting from a sample of 200 travelers with a self-reported stopover experience in Dubai, it is found that travelers high in assessment orientation are more loyal to the destination. The effect of previous visitation on destination loyalty is enhanced for high assessors. This research is the first to apply regulatory mode theory to the stopover destination context in the destination marketing literature. From a practical perspective, destination marketers should segment potential visitors using assessment orientation and target on high assessors who …
Stopover Destination Loyalty: The Influence Of Perceived Ambience And Sensation Seeking Tendency, Di Wang, Filareti Kotsi, Steven Pike, Jun Yao
Stopover Destination Loyalty: The Influence Of Perceived Ambience And Sensation Seeking Tendency, Di Wang, Filareti Kotsi, Steven Pike, Jun Yao
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This paper examines the influence of sensation seeking and perceived ambience on attitudinal loyalty towards two traditional stopover destinations (Singapore, Hong Kong) and two emerging stopover destinations (Dubai, Abu Dhabi). A quasi-experimental design with two separate samples of participants shows that travelers’ perceived positive ambience and attitudinal destination loyalty was higher for the traditional stopover destinations than for the emerging destinations. In addition, sensation seeking tendency moderates the effect such that travelers with lower sensation seeking tendencies have higher attitudinal loyalty towards the traditional stopover destinations while the effect is mitigated for those with higher sensation seeking tendencies. This paper …
Stopover Destination Attractiveness: A Quasi-Experimental Approach, Steven Pike, Nicolas Pontes, Filareti Kotsi
Stopover Destination Attractiveness: A Quasi-Experimental Approach, Steven Pike, Nicolas Pontes, Filareti Kotsi
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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd This study contributes to the emerging field of stopover destination attractiveness. There has been a paucity of published research around the phenomenon of stopovers, including stopover destination image, during long-haul international air travel. This is surprising given long-haul commercial flights date back to the 1930s, and that destination image has been the most popular topic in the tourism marketing literature since the 1970s. A quasi-experimental research design with samples of consumers in the UK and Australia was used to test aspects of a proposed model of stopover destination attractiveness. The results highlight the influence of perceived …
Been There, Done That: Quasi-Experimental Evidence About How, Why, And For Who, A Previous Visit Might Increase Stopover Destination Loyalty, Steven Pike, Filareti Kotsi, Frank Mathmann, Di Wang
Been There, Done That: Quasi-Experimental Evidence About How, Why, And For Who, A Previous Visit Might Increase Stopover Destination Loyalty, Steven Pike, Filareti Kotsi, Frank Mathmann, Di Wang
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© 2020, © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Despite stopovers being a part of long-haul air travel since commercial flights commenced over 80 years ago, the first published research on the phenomenon did not appear until 2016. Also, even though destination image has been the most researched construct in the destination marketing literature, no studies had measured perceptions of a destination in the context of a stopover until 2018. This study makes a contribution to this emerging research field by reporting how a quasi-experimental design found previous visitation enhances destination image and destination loyalty in …