Abdul Raheem Jasim Mohammed and Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Zahari and Salim Abdul Talib and Mohd Zulhilmi Suhaimi
The Causal Relationships between Destination Image, Tourist Satisfaction and Revisit Intention A Case of the United Arab Emirates
3354 - 3360
2014
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International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999929
https://publications.waset.org/vol/94
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The connection between past travel experience and
tourists’ revisit behavioral intentions has not been widely explored
but the existing studies suggest a close relationship between them.
Destination image can equally be construed as having effects on the
attitudes of the tourists at the end of their actual visitation and the
satisfaction of a tourist with his or her travel experiences contributes
to a revisit intention towards a particular destination. With strong
marketing efforts, UAE is not only considered to be successful in
attracting foreign investors, but is becoming the most popular tourism
destination in the Arab region. UAE is seriously developing its
tourism image and taking serious initiatives to attract new or repeat
visitations from the international tourists. This study empirically
investigates the causal relationships between tourism destination
image, tourist satisfaction and revisit intention using UAE as a
contextual study setting. A very clear picture emerged which
provides a host country with potential implications for its tourism
industry practitioners, Department of Tourism and Commerce
Marketing and the travel agencies who act as the intermediaries
between the potential tourists and the hotel operators.
Open Science Index 94, 2014