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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Destination choice"”.
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Influence of social media on tourists’ destination choice: Is trust of information source a game changer?
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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A geospatial investigation of destination choice modelling. The case of the MYCITI integrated rapid transit bus system, Cape Town, South Africa
… to commuter demand as a result of commuter choices. Therefore, a key component for understanding the operational functionality of a public transport system lies in the accurate modelling of commuter choices. Although the spatial separation of activities forms the essence of travel demand, …
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The pictorial element of destination promotions in tourist destination image formation
… understanding of the pictorial element in destination image formation, and the factors affecting interpretation of visuals used in image advertising. This study has both theoretical and practical relevance as it seeks to integrate theoretical frameworks from tourist destination choice, …
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An exploration of non-work destinations in Singapore
Non-work destinations refer to the locational choices of people regarding where they go for non-work activity. My exploration focuses on the daily trips with a primary purpose of shopping, entertainment, dining and refreshment in Singapore. The uniqueness of non-work trips, compared with …
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The motivations, constraints and decision-making of Beijing outbound tourists
… which attract the tourist to a given resort or destination. This study attempts to identify the push and pull factors associated with Chinese outbound tourists. Furthermore, market segmentation was achieved based on this framework by clustering the respondents into four groups. The …
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Travel behaviour of Chinese tourists living in the city of Beijing, China
… travel motivation, decision-making process, and destination choice are then presented in more detail. The development of the Chinese economy and Chinese outbound tourism are also presented and discussed. The empirical research focuses on the travel behaviour of Chinese outbound tourists. The goal …
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Three essays in applied microeconomics on contemporary Chinese economic issues
… chapter studies the effects of culture on the destination choice of FDI. Recent economic research has started to consider culture as an important determinant of economic activities. In this study, I identify the casual effects of cultural ties on the destination choice of foreign direct …
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Traditional travel agencies vs. online bookings : examining the preference of internet users amongst the Maltese outbound sector for long-haul destinations
… of Maltese outbound travellers on long-haul destinations and their preferred choice of booking method for such destinations. Using a quantitative approach, through the questionnaire as a surveying tool, the research aims to reach a number of objectives. These objectives are linked to …
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Investigating the brand image of Nigeria and its implication for marketing this country as a tourism destination: UK perspective
… in studies on branding and tourism consumer destinations. These studies identify the major brand-related factors or the key reasons for destination choice among tourists, but these studies are Euro-American-centric. Little is known about this subject in developing economies like Nigeria. …
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An intelligent destination recommendation system for tourists.
Choosing a tourist destination from the information available is one of the most complex tasks for tourists when making travel plans, both before and during their travel. With the development of a recommendation system, tourists can select, compare and make decisions almost instantly. This involves …
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Sense making and sense giving: using visitor narratives to understand the impact of visitor interactions on destination image.
Destination image is acknowledged as a key factor in destination choice and visitor satisfaction. However, despite thirty years research from a variety of perspectives into destination image and image formation, the impact of actual visitation has been largely neglected and understanding of the …
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An Agent-based Travel Demand Model System for Hurricane Evacuation Simulation
… including evacuate-stay, accommodation type choice, evacuation destination choice, evacuation mode choice, departure time choice, and vehicle usage choice. In addition, it explicitly considers the pre-evacuation preparation activities using activity-based approach. The models are then …
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The Influence Of Online Reviews On Saudi Consumers’ Tourism Destination Choices
… be key aspects of how tourists choose a travel destination. OCRs are particularly important for experiential purchases such as tourism destinations, because consumers have difficulty assessing the quality of intangible products prior to consumption. OCRs can thus shape preconceptions or …
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An evaluation of tourism destination website quality and image projection effectiveness
… an efficient way to gather information about destinations, to plan trips to thelast detail and to make reservations from the comfort of their homes. It has also providedDestination Management Organisations (DMOs) with an effective communicationsmedium and a new distribution channel. Tourism …
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Evaluating Responses to Contraflow for Hurricane Evacuation
… availability of multiple entries, and limited choice) which were studied independently and compared against individual background characteristics. The distribution of the responses from the survey indicated that the presence of multiple entries or the availability of information about services …
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A Comparative analysis of international and domestic tourists' perceptions of community-based tourism: the case of Pai, Thailand
… the challenges of tourism development in the destination through a ‘community approach’. It has since become a popular approach to tourism development that seeks to address the negative environmental and social impacts derived from such development whilst adopting the principles of sustainable …
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Firm level export dynamics and market access costs: evidence from Kenya
… export sales, number of products and number of destinations per exporter as well as a skewed distribution of export sales towards multi-product and multi-destination exporters. A decomposition framework is used to assess the contributions of firm level export adjustments along the extensive and …