Analysis of cultural distance’s influence on intentions to visit Spain as a tourist destination
In the tourism industry, visiting tourists’ intentions have been the subject of numerous investigations for decades. However, the factors determining choices of specific tourist destinations have still not been clearly defined. The country of origin’s culture has been widely acknowledged to be a...
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| description | In the tourism industry, visiting tourists’ intentions have been the
subject of numerous investigations for decades. However, the factors
determining choices of specific tourist destinations have still not been
clearly defined. The country of origin’s culture has been widely
acknowledged to be a key element in variations in tourists’ behaviours.
This study evaluated the capacity of cultural distance between
countries of origin and Spain – as specified by Hofstede’s proposed
model – to influence intentions of visiting Spain in the near future.
These intentions were measured as a function of the theory of planned
behaviour. The results facilitate the identification of relevant issues
affecting potential tourists’ intention to visit Spain. Analyses of the
data’s validity and reliability yielded satisfactory solutions that allow
conclusions to be drawn about why behavioural intentions vary
significantly depending on tourists’ cultural distance from Spain. The
Hofstede model’s ability to explain intention to visit was, therefore,
confirmed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4bbb147732d84b14b0eec2db2a3b1f432025-02-02T11:19:03ZengUniversity of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURSTourism & Management Studies2182-84662019-04-01153213110.18089/tms.2019.150202Analysis of cultural distance’s influence on intentions to visit Spain as a tourist destinationGerman Gemar0Ismael P. Soler1Henar Villar2University of Malaga, Department of Economics and Business Administration, SpainUniversity of Malaga, Department of Applied Economics, SpainUniversity of Malaga, Department of Applied Economics, SpainIn the tourism industry, visiting tourists’ intentions have been the subject of numerous investigations for decades. However, the factors determining choices of specific tourist destinations have still not been clearly defined. The country of origin’s culture has been widely acknowledged to be a key element in variations in tourists’ behaviours. This study evaluated the capacity of cultural distance between countries of origin and Spain – as specified by Hofstede’s proposed model – to influence intentions of visiting Spain in the near future. These intentions were measured as a function of the theory of planned behaviour. The results facilitate the identification of relevant issues affecting potential tourists’ intention to visit Spain. Analyses of the data’s validity and reliability yielded satisfactory solutions that allow conclusions to be drawn about why behavioural intentions vary significantly depending on tourists’ cultural distance from Spain. The Hofstede model’s ability to explain intention to visit was, therefore, confirmed.https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1152/pdf_130hofstede’s modelcultural distanceintention to visittheory of planned behaviour |
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| title | Analysis of cultural distance’s influence on intentions to visit Spain as a tourist destination |
| title_full | Analysis of cultural distance’s influence on intentions to visit Spain as a tourist destination |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of cultural distance’s influence on intentions to visit Spain as a tourist destination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of cultural distance’s influence on intentions to visit Spain as a tourist destination |
| title_short | Analysis of cultural distance’s influence on intentions to visit Spain as a tourist destination |
| title_sort | analysis of cultural distance s influence on intentions to visit spain as a tourist destination |
| topic | hofstede’s model cultural distance intention to visit theory of planned behaviour |
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