Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia
In selecting tourism destination, travelers based their decisions on the perception of destination image attributes which they received from multiple information sources. Thus, the objective of this study was to explore and identify the dimension of image as perceived by travelers to the state of Pe...
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| author | Jamaludin, Mazlina Mokhtar, Muhammad Fauzi Aziz, Azlizam |
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| description | In selecting tourism destination, travelers based their decisions on the perception of destination image attributes which they received from multiple information sources. Thus, the objective of this study was to explore and identify the dimension of image as perceived by travelers to the state of Perak, Malaysia by employing an exploratory factor analysis. The results exhibited that local attraction and facilities is the main indicator that attracts tourists to Perak followed by natural setting. The findings also showed the need for facilities maintenance and development of quality infrastructures and facilities while minimizing detrimental impacts on the natural surroundings. This study confirms that ‘affective construct’ of destination image is the highest indicator that attracted visitors to state of Perak. Henceforth, strategic image management should be in place in both designing and implementing advertising, promotional campaign and maintaining the infrastructure. Implications for marketing as well future development of tourism in Perak are discussed and presented in this paper. |
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| spelling | upm-148632019-04-10T02:02:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14863/ Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia Jamaludin, Mazlina Mokhtar, Muhammad Fauzi Aziz, Azlizam In selecting tourism destination, travelers based their decisions on the perception of destination image attributes which they received from multiple information sources. Thus, the objective of this study was to explore and identify the dimension of image as perceived by travelers to the state of Perak, Malaysia by employing an exploratory factor analysis. The results exhibited that local attraction and facilities is the main indicator that attracts tourists to Perak followed by natural setting. The findings also showed the need for facilities maintenance and development of quality infrastructures and facilities while minimizing detrimental impacts on the natural surroundings. This study confirms that ‘affective construct’ of destination image is the highest indicator that attracted visitors to state of Perak. Henceforth, strategic image management should be in place in both designing and implementing advertising, promotional campaign and maintaining the infrastructure. Implications for marketing as well future development of tourism in Perak are discussed and presented in this paper. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14863/1/14863.pdf Jamaludin, Mazlina and Mokhtar, Muhammad Fauzi and Aziz, Azlizam (2018) Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8 (2). pp. 579-586. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/papers/detail/IJARBSS/3967 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i2/3967 |
| spellingShingle | Jamaludin, Mazlina Mokhtar, Muhammad Fauzi Aziz, Azlizam Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia |
| title | Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia |
| title_full | Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia |
| title_short | Destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of Perak, Malaysia |
| title_sort | destination image through the perspectives of travellers to state of perak, malaysia |
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