The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management

The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management

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In the present research, Stanley Plog’s (1967) Psychocentrism – Allocentrism Visitation Model is reimagined. The researcher decomposes Plog’s original model and identifies five smaller bell shaped curves constituting five tourist personas within the normal distribution of tourist flow that depicts P...

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Main Authors: Babu P George, Tony L Henthorne, Alvin J Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Investigación Social y Turismo 2013-07-01
Series:PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural
Subjects:
tourist persona
allocentric
midcentric
psychocentric
Plog
destination marketing
Online Access:http://www.pasosonline.org/Publicados/11313special/PS0313_05.pdf
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spelling doaj-b7322d61eca24cefa9c701c9cfe96e372020-11-25T00:05:42ZengInstituto de Investigación Social y TurismoPASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural1695-71212013-07-011134753The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image managementBabu P GeorgeTony L HenthorneAlvin J WilliamsIn the present research, Stanley Plog’s (1967) Psychocentrism – Allocentrism Visitation Model is reimagined. The researcher decomposes Plog’s original model and identifies five smaller bell shaped curves constituting five tourist personas within the normal distribution of tourist flow that depicts Plog’s model. The study also finds that, while allocentric tourists largely prefer nascent destinations, destinations that are close to the end of their life cycles become attractive to them once again.http://www.pasosonline.org/Publicados/11313special/PS0313_05.pdftourist personaallocentricmidcentricpsychocentricPlogdestination marketing
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author Babu P George
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Alvin J Williams
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Tony L Henthorne
Alvin J Williams
The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management
PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural
tourist persona
allocentric
midcentric
psychocentric
Plog
destination marketing
author_facet Babu P George
Tony L Henthorne
Alvin J Williams
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title The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management
title_short The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management
title_full The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management
title_fullStr The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management
title_full_unstemmed The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management
title_sort internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management
publisher Instituto de Investigación Social y Turismo
series PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural
issn 1695-7121
publishDate 2013-07-01
description In the present research, Stanley Plog’s (1967) Psychocentrism – Allocentrism Visitation Model is reimagined. The researcher decomposes Plog’s original model and identifies five smaller bell shaped curves constituting five tourist personas within the normal distribution of tourist flow that depicts Plog’s model. The study also finds that, while allocentric tourists largely prefer nascent destinations, destinations that are close to the end of their life cycles become attractive to them once again.
topic tourist persona
allocentric
midcentric
psychocentric
Plog
destination marketing
url http://www.pasosonline.org/Publicados/11313special/PS0313_05.pdf
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