Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach

Recently, researchers have suggested using destination branding as a powerful marketing tool. Despite its apparent value, there appears to be little applied research on this subject that goes beyond the conventional destination brand image, especially regarding research that combines different b...

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Main Authors: José Manuel Cristóvão Veríssimo, Maria Teresa Borges Tiago, Flávio Gomes Tiago, João Sérgio Jardim
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Language:English
Published: University of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURS 2017-10-01
Series:Tourism & Management Studies
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Online Access:https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/997/pdf_65
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Maria Teresa Borges Tiago
Flávio Gomes Tiago
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description Recently, researchers have suggested using destination branding as a powerful marketing tool. Despite its apparent value, there appears to be little applied research on this subject that goes beyond the conventional destination brand image, especially regarding research that combines different brand equity dimensions. This study is designed to address this gap, using the islands of Madeira as a unit of research. For this purpose, a survey was undertaken of 321 tourists, in seven hotels at this destination. Respondents were requested to rate the factors for awareness, image, perceived quality, and loyalty, in a method consistent with the brand equity model, using descriptive analyses and a confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that these four dimensions are relevant for the composition of destination brand equity. Even though image shows the greatest imp
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spelling doaj-art-7efe9c771f8e48bc9a6a705a7361f2512025-02-02T15:53:01ZengUniversity of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURSTourism & Management Studies2182-84662017-10-011341810.18089/tms.2017.13401Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approachJosé Manuel Cristóvão Veríssimo0Maria Teresa Borges Tiago1Flávio Gomes Tiago2João Sérgio Jardim3ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Universidade de Lisboa, PortugalBusiness and Economics Department, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, PortugalBusiness and Economics Department, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, PortugalPublicis London, London, United KingdomRecently, researchers have suggested using destination branding as a powerful marketing tool. Despite its apparent value, there appears to be little applied research on this subject that goes beyond the conventional destination brand image, especially regarding research that combines different brand equity dimensions. This study is designed to address this gap, using the islands of Madeira as a unit of research. For this purpose, a survey was undertaken of 321 tourists, in seven hotels at this destination. Respondents were requested to rate the factors for awareness, image, perceived quality, and loyalty, in a method consistent with the brand equity model, using descriptive analyses and a confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that these four dimensions are relevant for the composition of destination brand equity. Even though image shows the greatest imphttps://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/997/pdf_65brand equityawarenessimageperceived qualityloyaltybranding destinations
spellingShingle José Manuel Cristóvão Veríssimo
Maria Teresa Borges Tiago
Flávio Gomes Tiago
João Sérgio Jardim
Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach
Tourism & Management Studies
brand equity
awareness
image
perceived quality
loyalty
branding destinations
title Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach
title_full Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach
title_fullStr Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach
title_full_unstemmed Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach
title_short Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach
title_sort tourism destination brand dimensions an exploratory approach
topic brand equity
awareness
image
perceived quality
loyalty
branding destinations
url https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/997/pdf_65
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