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dc.contributor.authorQuintal, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorPhau, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:36:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:36:38Z
dc.date.created2014-07-30T20:00:25Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationQuintal, V. and Phau, I. 2014. Romancing "Friends with Benefits": Does it Benefit New York as a Travel Destination? Tourism Analysis. 19 (1): pp. 69-84.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23330
dc.identifier.doi10.3727/108354214X13927625340190
dc.description.abstract

This study examines whether the romantic comedy as an information source can impact on and shape viewer attitude toward and intention to visit a place. Data were collected from patrons at a large cinema chain located in a major shopping center in Australia. Using an experimental approach, the experimental group watched a romantic comedy set in New York, whereas the control group did not. Subjects in the experimental group had significantly higher empathy, past experience, place familiarity, attitude toward, intention to visit New York, and significantly lower performance/financial risk associated with visiting New York than the control group. Furthermore, perceived social risk played a significant role in influencing place familiarity in the control group. This suggests that romantic comedies can be an effective information source in allaying viewers' concerns about a movie location. This article provides researchers with theoretical underpinning for future empirical studies in movie-induced tourism. It also encourages more collaboration between government, movie producers, and destination managers to deliver a movie that provides consistent branding in its story, location, and product placement strategies.

dc.publisherCognizant Communication Corporation
dc.subjectmovie-induced tourism
dc.subjectIntention to visit
dc.subjectplace image
dc.titleRomancing 'Friends with Benefits': Does it Benefit New York as a Travel Destination?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume19
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage69
dcterms.source.endPage84
dcterms.source.issn1083-5423
dcterms.source.titleTourism Analysis
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Copyright © 2014 Cognizant Communication Corporation

curtin.departmentSchool of Marketing
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.contributor.orcidPhau, Ian [0000-0002-0759-6092]


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