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dc.contributor.authorJiang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorRamkissoon, Haywantee
dc.contributor.authorMavondo, F.
dc.contributor.authorFeng, S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:29:31Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:29:31Z
dc.date.created2016-07-06T19:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationJiang, Y. and Ramkissoon, H. and Mavondo, F. and Feng, S. 2017. Authenticity: The link between destination image and place attachment. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management. 26 (2): pp. 105-124.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3225
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19368623.2016.1185988
dc.description.abstract

This study explores the relationships between destination image, existential authenticity, and different dimensions of place attachment in the nature-based tourism context. A visitor-centric model is proposed in which existential authenticity is the principal mechanism that links destination image to different dimensions of place attachment. Data was collected in a survey of international visitors to two popular nature-based tourism destinations in Australia. The results indicate (a) a positive and significant effect of destination image on existential authenticity; (b) a positive and significant effect of existential authenticity on place dependence, place identity, place affect, and place social bonding; and (c) a significant mediating effect of existential authenticity in the relationship between destination image and each of the four dimensions of place attachment. The implications of this study for academics, tourism authorities, and destination marketing managers are discussed.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.titleAuthenticity: The link between destination image and place attachment
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn1936-8631
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Hospitality Marketing and Management
curtin.departmentSchool of Marketing
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