Archeological tourist destination image formation: influence of information sources on the cognitive, affective and unique image.

A destination’s image is a critical factor in tourists’ perceptions and evaluations of said destination. This paper analyzes the formation of the tourist destination image of Segóbriga Archeological Park, a cultural destination located in the province of Cuenca (Spain) that holds great heritage valu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Huete Alcocer, Nuria, Martínez Ruiz, María del Pilar, López Ruiz, Víctor Raúl, IzquierdoYusta, Alicia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/23723
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10578/23723
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Information sources
Tourism destination image
Cognitive image
Affective image
Unique image
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Sumario:A destination’s image is a critical factor in tourists’ perceptions and evaluations of said destination. This paper analyzes the formation of the tourist destination image of Segóbriga Archeological Park, a cultural destination located in the province of Cuenca (Spain) that holds great heritage value. To this end, the paper adopted a multidimensional approach and used PLS-SEM to analyze the destination image, taking into account not only its cognitive and affective components, but also the unique image component. The latter has received less attention in the literature and is a novel factor among cultural destinations. The results show that this component is essential to the overall image of an archeological destination, but is not influenced by information sources.