The role of wellness spa tourism performance in building destination loyalty: the case of Thailand
- Authors
- Han, Heesup; Kiatkawsin, Kiattipoom; Jung, Heekyoung; Kim, Wansoo
- Issue Date
- Jul-2018
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Destination loyalty; Thailand; wellness tourism; service performances; satisfaction; affective experiences
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF TRAVEL & TOURISM MARKETING, v.35, no.5, pp.595 - 610
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF TRAVEL & TOURISM MARKETING
- Volume
- 35
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 595
- End Page
- 610
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/80043
- DOI
- 10.1080/10548408.2017.1376031
- ISSN
- 1054-8408
- Abstract
- Despite the considerable growth of the wellness spa tourism market, little research has examined the intricate procedure involved in travelers' loyalty toward Thailand as a wellness spa tourism destination. This research aimed to explore such loyalty formation by investigating the relationships among performances of wellness spa tourism in Thailand, affective experiences, and overall satisfaction. A field survey methodology was used for data collection. Findings of the structural analysis revealed that product performances, affective experiences, and satisfaction were in general significantly associated, and that these variables contributed to a satisfactory prediction for destination loyalty. In addition, the adequacy of the second-order structure of the performances of Thai wellness spa tourism was demonstrated. Moreover, the relative effectiveness of satisfaction in building loyalty was identified. Both affective experiences and satisfaction were also found to have a significant mediating impact. Implications for destination researchers and practitioners are discussed.
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