Tourism destination attractiveness: attractions, facilities, and people as predictors

• Sebastian Vengesayi ^[1] ; Felix Mavondo ^[2] ; Yvette Reisinger ^[3]
  1. [1] University of Tasmania

     University of Tasmania

     Australia

     
  2. [2] Monash University

     Monash University

     Australia

     
  3. [3] Temple University

     Temple University

     City of Philadelphia, Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: Tourism analysis, ISSN 1083-5423, Vol. 14, Nº. 5, 2009, págs. 621-636
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This article examines the influence of tourist attractions, destination support services, and people related factors on the attractiveness of a tourism destination. A sample consists of 275 tourists visiting major tourism destinations. Through moderated regression of models the study identifies the main contributors to destination attractiveness. Destination attractions are found to be the core determinants of the attractiveness; destination support facilities and services, and people-related factors are the secondary determinants. Support facilities and services and people-related factors explain equivalent variances suggesting they are complementary rather than substitutes.