Investigating the Relationships Between Visitor and Trip Characteristics, Vacation Planning, Visitor Spending, and Destination Evaluation: the Case of Garrett County, Maryland

• Kudzayi Maumbe ^[1] ; Jinyang Deng ^[1] ; Steve Selin ^[1]
  1. [1] West Virginia University

     West Virginia University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Tourism analysis, ISSN 1083-5423, Vol. 19, Nº. 5, 2014, págs. 557-571
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The study analyzes factors affecting vacation planning in terms of information search and length of vacation planning time. The study also investigates the relationships between: visitor and trip characteristics; vacation planning; and outcomes such as visitor spending and destination evaluation. Analysis was conducted through structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS. Results show that visitor and trip characteristics affect vacation planning and that planning affects visitor spending and destination evaluation. Management implications are discussed.