MTEs and revisit intention: The mediating role of destination attachment and sharing experiences on social media
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Author(s)Van Vien VuLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4473-3992
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Van Hao HoangLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8264-2462
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Hoai Thu NguyenLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0013-0132
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/im.20(2).2024.07
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Article InfoVolume 20 2024, Issue #2, pp. 78-88
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The study aims to investigate the role of destination attachment and sharing travel experiences on social media in the relationship between memorable tourism experiences (MTEs) and revisit intention. This study focused on Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, with limited research on predicting tourists’ intentions to revisit this destination. The self-administered questionnaire survey is applied to analyze the relationship between the variables and verify the hypotheses based on the collected 578 valid responses. The structural equation modeling was employed to test the relationships in the research model with SPSS 24.0 and SmartPLS 4.0. The results show that MTEs significantly and directly influence tourists’ intention to revisit a destination. MTEs also have a direct impact on destination attachment and sharing travel experiences on social media. Furthermore, the findings also prove that destination attachment and sharing travel experiences on social media directly affect revisit intention. It is worth noting that they act as intermediaries in the relationship between MTEs and tourists’ intentions to revisit a destination. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of tourists’ intentions to revisit and offers theoretical and practical implications.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)M31, Z32, Z33
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References45
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- Figure 1. Research model
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- Table 1. Convergent validity results
- Table 2. Discriminant validity (heterotrait-monotrait ratio)
- Table 3. Testing direct effects
- Table 4. Testing indirect effects
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The influence of store atmospherics on customers’ satisfaction at selected South African retail outlets
Richard Mfundi Ndengane , Roger B. Mason 
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Misheck Mutize
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/im.17(1).2021.03
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Sustainable business development of private hospitals in Vietnam: Determinants of patient satisfaction, patient loyalty and revisit intention
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Nguyen Thanh Cuong ,
Van Chien Nguyen ,
Mai Thi Thuong
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.19(4).2021.06
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