• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2023

The aim of this study is to investigate how travelers' destination visit intentions are influenced by avatar self-congruence in the metaverse platform. We extended the impression management theory by considering both perceived enjoyment and social engagement, and illustrated the interaction effect based on users' digital age. To achieve this, we conducted an online survey with 302 users. The survey results revealed that avatar self-congruence significantly influenced users in terms of perceived enjoyment and social engagement, thereby affecting their destination visit intentions. This study also revealed a significant interaction effect between digital age type and avatar self-congruence on users' perceived enjoyment. The results of this study are expected to provide not only a theoretical reference for metaverse research and travel research but also managerial implications for destination management and metaverse applications.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2018

The purpose of this paper is to understand the influence of country personality dimensions and product involvement on European consumers purchase and visit intentions, considering the Portuguese context. The increasing economic globalisation has resulted in the reducing of trade barriers between nations and the availability of more foreign products and services across borders. Therefore, the place associations of these products and services might be regarded as a potential competitive differentiator in their respective markets. Despite the proliferation of literature devoted to assessing the effects of country-of-origin, the symbolic dimension of a country's image remains understudied. A questionnaire measuring country personality dimensions, product involvement, and consumer's purchase and visit intention was passed on a sample of 335 European consumers. Country personality indeed matters both positively and negatively. Findings show that while assiduousness positively influences consumer's visit intentions, wickedness has a negative influence on consumer's purchase intentions. Findings also reveal that product involvement has a positive significant influence on consumer's purchase and visit intentions. On developing marketing strategies, international marketers and governmental decision-makers should consider product involvement attributes and specific country personality traits to provide the country's products with a competitive edge, as well as to promote the country as a travelling destination.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2023

Purpose - This study aims to determine whether four characteristics of tourism content on YouTube (i.e., entertainment; credibility; diversity; and informativeness) influence tourists' destination choices. Design/methodology/approach - A total of 201 Koreans and Mongolians who use YouTube were surveyed in the research. Validity and reliability, correlation, and regression analyze were performed in SPSS 29.0. Findings - As a result of the study, it was found that the features of YouTube tourism content, such as entertainment, credibility, and diversity, have a positive effect on tourists' choice of destination. Also, it was found that there is no difference in the perception of tourism content features between Korean and Mongolian YouTube users and it is not statistically significant. Research implications or Originality - Tourists' YouTube content shows that YouTube features such as entertainment, variety, and trustworthiness, influencing tourists' travel destination choices. The limitations of this study and suggestions for future research were discussed.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.159-170
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• 2019

The paper aims to understand the mediating effect of Country Image (CI) on the relationship between consumer cosmopolitanism and consumers' purchase, visit and investment intentions towards a foreign country, considering the moderating effects of ethnocentrism, materialism, product familiarity, and visits to a country in a global market. The study extends research on the global and local consumption by simultaneously analysing the influence of country image dimensions and several moderating effects on consumers' behavioural intentions. Four hundred and fifty-seven valid responses from international consumers were collected through a questionnaire measuring country image dimensions. Findings indicate that cosmopolitanism has a significant and positive effect on foreign consumers' behavioural intentions and country image dimensions mediate this relationship. Moreover, a moderating effect was found for ethnocentrism, materialism, product familiarity, and visits to a country on the relationship between country cognitions and the intentions to visit the country. This study shows the importance of considering cosmopolitanism as a potential segmentation variable in international markets. The results can help managers and policymakers to better understand the image that foreign consumers hold about Portugal, their intentions to buy or invest in the country, as well as to think of Portugal as a tourism destination.

• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2023

본 연구는 코로나19로 인해 모바일을 통한 숏폼 콘텐츠 소비가 증가한 상황에서, 중국의 대표적인 숏폼 플랫폼인 틱톡에서 여행 관련 콘텐츠가 사용자들의 여행 목적지와 여행상품에 대한 방문 의도에 미치는 영향을 조사했다. 2023년 7월에 중국 온라인 설문 기관을 통해 337명을 대상으로 조사를 실시한 결과, 틱톡의 콘텐츠 특성 중 오락성은 관광지 이미지에 영향을 미치지 않았으나, 정보성과 신뢰성은 긍정적인 영향을 미치며, 전문성과 상호작용성도 긍정적인 영향을 미친 것으로 나타났다. 이렇게 숏폼 콘텐츠를 통해 형성되는 관광지 이미지는 방문 의도에 긍정적이고 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 이 결과는 관광지 및 마케팅 전략 수립 시 고려할 중요한 정보로 활용될 수 있다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.1043-1053
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• 2021

The purpose of this research is to investigate the impacts of gen-Z's perception of consumer-generated content on social media on their travel intention with the mediating role of travel motivation push and pull. An online questionnaire survey of a total of 369 samples was conducted with the participation of gen Z in the most important cities across Vietnam. The model was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using AMOS program 22 to investigate model relationships and all hypotheses are significant. The findings indicated that gen Z values the usefulness of social media and they use social media for knowledge-seeking (push factor), and this leads to their intention to visit a destination. SEM analysis also reveals that gen Z tends to use social media to find accessibility to any destinations and they are motivated highly with destinations that have clear and easy access, for example, no visa requirement or neighboring destinations. As the result, they have better intentions to visit these destinations. This research will help marketers, especially marketing specialists to gain a better understanding of gen Z, thus implement better marketing techniques to target gen Z.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.548-556
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• 2019

효과적인 도시브랜드 관리는 해당 도시에 다양한 이점을 제공해 줄 수 있다. 도시브랜드 자산을 갖춘 도시는 수요자인 관광객에게 도시를 정기적으로 방문하는데 동기부여를 줄 수 있으며, 다른 사람들에게 매력적인 관광지로 추천하는데 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 연구는 국내 지자체들이 도시브랜드에 관심을 가지고 이를 강화하기 위해 노력하고 있는 시점에서 국내외 관광객을 유치하기 위한 방안으로 도시브랜드 자산과 도시평판 개념을 적용해 살펴보고자 한다. 연구결과, 도시브랜드 자산은 도시의 평판을 제고하는데 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었고, 도시브랜드 자산은 관광의도에도 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있다는 결과를 도출했다. 나아가 도시브랜드 자산과 도시평판, 관광의도와의 관계에서는 도시브랜드 자산이 관광의도와 직접효과와 더불어 도시브랜드 자산이 도시평판을 거쳐 관광의도에 영향을 미치는 간접효과도 나타나고 있음을 확인했다. 도시들은 관광객을 유치하기 위한 방안으로 1차 도시브랜드 관리와 2차 도시평판 제고에 힘써야 한다는 점을 시사한다.