The internal structure of destination visitantion model and implications for image management

Authors

  • Babu P. George
  • Tony L. Henthorne
  • Alvin J. Williams

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2013.11.037

Keywords:

tourist, allocentric, midcentric, psychocentric, Plog, destination marketing

Abstract

In the present research, Stanley Plog´s (1967) Psychocentrism - Allocentrism Visitation Model is reimagined. The researcher descomposes Plog´s original model and indentifies five smaller bell shaped curves constituting five tourist within the normal largely prefer nascent destinations, destinations that are close to the end of their life cycles become attractive to them once again.

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Author Biographies

Babu P. George

Services Area Alaska pacific University, USA
Associate Professor of Business / Services Area Alaska Pacific University, USA.

Tony L. Henthorne

University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
Professor and Associate Dean of Tourism University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA.

Alvin J. Williams

University of South Alabama, USA
Distinguished Professor of Marketing University of South Alabama, USA.

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Published

2013-07-02

How to Cite

George, B. P., Henthorne, T. L., & Williams, A. J. (2013). The internal structure of destination visitantion model and implications for image management. PASOS Revista De Turismo Y Patrimonio Cultural, 11(3), 47–53. https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2013.11.037

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