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An analysis of Pakistan’s destination attributes and their effects on international tourists’ intentions to visit

dc.contributor.authorRauf, Abdul
dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira Menezes, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorJawaid, Waleed
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-02T04:58:10Z
dc.date.available2024-07-02T04:58:10Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-18
dc.identifier.issn0867-5856
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/52734
dc.description.abstractThis paper aims to generate a clear understanding of Pakistan’s important attributes and their direct and indirect influence via perceived destination images on international tourists’ intentions to visit for a holiday. It employed quantitative research methods through the use of a correlation research design. Both direct and indirect effects of destination attributes on visit intentions were examined and a self-administered online survey was distributed across several social media platforms. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that landscape, services, local attitudes toward tourists, safety and risk, sport and special events were found to be statistically significant predictors of such intentions. However, all the destination attributes were found to have an indirect influence on international tourists via the perceived destination image of Pakistan.en
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTuryzm/Tourism;1en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectdestination imageen
dc.subjectvisit intentionsen
dc.subjectdestination attributesen
dc.subjectPakistanen
dc.subjecttourismen
dc.titleAn analysis of Pakistan’s destination attributes and their effects on international tourists’ intentions to visiten
dc.typeArticle
dc.page.number147-157
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationRauf, Abdul - Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences (Apeldoorn, The Netherlands), Head School of Businessen
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationde Oliveira Menezes, Vanessa - Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences (Apeldoorn, The Netherlands), Hospitality Management Department (HBA)en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationJawaid, Waleed - Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences (Apeldoorn, The Netherlands), Database Administrationen
dc.identifier.eissn2080-6922
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dc.contributor.authorEmailRauf, Abdul - rauf.abdul@wittenborg.eu
dc.contributor.authorEmailde Oliveira Menezes, Vanessa - vanessa.menezes@wittenborg.eu
dc.contributor.authorEmailJawaid, Waleed - waleed.jawaid@wittenborg.eu
dc.identifier.doi10.18778/0867-5856.34.1.14
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