Cappadocia: The Effects of Tourist Motivation on Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty
The present study investigates how the motivations of foreign tourists visiting the Cappadocia region in Turkey affect their satisfaction and destination loyalty. The research was conducted using a questionnaire, which was answered by 363 foreign tourists visiting Cappadocia. First, the main factors...
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Istanbul University
2020-06-01
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| description | The present study investigates how the motivations of foreign tourists visiting the Cappadocia region in Turkey affect their satisfaction and destination loyalty. The research was conducted using a questionnaire, which was answered by 363 foreign tourists visiting Cappadocia. First, the main factors in tourists’ motivation for travel were determined. These motivation factors and satisfaction and destination loyalty intention scales were used to conduct multiple regression analyses. The results suggest that three categories of tourist motivations (‘novelty and learning’, ‘escape and relaxation’, and ‘socialization’) had a direct correlation with satisfaction, while two (‘novelty and learning’ and ‘escape and relaxation’) had a direct correlation with destination loyalty. This work has implications for destination managers and tourism businesses, and we conclude with suggestions for future studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-540a596bf4c341c6b3f13c76fbc4912e2023-02-15T16:14:05ZengIstanbul UniversityJournal of Tourismology2459-19392020-06-0161354810.26650/jot.2020.6.1.00334Cappadocia: The Effects of Tourist Motivation on Satisfaction and Destination LoyaltyFaruk Seyi̇toglu0Mardin Artuklu UniversityThe present study investigates how the motivations of foreign tourists visiting the Cappadocia region in Turkey affect their satisfaction and destination loyalty. The research was conducted using a questionnaire, which was answered by 363 foreign tourists visiting Cappadocia. First, the main factors in tourists’ motivation for travel were determined. These motivation factors and satisfaction and destination loyalty intention scales were used to conduct multiple regression analyses. The results suggest that three categories of tourist motivations (‘novelty and learning’, ‘escape and relaxation’, and ‘socialization’) had a direct correlation with satisfaction, while two (‘novelty and learning’ and ‘escape and relaxation’) had a direct correlation with destination loyalty. This work has implications for destination managers and tourism businesses, and we conclude with suggestions for future studies.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/iuturizmoloji/issue/52515/702290?publisher=istanbulmotivationsatisfactionloyaltydestinationcappadocia |
| spellingShingle | Faruk Seyi̇toglu Cappadocia: The Effects of Tourist Motivation on Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty Journal of Tourismology motivation satisfaction loyalty destination cappadocia |
| title | Cappadocia: The Effects of Tourist Motivation on Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty |
| title_full | Cappadocia: The Effects of Tourist Motivation on Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty |
| title_fullStr | Cappadocia: The Effects of Tourist Motivation on Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cappadocia: The Effects of Tourist Motivation on Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty |
| title_short | Cappadocia: The Effects of Tourist Motivation on Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty |
| title_sort | cappadocia the effects of tourist motivation on satisfaction and destination loyalty |
| topic | motivation satisfaction loyalty destination cappadocia |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/iuturizmoloji/issue/52515/702290?publisher=istanbul |
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