Journals / Seyahat ve Otel İşletmeciliği Dergisi / 2021 / Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 1

The Effect of Information Search on Word of Mouth Communication and Behavioral Intention: A Study on Edremit Gulf

Tatile Çıkmadan Önceki Bilgi Arayışlarının Ağızdan Ağıza Ġletişim ve Davranışsal Niyet Üzerindeki Etkisi: Edremit Körfezi Örneği

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166–184
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Whereas, individual with positive intention to speak spread the both positive and negative about their vacations by wordof-mouth.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the information that tourists are affected by in their destination selection before going on vacation on word-of-mouth communication and behavioral intention.
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Key Findings & Data:The research was carried out using the convenience sampling method and data collected from 414 local tourists in Gulf of Edremit region via questionnaire.
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Conclusion & Impact:Whereas, individual with positive intention to speak spread the both positive and negative about their vacations by wordof-mouth.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the information that tourists are affected by in their destination selection before going on vacation on word-of-mouth communication and behavioral intention. The research was carried out using the convenience sampling method and data collected from 414 local tourists in Gulf of Edremit region via questionnaire. AMOS package program was used in the study and the established theoretical model was tested by structural equation modeling. As a result, it is found that, individuals with high information search during their holyday decision making tend to share more information about their holyday after they return back to home, either positive or negative. Individuals with negative intention to speak tend spread the negative word by word-of-mouth, but not positive. Whereas, individual with positive intention to speak spread the both positive and negative about their vacations by wordof-mouth.

Özet

Bu çalışmanın amacı, turistlerin destinasyon seçiminde tatile çıkmadan önce etkilendikleri bilgilerin ağızdan ağıza iletişim ve davranışsal niyet üzerine etkisini araştırmaktır. Araştırma, Edremit Körfezi bölgesine gelen 414 yerli turistle kolayda örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada kurulan teorik model yapısal eşitlik modellemesi ile test edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak önerilen kavramsal modele göre insanların tatile çıkmadan önceki bilgi arayışları artıkça tatilden döndükten sonra tatilleri hakkında olumlu veya olumsuz konuşma niyetleri artmaktadır. Eğer kişilerin olumsuz konuşma niyeti var ise yalnızcaağızdan ağıza olumsuz iletişimde bulunmaktadır ve olumlu ağızdan ağıza iletişim yapmamaktadırlar. Olumlu niyeti olan insanlar ise hem olumlu hem de olumsuz ağızdan ağıza iletişim yapmaktadırlar.

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İLBAN, M. O., DEMİR, M. Ö., ARSEZEN, P., GÜNDOĞDU, M. (2021). The Effect of Information Search on Word of Mouth Communication and Behavioral Intention: A Study on Edremit Gulf. Seyahat ve Otel İşletmeciliği Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 1, 166–184. https://ajindex.com/articles/315026

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