The antecedents of tourist attitudes to revisit and revisit intentions for coastal tourism

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to empirically examine the factors that are likely to affect tourists’ attitudes to revisit, which, in turn, influence their revisit intentions towards beach destinations.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected through a personal-administered survey of 601 tourists from three leading beach destinations in Bangladesh.

Findings

The empirical results indicate that perceived destination risks affect neither tourists’ attitudes to revisit nor their revisit intentions. However, tourists’ satisfaction and destination image directly affect both their attitudes to revisit and their revisit intentions.

Practical implications

The findings of this study contribute to the extension of the body of knowledge, especially in beach tourism settings where the proposed relationships have yet to be studied.

Originality/value

Coastal-based beach tourism is one of the least researched areas in tourism literature. The relationship between tourist attitude to revisit and revisit intention is exclusive in tourism literature.

Citation

Hasan, M.K., Abdullah, S.K., Lew, T.Y. and Islam, M.F. (2018), "The antecedents of tourist attitudes to revisit and revisit intentions for coastal tourism", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 218-234. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-11-2018-0151