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Publication date: 22 May 2020

Shih-Liang Chao, Chin-Shan Lu, Kuo-Chung Shang and Ching-Chiao Yang

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Maritime Business Review, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2397-3757

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Publication date: 2 August 2013

Joao J.M. Ferreira

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Management Decision, vol. 51 no. 7
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ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 21 April 2020

Chin-Shan Lu, Hsiang-Kai Weng, Shiou-Yu Chen, Chi Wai Chiu, Hiu Yan Ma, Ka Wai Mak and Ting Chi Yeung

This study aims to examine the linkages between port aesthetics, destination image, tourist satisfaction and tourist loyalty in Hong Kong.

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Purpose

This study aims to examine the linkages between port aesthetics, destination image, tourist satisfaction and tourist loyalty in Hong Kong.

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To achieve this objective, the authors surveyed 247 tourists in Hong Kong. Using factor analysis and structural equation model (SEM) to identify the constructs of port aesthetics and analyze its relationship with destination image, tourist satisfaction and tourist loyalty.

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Five-port aesthetics constructs were identified, namely, leisure and culture, design and cognition, atmosphere, recreational facilities and memory. The results of SEM revealed the following: port aesthetics positively influenced destination image; destination image positively influenced tourist satisfaction; and tourist satisfaction had a positive influence on tourist loyalty. This research also found that the indirect effect of port aesthetics on tourist loyalty via destination image and tourist satisfaction.

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While the environmental qualities of a port could potentially affect destination image, tourist satisfaction and loyalty, this study developed and validated a measurement instrument of perceived port aesthetics from a tourist’s perspective. Specifically, this research proposed a structural model to explain the relationships between port aesthetics, destination image, tourist satisfaction and loyalty.

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Maritime Business Review, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2397-3757

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Publication date: 6 September 2018

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Advances in Pacific Basin Business, Economics and Finance
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ISBN: 978-1-78756-446-6

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