관광목적지 브랜드 자산과 장소애착이 지각된 적합성 및 행동의도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study examines how Gangwon-do secures its competitive position through the cultivation of brand equity as a MICE destination by investigating the relationship between the tourism experience, tourism destination brand equity, place attachment, and behavioral intention, while adopting perceived fit based on the theoretical background of “brand extension.” The findings show that visitors’ tourism experience had a positive effect on tourism destination brand equity and place attachment, and that tourism destination brand equity had a positive influence on place attachment. In addition, tourism destination brand equity and place attachment had a positive effect on perceived fit, but both elements indirectly influenced behavioral intention by fully mediating perceived fit. These results suggest that effective brand equity management at a tourism destination can improve a MICE destination’s positive image. The results also emphasize the need to manage tourism resources that are replaceable and complementary to distribute MICE resources given that perceived fit is the essential mediating factor.