Honeymoon Destination Research Articles

Destination quality, fantasy experience and revisit intention: a study on domestic honeymoon tourism

PurposeThis study examines how domestic honeymoon destination quality contributes to achieving honeymooners' fantasy experience and how fantasy experience impacts honeymooners' revisit intention.Design/methodology/approachUsing the convenience sampling technique, 202 self-administrated survey questionnaires were collected (184 considered useable) from domestic honeymooners who had experienced honeymoon trip. The analysis was performed by employing partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS 4.0.FindingsThe findings indicate that honeymoon destination image strongly and significantly influenced honeymooners' fantasy experience, followed by honeymooners' privileges, service providers, social aspects and accommodation. At the same time, the dining experience and honeymoon expenses had no significant impact on the honeymooners' fantasy experience. Notably, honeymooners' fantasy experience also had a strong and significant effect on their revisit intention to honeymoon destination in the future.Originality/valueThis study has an important theoretical contribution, being the first to explore the post-consumption behavior, that is, fantasy experience and revisit intention of domestic honeymooners in tourism literature. The study also has important implications for tourism industry stakeholders, that is, government, tourism department and officials, honeymoon tour planners and hotel managers, to make honeymoon destinations more attractive and fascinating, especially among newlywed couples and the young generation of tourists.

Analyzing the Sociodemographic Aspects and Characteristics of Honeymoon Trips

Honeymoon travel is an important sector in the field of tourism due to its growing economic impact on host destinations. The objective of this research was to identify the profile and preferences of honeymoon travel consumers, their sociodemographic variables, consumption trend, tourist spending and the attributes that the destination must have to be chosen. The study was carried out in the city of Guayaquil-Ecuador, through the application of a questionnaire. Variant and bivariate techniques were used to analyze the data. The results showed that most of this market segment were young people with tertiary education and good economic income who generally chose Caribbean tourist destinations as a travel option, that is, sun and beach tourism. They also indicated that "romantic", "pleasant climate", "good accommodation" and "affordable prices" were the most important attributes for choosing a honeymoon destination. This study provides useful information for countries, operators, and wholesalers of tourism that work on developing tourism products and promotion strategies focused on attracting this consumer profile.

Analysis of Halal Tourism Development in Lombok Island to Support The Economic Welfare of The Community

Halal tourism has recently begun to be frequently discussed with its enormous economic potential. referring to Crescent Rating data which states that in 2014 Muslims around the world spent around US$126.1 billion for tourism expenditure allocation where Indonesia was in the 6th position as the most favorite halal tourist destination in the world. This potential needs to be observed by Indonesia with several favorite tourist attractions that have long been known to the world in this country. Lombok Island as one of the favorite tourist destinations in Indonesia in 2015 has won two awards as the World's Best Halal Tourism Destination and the World's Best Halal Honeymoon Destination where the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara TGM Zainul Majdi has stated his readiness to develop halal tourism in Lombok. with several favorite destinations such as Senggigi Beach, Gili Trawangan, and Mount Rinjani. So in this journal, the author will describe the results of research using a SWOT analysis on the development of halal tourism on the island of Lombok.

Analysis of Halal Tourism Development in Lombok Island to Support The Economic Welfare of The Community

Halal tourism has recently begun to be frequently discussed with its enormous economic potential. referring to Crescent Rating data which states that in 2014 Muslims around the world spent around US$126.1 billion for tourism expenditure allocation where Indonesia was in the 6th position as the most favorite halal tourist destination in the world. This potential needs to be observed by Indonesia with several favorite tourist attractions that have long been known to the world in this country. Lombok Island as one of the favorite tourist destinations in Indonesia in 2015 has won two awards as the World's Best Halal Tourism Destination and the World's Best Halal Honeymoon Destination where the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara TGM Zainul Majdi has stated his readiness to develop halal tourism in Lombok. with several favorite destinations such as Senggigi Beach, Gili Trawangan, and Mount Rinjani. So in this journal, the author will describe the results of research using a SWOT analysis on the development of halal tourism on the island of Lombok.

A New Perspective of Learning Arabic in Lombok as A World Halal Tourism Destination

This article analyzes the importance of re-orientation in achieving the goals of Arabic Teaching and Learning (ATL). The process is adapted to the local context and the needs of the place where the Arabic language is taught. Lombok currently becomes the main halal tourism destination as a consequence of the awards in the tourism sector achieved by Lombok in 2015 and 2016. In 2015 Lombok won two prestigious awards as "World Best Halal Tourism Destination” and “World Best Honeymoon Destination". Again, in 2016 Lombok won three awards as “World's Best Halal Honeymoon Destination, World's Halal Beach Resort, and World's Best Halal Travel Website” in Abu Dhabi. This is a Research and Development (R&D) using the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate). The researcher compiles a new module of Arabic teaching materials that is relevant to context emphasizing Lombok as the main halal tourism destination. The results indicate that ATL activities in Lombok need to be reviewed and re-actualized. In addition, the final product of this study such as the formulation of a tourism-based Arabic learning module is quite significant as an additional locality-based learning resource.

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WOVEN BAMBOO HANDICRAFT ONLINE SHOP IN LOYOK VILLAGE, LOMBOK, INDONESIA

Lombok Island in Indonesia has been selected as the World's Best Halal Tourism Destination and World's Best Halal Honeymoon Destination in the World Halal Tourism Summit in Dubai 2015 (Khoiriati, 2018). Lombok Island has also been ranked as the Best Halal Travel Destination in Indonesia according to IMTI 2018 and was also named the best halal destination in the international arena in tourism (Ramadhani, 2020). However, the Lombok Earthquake 2018 and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 had an impact on Lombok tourism. Loyok village in Lombok as a tourist village that produces woven bamboo crafts is also experiencing marketing problems, namely the decreasing number of sales. In this research, the solution taken in the marketing problem of woven bamboo handicraft products is carried out through the development and implementation of an online shop website. The development method chosen is the waterfall method. System design includes flowchart systems, modeling and database design. In the coding process, the programming language used is PHP 7.0 and MySQL 5.0 database. Implementation has been carried out online and can be accessed via domain anyamandesaloyok.com

Effect of Destination Image and Subjective Norm toward Intention to Visit the World Best Halal Tourism Destination of Lombok Island in Indonesia

One of the halal attractions in Indonesia is Lombok Island, which was ranked as the Best Halal Travel Destination in Indonesia according to the IMTI 2018 and was also named the best halal destination in the international arena in tourism, at the World Halal Travel Summit 2015. In fact, Lombok managed to win two titles at once, namely as the World’s Best Honeymoon Destination and the World’s Best Halal Tourism Destination. Besides being known as the island of 1000 mosques, Lombok also provides easy access to buy halal food, easy access to Shariah hotels, to make rules for visiting Shariah beaches, and religious communities. Using Lombok as a prime example, this study seeks to identify what Islamic tourists want in a tourist site. By looking at the various achievements of the Lombok Island, the researchers are willing to find out the causes of tourists visiting the Lombok Island. In particular, this study aims to determine the effect of destination image and subjective norms on the intention to visit Lombok Island. This paper is based on 100 respondents (each of whom was at least 17 years old and had never visited a halal destination in Lombok). This study uses SPSS 22. The results of the study concluded that destination image and subjective norms had a significant influence on intention to visit halal destination in Lombok Island.
 Keywords: Image Destination; Subjective Norm; iIntention to Visit

Perfil y preferencias de los consumidores de viajes de luna de miel. Aproximación al turista guayaquileño.

El turismo de luna de miel es un área importante de investigación en turismo debido a su creciente impacto económico para los destinos de acogida. El objetivo de esta investigación fue identificar el perfil y preferencias de los consumidores de viajes de luna de miel, sus variables sociodemográficas, tendencia de consumo, gasto turístico y los atributos que el destino debe tener para ser elegido. El trabajo empírico se realizó en la ciudad de Guayaquil-Ecuador, mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario. Los resultados de la investigación mostraron que la mayoría de este segmento de mercado son parejas jóvenes con estudios de tercer nivel y con buenos ingresos económicos; que generalmente eligieron opción de viaje al producto turístico caribeño, es decir un turismo de sol y playa; también indicaron que lo “romántico", el "clima agradable", un "buen alojamiento" y los "precios asequibles" fueron los atributos más importantes para escoger un destino. Este estudio proporciona información útil para países, operadoras y mayoristas de turismo que trabajan en desarrollar productos turísticos y estrategias de promoción enfocadas a captar a este perfil del consumidor.

Halal Tourism Development Analysis in Lombok Island

The enormous economic potential of halal tourism has recently begun to be discussed. Crescent Rating data notes that in 2014 Muslims spend about USD126.1 billion globally on Islamic tourism, and Indonesia as the 6th most popular halal tourism site in the world. This potential needs to be cultivated by Indonesia. Lombok Island as one of the most popular Islamic tourism destinations in Indonesia - in 2015 it received two awards (the Best World Halal Tourism Destination and World Best Halal Honeymoon Destination). The governor of Nusa Tenggara Barat Zuelkiflimansyah has expressed interest in further developing halal tourism in Lombok by promoting some additional destinations such as Senggigi Beach, Gili Trawangan, and Rinjani Mountain. This paper offers SWOT analysis of the development of halal tourism on the Lombok island.
 Keywords: Islamic Economy, Halal Tourism, Lombok Island

On the elusive origin of the wild goat Capra aegagrus Erxleben, 1777, on the island of Montecristo (Italy)

Several authors stated that a “goats from the - not better identified - kingdom of Montenegro” were imported by king Vittorio Emanuele III on the small Tyrrhenian island of Montecristo at the end of the 19th century, with the aim of restocking the local big game. The Italian king had very close relations with this Balkan state and, in 1896, Montecristo became the honeymoon destination of him (at that time crown prince) and Elena, the daughter of the ruler of Montenegro. After 1899, the island became a royal hunting ground for Vittorio Emanueles exclusive use. It cannot be excluded that a legend of the importation of Montenegrin goats onto the small Tyrrhenian island was probably born at that time. The question arises as to what species this caprine from Montenegro might have been. In fact, no evidence seems to be available on the historic natural dispersion of C. aegagrus in the Balkan peninsula.

The Factors affecting the purchasing decision of the Millenial Muslim Generation

The purpose of the study is to find out the factors that influence the purchasing decision of millenial Muslim generation toward the halal tourism products of Lombok based on the destination personality, brand attractiveness, and brand awareness. Lombok is the only region in Indonesia that has received the most awards in three categories of twelve categories received by Indonesia at the award ceremony of the World Halal Tourism 2016 in Abu Dhabi, Uni Emirat Arab, as The Wolrd’s Best Halal Beach Resort, The World’s Best Halal Tourism Website, and The World’s Best Halal Honeymoon Destination. Data analysis of the study uses SEM WarPLS 6.0. the research findings show Brand Awareness is the only variable of halal tourism concept that does not influence the purchasing decision toward the halal tourism product of Lombok by millenial Muslim generation. The result of the study is expected to be an additional reference for the effort to develop the halal tourism in Indonesia.
 Keywords: Millenial Muslim Generation

White sands, dark deeds: The ultimate honeymoon destination is not so idyllic for the nation’s journalists, who battle corruption, fines and risk their lives as they get their stories

White sands, dark deeds: The ultimate honeymoon destination is not so idyllic for the nation’s journalists, who battle corruption, fines and risk their lives as they get their stories

Inhibitors in Building Students’ Islamic Characters of Halal Tourism Destination at State Senior High School in East Lombok Regency

This research was aimed to identify inhibiting factors of students' islamic character building at a senior high school in halal tourism destination area in East Lombok. The researcher used a Mix Method research for investigating the inhibitors. Then the priority of those factors were determined by using Urgency Seriousness Growth (USG) technique. To decide alternative solution of the factors the researcher employed Mc Namara which was used on the results obtained from Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The research population was SMA Negeri 1 Sembalun which is located in an area recognized as World's Best Halal Honeymoon Destination by World Halal Tourism Awards in 2016.The sample of qualitative research was chosen through snowball sampling technique on students of senior high schools in East Lombok. Meanwhile, the quantitative research population was all schools 'teachers and the head masters and the sample was chosen by using purposive sampling technique. The qualitative sample generalized the inhibiting factors and provided alternative solutions of the problems. This research can be source information and suggestion in building students' Islamic character especially in areas with halal tourism potentials. As for teachers it can be a reference and additional knowledge especially in solving the problems in building the characters. Furthermore, it also becomes a consideration to help improving the quality of geography learning especially for the sake of student's Islamic character building.

A study of domestic honeymoon tourism in Turkey

AbstractHoneymoon tourism is an important research area in tourism and travel literature because of its increasing economic importance for host destinations and their specific niche market characteristics. This study used a survey to investigate demographics, the importance of attributes in destination selection, overall satisfaction, loyalty and souvenir purchase preference amongst 540 domestic honeymoon tourists visiting Antalya, Turkey. It also identified in the context of destination marketing both domestic and international competitors of Antalya as a honeymoon destination. The results offered market-specific knowledge about honeymoon tourism in Turkey, such as the identification of the most important attributes in destination selection, tourists’ souvenir purchases, overall satisfaction and loyalties. The study concludes with a discussion of theoretical and managerial implications of the findings and recommendations for future study.

‘A Floating Population’: The Niagara Corridor and Canadian/American Radicalism in the Nineteenth Century

In both Canada and the US, Niagara Falls was famous from early on as a tourist and honeymoon destination. With the rapid settlement of the ‘northwest’ occasioned by the building of canals and railroads, the region also became a centre of commerce, transit, and industry in the years before the Civil War. The Niagara corridor held an important position on the Underground Railroad, as fugitive slaves moved up into Canada (and back). After the failed uprising of 1837, Canadian revolutionaries fled to safety in Rochester, Buffalo, and other cities south of the border. The ‘burnt over’ region of western New York spawned a variety of radical utopian communities and the first Women’s Rights convention was held in Seneca Falls in 1848. Drawing on a variety of texts, testimonials, and documents, and taking a transnational approach, ‘A Floating Population’ contends that the Niagara region was a matrix of political radicalism as flows and exchanges of people, capital, and radical ideas through and across the border contributed to an unprecedented ferment of utopian, progressive, and radical forms of thought and social experimentation. The essay considers the uniquely radical republican culture situated in the border region of the Niagara corridor, a crossroads traversed by all manner of militant insurrectionists, radicals, abolitionists, feminists, journalists, fugitives, immigrants, homesteaders, itinerant labourers and tramps, Native Americans, mystics, and tourists.

Society of Surgical Oncology Distinguished Service Award: Honoring David P. Winchester, M.D.

It is a distinct honor and singular privilege for me to introduce the Society of Surgical Oncology’s inaugural Distinguished Service Awardee, David P. Winchester, M.D. (Fig. 1). Let me walk you through this remarkable man’s life, and you will readily see why he was chosen to be the first recipient of one of our Society’s highest honors. David was born and raised in Illinois by his mother, Virginia, and father, Allan. In 1959 he received his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. While in college David married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn, and started a long-term partnership that is still going strong, now for more than 55 years (Fig. 2). This in itself is somewhat remarkable considering that 55 years ago his surprise choice of an ideal honeymoon destination for Marilyn and him was St. Louis, Missouri. David graduated in 1963 from Northwestern University Medical School and then did his internship at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. Following his surgical internship, David served in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Vietnam in 1966 as a Captain in the Medical Corps. This was certainly a harbinger of a life committed to both service and improving the lives of others. David returned home to complete his general surgery residency at Northwestern University Medical Center, followed by a surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. David has been an attending surgeon for 40 years at Evanston Hospital, where he has also served in many leadership positions, including Head of Surgical Oncology and Chief of the Division of General Surgery. In 1995 he was chosen to be Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Evanston Northwestern Health Care, and he remained in that leadership position until 2007. During that time, David was a Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Medical School and currently holds that same academic title at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. David’s academic accomplishments during the early part of his career are extraordinary and what you would envision for a leading figure in academic surgery. David has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and also has ten book chapters and five books to his credit. He has been a member of numerous editorial boards of both surgical and oncology journals including: Cancer, the Journal of Surgical Oncology, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, and, of course, our Society’s journal, the Annals of Surgical Oncology. David has had bestowed upon him numerous awards, medals, named lectureships, and an endowed chair in his name, the David P. Winchester, MD, Chair of Surgical Oncology, with the first chair holder being his accomplished son, David J. Winchester, MD. One of David’s proudest academic achievements is being awarded on multiple occasions (1990, 1993, 1998, 2006, and 2007) the Outstanding Faculty Teacher of the year in the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine recognizing his enduring dedication to education and surgical training. David has had a long-term commitment to the mission and values of the Society of Surgical Oncology for decades and has served on its Executive Council for 10 years, named Secretary in 1993 through 1996 and served as our President in 1997–1998. While most individuals would have sat on their laurels, David was just getting started, and, therefore, it is what he has accomplished following his term as SSO president that truly distinguishes this surgical leader. First let me quickly summarize his tenure at the American College of Society of Surgical Oncology 2013

The Determinants of Honeymoon Destination Choice—The Case of Taiwan

ABSTRACT The purposes of this study were to identify the attributes that determine the attractiveness of a honeymoon destination and to determine the influential variables that affect the destination choice of honeymooners. The results indicated that “safety,” “excellent quality of accommodation,” and “reasonable travel cost” were the three most important attributes determining the attractiveness of a honeymoon destination. Significant differences in perceptions of destination attributes exist across groups of different sociodemographic and traveling characteristics of potential honeymooners. Two sociodemographic variables (i.e., age, monthly income), two traveling characteristics (i.e., length of trip, travel budget), and three destination attributes (i.e., “excellent quality of accommodation,” “nightlife entertainment,” “good place for shopping”) are the significant determinants for classifying Taiwanese potential honeymooners by their destination choices. The findings of this study provide useful information for destination marketers in their efforts to segment the target market precisely and develop promotion campaigns effectively.

Expanding the individual choice-sets model to couples’ honeymoon destination selection process

The purpose of this study is to expand the individual choice-sets model to a couple's choice-sets model in order to describe engaged couples’ decision-making processes when selecting a honeymoon destination. This research holds that when a couple share different preferences towards alternative destinations during the decision-making process, a conflict may occur. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 96 couples planning on going on their honeymoon within 3 months. The results indicated that each member of a couple reduced conflicts by adding some of the other's alternatives into their own alternative set through discussion, and then built the final choice set, which included alternatives acceptable to both. When couples did not agree on the destination until the final stage, the final destination was determined by the situation inhibitors and the magnitude of relative influence that one partner holds over the other.