Visit Decision Research Articles

The Influence of Green Tourism Differentiation and Green Marketing on Tourist Visit Decisions through Visit Interest in Paharangan Village Agrotourism

Indonesia, as a country rich in natural resources and biodiversity, has a great opportunity to develop an environmentally friendly tourism sector. In the last two decades, there has been an increasing interest in tourism development, especially with regard to green tourism. This study aims to empirically test the effect of green tourism differentiation and green marketing on tourists’ decisions to visit certain destinations. The independent variables for this analysis are green tourism differentiation and green marketing. The dependent variable is visit decision. The intervening variable is visit interest. The sample for this research draws from tourists who are visiting or have already visited Paharangan Village Agrotourism. The engineering method, non-probability sampling, was used for the sampling. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires directly to respondents, totalling as many as 130 questionnaires, and multiple linear regression and path analyses were conducted. The results show that while green tourism differentiation and green marketing significantly positively affect visit decision and visit interest of tourists, visit interest does not affect visit decision, and visit interest is not proven as an intervening variable between green tourism differentiation and green marketing on visiting decisions. Keywords: green tourism differentiation, green marketing, visit interest, visit decision

THE INFLUENCE OF CITY BRANDING "SERAMBI NUSANTARA" ON TOURISTS' INTEREST AND DECISION TO VISIT IN PENAJAM PASER UTARA

This study examines the extent to which the "Serambi Nusantara" city branding influences tourists' visiting interest and decision-making to visit Penajam Paser Utara. A sample of 400 respondents will be randomly selected using the Slovenian method to determine the sample size, and they will participate in a survey using a structured questionnaire. The findings of this research are expected to provide significant insights into the effectiveness of city branding in influencing tourist behavior and its relevance for developing improved tourism strategies in the region. The analysis results indicate that the city branding significantly affects tourists' visit interest and visit decisions with a contribution of 74.7% and 63.7%, respectively, while visit interest itself significantly influences visit decisions. This research can inform tourism marketing strategies and city branding initiatives aimed at boosting tourism in areas that may possess unique characteristics and challenges.

Will Virtual Reality Experience Quality be an Alternative to Offline Visit Decision? Review of Literature on Tourist Behaviour on Instagram Social Media

Will Virtual Reality Experience Quality be an Alternative to Offline Visit Decision? Review of Literature on Tourist Behaviour on Instagram Social Media

The Influence of Tourist Motivation on Visiting Decision at Banto Royo, Tourism Destination in Agam Regency

The Influence of Tourist Motivation on Visiting Decision at Banto Royo, Tourism Destination in Agam Regency

The role of communications on the relationship between feelings for and intention to visit a country with ongoing conflicts

PurposeThis study aims to investigate how feelings for a country influence visitation to conflict-ridden destinations. It also examines the moderating effect of communications – news about terror or pictures of the place’s attractions – and whether the pictures counteract the damaging news.Design/methodology/approachThis study examines the influence that feelings for a country have on visitation intentions, via the destination’s perceived risk and overall image. Furthermore, an experimental design is used to test the moderating influence of two communications stimuli. The sample consists of 309 individuals from the USA who were randomly exposed to various stimuli.FindingsThe findings confirm that feelings for the country shape risk perceptions, overall destination image and visitation intentions. Communications moderate the influence of these emotions. In addition, pictures of the destination’s attractions mitigate the adverse effect of negative news.Research limitations/implicationsThe investigation focuses on Turkey, a popular tourist destination, despite being subject to biases due to its geopolitical situation and ongoing armed conflict. The findings suggest that conflict-ridden destination managers should understand and use emotions, distinguishing between country and destination, while emphasizing the place’s attractions with visual communications to counter negative country reports.Originality/valueThis research contributes a comprehensive model that explains the impact that feelings for a country have on visitation decisions, highlighting the mediating role of risk perceptions and destination image. Furthermore, the study underlines the moderating role of communications, both positive and negative, that shape the effect of the emotions on the studied variables.

Impact of pandemic and socioeconomic influences on decision-making for emergency ostomy procedures: Key factors affecting hospital visit decisions.

Emergency surgeries are linked with increased morbidity and reduced life expectancy, often associated with low socioeconomic status, limited access to healthcare, and delayed hospital admissions. While the influence of socioeconomic status on elective surgery outcomes is well-established, its impact on emergency surgeries, including ostomy creation and closure, is less clear. This study aimed to explore how the pandemic and socioeconomic status affect emergency ostomy procedures, seeking to determine which has a greater effect. It emphasizes the importance of considering socioeconomic factors in patient care pathways for ostomy procedures. A total of 542 patients who underwent emergency ostomy formation between 2016 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed and divided into pre-pandemic and pandemic periods. The pre-pandemic and pandemic periods were compared between themselves and against each other. Demographic data (age and sex), comorbidities, socioeconomic status, etiology of the primary disease, type of surgery, stoma type, length of hospital stay, ostomy closure time, and postoperative complications were retrospectively analyzed for all patients. In total, 290 (53%) patients underwent surgery during the pandemic period, whereas 252 (47%) underwent surgery during the pre-pandemic period. Emergency surgery was performed for malignancy in 366 (67%) patients. The number of days patients underwent ostomy closure was significantly higher in the low-income group (P = .038, 95% CI: 293,2, 386-945). The risk of failure of stoma closure was 3-fold (95% CI: 1.8-5.2) in patients with metastasis. The risk of mortality was 12.4-fold (95% CI: 6.5-23.7) when there was failure of stoma closure. When compared to pandemic period, the mortality risk was 6.3-fold (95% CI: 3.9-10.2) in pre-pandemic period. Pandemic patients had a shorter hospital stay than before the pandemic (P = .044). A high socioeconomic status was significantly associated with early hospital admission for ostomy closure, and lower probability of mortality. More metastases and perforations were observed during the pandemic period and mortality was increased during pandemic and in patients without ostomy closure. The socioeconomic status lost its effect in cases of emergency ostomy creation and had no impact on length of hospital stay in either the pre-pandemic or pandemic period.

Coordinating Charging Request Allocation Between Self-Interested Navigation Service Platforms

Current electric vehicle market trends indicate an increasing adoption rate across several countries. To meet the expected growing charging demand, it is necessary to scale up the current charging infrastructure and to mitigate current reliability deficiencies, for example, due to broken connectors or misreported charging station availability status. However, even within a properly dimensioned charging infrastructure, a risk for local bottlenecks remains if several drivers cannot coordinate their charging station visit decisions. Here, navigation service platforms can optimally balance charging demand over available stations to reduce possible station visit conflicts and increase user satisfaction. Although such fleet-optimized charging station visit recommendations may alleviate local bottlenecks, they can also harm the system if self-interested navigation service platforms seek to maximize their own customers’ satisfaction. To study these dynamics, we model fleet-optimized charging station allocation as a resource allocation game in which navigation platforms constitute players and assign potentially free charging stations to drivers. We show that no pure Nash equilibrium guarantee exists for this game, which motivates us to study VCG mechanisms both in offline and online settings, to coordinate players’ strategies toward a better social outcome. Extensive numerical studies for the city of Berlin show that by coordinating players through VCG mechanisms, the social cost decreases on average by 42% in the online setting and by 52% in the offline setting. History: Accepted by David Alderson, Area Editor for Network Optimization: Algorithms & Applications. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2022.0269 .

Model of Tourist Visiting Decision for Agritourism in Lampung Province

Model of Tourist Visiting Decision for Agritourism in Lampung Province

The Analysis of Tourist Visit Decision to Tanjung Lesung

The objectives of this study are to clarify and to know the influence of motivation in variable escape motive, relaxation, enjoying natural resources, and beauty of nature on tourists visiting decision to Tanjung Lesung. The population used in this research is the people that ever go to Tanjung Lesung for recreation, and the sampling method used is convenient sampling. The number of samples is 100, and a questionnaire was used to collect data. The data analysis method used is multiple regression analysis to know the influence of independent variables on the dependent variable. The result finds that the escape motive variable does not significantly influence tourist visit decision, but the variables relaxation, enjoying natural resources, and beauty of nature significantly influenced the decision of tourist visit. Developing Tanjung Lesung as a tourism destination could focus on its natural beauty, accessibility, and infrastructure. Suggestions from this research indicate that in developing Tanjung Lesung as a tourism destination, priority should be given to improving infrastructure, accessibility, and providing adequate facilities.

Pengaruh Fasilitas dan Media Promosi terhadap Keputusan Berkunjung Kembali di Wisata Alam Geosite Sipinsur Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan

The Sipinsur Geosite is a tourist attraction in Humbang Hasundutan Regency which is often visited by tourists with its beautiful natural views of Lake Toba. There are several factors that influence the decision to return to a destination such as facilities and promotional media. This research aims to determine the influence of facilities and promotional media on the decision to return to the Sipinsur Geosite partially and simultaneously. This research was conducted using a quantitative approach. The object of this research is the Sipinsur Geosite with data collected through a questionnaire. Analyzed using data quality tests, classic assumption tests consisting of normality and reliability, multiple linear analysis, hypothesis testing and coefficient of determination tests. The results of the research show that facilities and promotional media partially have a positive and significant influence on the decision to revisit the Sipinsur geosite natural tourist attraction with a calculated t value for facilities of 2.752 and promotional media of 9.639. Simultaneously, facilities and promotional media have a positive and significant influence on the decision to visit again with a value of f count > f table 96.101> 3.091 and overall facilities and promotional media influence interest in visiting again by 66.5% and the remaining 33.5% is influenced by factors. other. Keywords: Facilities, Media Promotion, Visit Decision

Pengaruh Media Sosial Instagram dan Harga Tiket terhadap Keputusan Berkunjung Event Deliland Festival 2023

This research aims to determine the influence of Instagram social media and ticket prices on the decision to visit the Deliland Festival 2023 event partially and simultaneously. This research uses quantitative methods. The object of this research is the Deliland Festival 2023 with data collected through questionnaires and observations. This research was analyzed using data quality tests, classic assumption tests consisting of normality and reliability, multiple linear regression analysis, hypothesis testing and coefficient of determination tests. The results of this research show that partially the social media Instagram has a positive and significant influence on the decision to visit the Deliland Festival 2023 event. The ticket price partially has a positive and significant influence on the decision to visit the Deliland Festival 2023 event. Simultaneously the social media variables Instagram and the ticket price have an influence positive and significant towards the decision to visit the Deliland Festival 2023. Then based on the determination value it lies in R Square. It is known that the coefficient of determination value is R2 = 0.527, which means that all independent variables, namely social media Instagram and ticket prices, influence the decision to visit by 52.70% and the remaining 47.30% can be explained by other variables not examined in this research. Keywords: Instagram, Price, Visiting Decision.

Serial mediation role of destination image: Will virtual reality replace the decision to visit offline destination?

This study aims to evaluate the impact of virtual reality exposure on Instagram users’ decisions to visit physical locations and their perceptions of the destination. It also analyzes the mediating role of destination image on the phygical tourism intentions of Instagram users in Indonesia. This study employs a positivist paradigm and uses an explanatory research design to conduct an online survey about virtual reality experiences and outline respondents’ opinions about the decision to visit particular destination. Next, 280 millennial generation Instagram account followers responded to an online questionnaire; the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The criteria for respondents are Indonesian citizens who are Instagram followers and have virtual experience. Most respondents were between the ages of 23-32 years. The research findings indicate virtual reality positively and significantly affects destination image and offline visit decisions. Destination image has a positive and significant effect on offline visit decisions. Virtual reality encounters were incapable of substituting offline visits. The virtual reality encounter affects the perception of a destination and influences the decision to visit specific location in person. Destination images partially mediate the relationship between virtual reality experience and offline visit decisions. This study enhances the understanding of consumer behavior by examining its relationship with technological advancements, particularly among millennials. This paper also offers tangible contributions to tourism marketing management for destination managers. AcknowledgmentsThis publication is partly funded by the Directorate General of Higher Education. The authors also acknowledge the financial support from the Directorate General of Higher Education through Brawijaya University.

Social Media in City Branding Strategic: Empirical study in Solo City, Indonesia

The trend of tourist visits in Indonesia after Covid-19 has increased more than the period before Covid-19, despite being under intense competitive pressure. This competitive pressure drives the trend of city branding integrating with digital-based marketing communications to increase city attractiveness. This study is to explore how social media promotion and electronic word-of-mouth (e-wom) play a mediating role in city branding on tourists' decisions to visit and city image. This investigation was carried out with a quantitative methodology. Data was gathered via an online survey intended for Solo visitors. Purposive sampling was used to select 100 respondents to participate in this study. Data were analyzed using Smart PLS 4.0. The results showed that city branding directly affects city image and visiting decisions, but city image has an insignificant influence on visiting decisions. Visitor decisions and city branding can be influenced indirectly by social media promotion and e-wom. E-wom's indirect effect can mediate the impact of a city's image on visit decisions. The research findings that city branding - social media promotion - city image - e-wom - visiting decisions are in one indirect effect path.

Mediating Role of Social Media in Medical Tourism Visit Decision: A Behavioural Perspective

Social media (SM) has become the main communication medium for both personal and professional communication on a global scale. Despite its many benefits, it is challenging to persuade consumers to accept and use SM as a platform for exchanging health-related information. In contrast to other businesses where individuals utilise social media to freely share their real-life experiences, marketing medical tourism through interactive communication creates several hurdles owing to sensitive matters such as patient health and underlying risk. Healthcare providers' advertising activities and medical tourists' choices to visit are becoming increasingly reliant on social media platforms. Potential medical tourists should use this technology to benefit from SM and learn more about health care. The goal of this research was to see if SM impacts a person's decision to travel to a medical tourism destination. The researcher’s major focus was on social media platforms as a mediator element for medical tourists, as well as their effect on decision-making. To better understand how new technologies are adopted and utilised, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) were used to research new technology adoption and user behaviour, respectively. These will serve as the study's fundamental hypotheses. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) - Partial Least Squares (PLS) will be utilised for data analysis. This study's participants will be medical tourists seeking treatment in Malaysian private hospitals.

How Important is e-WOM for an Agrotourism in Batu City? Second-order PLS-SEM Approach

Objectives: The objective of this research is to compare the influence of each dimension (first-order e-WOM) with its second-order e-WOM. This research also examined how e-WOM can influence tourists' decision behavior and satisfaction in Batu City agrotourism. Methodology: This research was conducted using primary data in 2023. The population in this study consists of 119 respondents who have visited agrotourism in Batu City and obtained information about agrotourism from e-WOM on Social Networking Services. The data was processed using Warp-Partial Least Square (WarpPLS) 8.0.Finding: E-WOM has proven itself as a valuable source of information for tourists visiting agrotourism in the city of Batu. With the help of e-WOM, tourists can obtain more up-to-date insights into the conditions of agrotourism. Agrotourism operators also benefit since they receive free marketing from their tourists.Conclusion: Overall, this research results indicate a contrasting comparison between the first-order e-WOM model and the second-order e-WOM. Only two dimensions of e-WOM, namely the valence of opinion and content, have a direct influence on visitation decisions and tourist satisfaction. Additionally, this study demonstrates that all three dimensions of e-WOM collectively have a significant impact on tourist behavior. Second-order e-WOM has a more substantial impact on tourists in influencing their decisions and satisfaction levels.

Pengaruh Promosi Terhadap Keputusan Berkunjung Di Banto Royo Kecamatan Tilatang Kamang

This motivation from research is several problems where there are still visitors who have difficulty getting information about Banto Royo, the majority of visitors have difficulty deciding to visit Banto Royo, and visitors are not satisfied after visiting Banto Royo. The research purposes conducted was to reveal the promotion impact on the decision to visit Banto Royo Park, Tilatang District. The research type used in this research is quantitative with a causal associative approach. The data type used is primary data. The research population are tourists who have visited and are currently visiting Banto Royo, Tilatang Kamang sub-district. The sample was 300 tourists using an unintentional screening strategy. The information collection strategy was carried out using a survey with a Likert scale which was tried to investigate speculation. Information from this research was handled using SPSS 26.00. The research results shownthat Promotion is in the sufficient category (75%). Likewise, the Decision to Visit is in the category was sufficient, namely (74%). There is a significant influence by Promotion on Visiting Decisions with an R square value of 0.30, with a significance of 0.000 < 0.05. This have means that there is 0.70 influenced by other factors

Pengaruh Motivasi Terhadap Keputusan Berkunjung Di Museum Joang 45 Jakarta

Motivation can trigger the travel process. Tourist motivation is an important factor in carrying out an activity, starting or planning it. Therefore, it is important to know the motivation of tourists to visit tourist attractions, so that it can make it easier for tourist attraction managers to understand the desires and needs of tourists. The aim of this research was to determine the influence of motivation on the decision to visit the Joang 45 Museum, Jakarta. The tourist motivations examined in this research are physical motivation, cultural motivation, individual motivation, and status and prestige motivation. This research uses quantitative methods with a sample of 100 respondents. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling technique. Meanwhile, the data analysis techniques used are validity test, reliability test, normality test, simple linear regression, t test, and coefficient determination. Based on the analysis results from the t test, it shows that motivation which includes physical motivation, cultural motivation, individual motivation, as well as prestige and status motivation influences the decision to visit the Joang 45 Museum, Jakarta. Keywords: Tourist Motivation, Visiting Decisions, Museum

PENGARUH CITRA DESTINASI DAN E-WOM TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN BERKUNJUNG WISATAWAN NUSANTARA KE PULAU LIHAGA, SULAWESI UTARA


 
 
 The background of this research is to find out the influence of destination image and E- WOM on Domestic Tourist Visit Decision to Lihaga Island, North Sulawesi. Determination of the sample in this study used a purposive sampling method with a total sample of 100 respondents. The data collection used the distribution of questionnaires online through social media, observation, literature study, and documentation. The techniques used in this research are descriptive quantitative with validity test, reliability test, classical assumption test, multiple linear regression analysis, t-test, f- test, and coefficient of determination test. For the tool used for the implementation of this data analysis test is IBM SPSS statistics 25. The results of this study indicate that destination image does not significantly influence the visit decision, while E-WOM has a significant effect on visit decision. The results of this study are destination image and E-WOM done simultaneously has an influence on domestic tourist visit decisions. The results of coefficient determination (Rsquare) is 60%.
 
 

Variables influencing visitation decisions to conflict-ridden destinations: the effect of religiosity

ABSTRACT The study analyses religiosity as an antecedent variable that influences perceptions of terror risk and animosity, which shape image and visitation intentions to conflict ridden-destinations. The investigation is carried out for two different destinations, Turkey and Israel, both of which suffer from an armed political conflict within their territory. To increase generalizability, the study examines the model of relationships using samples from two source countries, the U.S.A. and India, which represent a Western individualistic and non-Western collectivistic cultural context. The results indicate that religiosity increases terror risk perceptions and decreases animosity, while also indirectly influencing visitation decisions to conflict-ridden destinations. The model is stable for both destinations and across samples, despite some differences that are discussed.

ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONTROL BEST PRACTICES IN NURSING HOMES

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over a million lives in the United States, with nursing homes suffering over 158,000 deaths through 2022. In a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 136 nursing homes, we delivered best-practice training to improve COVID-19 infection control practices. We sought to assess the implementation of infection control practices in participating nursing homes using Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) as an implementation strategy. We delivered a 16-week infectious disease and quality improvement training via real-time, interactive videoconferencing. We surveyed nursing home administrators (NHAs) and nursing staff at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Using validated items from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the surveys inquired about 80 infection control best-practice activities (yes/no) related to preparedness, visitation policies, communication, protocols, management of deceased residents, education, staffing, personal protective equipment (PPE), and hygiene practices. We also assessed readiness for change and implementation climate in nursing homes with validated scales. We assessed changes in infection control practices and implementation scale scores between baseline and 6-month follow-up. A total of 197 unique participants from 126 nursing homes responded to our surveys. We found that visitation decisions were less likely made on a case-by-case basis by the end of 6 months (91% vs.76%, p=0.025) and an increase in informational materials developed for residents and families at the appropriate reading level (88% vs. 100%, p=0.021) was observed. We also saw changes in some individual items, e.g., an increase in delegating to non-physician staff