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Considerable appreciation is due to
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sources such as referrals from family, friends and work colleagues (McCartney et al.,
2008; Sönmez & Sirakaya, 2002; and Dore & Crouch, 2003). Respondents were asked
whether or not they heard about Austria from individual advertising sources...
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Tables 7 and 8 represent the frequency and descriptive analyses, respectively, for
Section F: Information Sources. Table 7 indicates whether or not the respondents had
heard about Austria from the given source while Table 8 shows whether or not...
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Preliminary SEM Data Analysis
The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) model specified one second-order
factor: information sources (IS), as well as four first-order factors: destination image
(DI); socio-cultural preferences (SCP); travel...
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Hypothesis 1: Information sources have a positive effect on travel motive
Hypothesis 1 predicted that information sources would positively affect travel
motive and was supported with a coefficient of 0.264. Respondents indicated sources...
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Hypothesis 6 predicted that travel motive has a positive effect on visiting
intention and was supported with a coefficient of 0.138; supporting results of the
previous study conducted by McCartney, Butler and Bennett (2008). A strong...
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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
are the experiences we have with our kids that are memorable. It's worth the expense and worry of the farm for them to get out on the big projects. John kept repeating what a wonderful day it had been." May...
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tourism authorities may need only to ensure that relevant information reaches the
specified target audience.
Hypothesis 3 predicted that information sources would positively affect visiting
intention and was also not supported by this study....
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Hypothesis 5 predicted that travel motive has a positive effect on destination
image and was supported with a coefficient of 0.118. When prospective visitors have
high travel motivation, they tend to have strong destination image of Austria....
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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
care of there too, but these could be a relief from the routine stresses and strains that never let up at the office. The Indians John's interest in Indians began with his boyhood days when he found...
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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
The article continues: Mr. Boyden, hale and surprisingly young for so many accomplishments, can squeeze more out of five minutes than Jack Benny can out of a nickel. "I budget my time. I keep large envelopes...
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Table 3
Travel Motives (N=973)
Motivation Factors M* SD
Learn new things 5.75 1.21
Experience a new culture 6.08 1.09
Get away from the demands of daily life 5.52 1.46
Relax physically and mentally 5.67 1.34
Visit friends and relatives 4.34...
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Table 12
Reliability, Discriminant Validity, and Convergent Validity
Constructs Cronbach‘s
alpha
Discriminant
validity
Convergent
validity
Information source A 0.713 0.073 to 0.586 0.424 to 0.486
Information source B 0.879 -0.049 to 0.507...