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The effects of tourist’s fading memories on tourism destination brands’ attachment: locus of control theory application. / Saleh, Mahmoud Ibraheam.

In: Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 25, No. 8, 18.04.2022, p. 1198-1202.

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title = "The effects of tourist{\textquoteright}s fading memories on tourism destination brands{\textquoteright} attachment: locus of control theory application",
abstract = "Although tourists{\textquoteright} attachment to tourism destination brands is crucial for destination revenue growth, there is a lack of investigations about nostalgic effects on tourists{\textquoteright} attachment to tourism destinations. Fleeting but powerful, romantic relationship break-up is an important dimension of nostalgia. Therefore, this paper examines and strengthens the various aspects of how tourists interpret a destination where they visited before with their ex-lovers. The study depends on interviewing 32 frequent travellers who experienced a breakup in romantic relationships. The results indicate that tourists prefer switching destinations where they visited with their past lovers because of lower self-control. Simultaneously, lower self-control influences bad behaviour intentions toward destinations according to the locus of control theory.",
keywords = "Nostalgia, brand attachment, locus of control, romantic relationship termination, tourist attachment",
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AB - Although tourists’ attachment to tourism destination brands is crucial for destination revenue growth, there is a lack of investigations about nostalgic effects on tourists’ attachment to tourism destinations. Fleeting but powerful, romantic relationship break-up is an important dimension of nostalgia. Therefore, this paper examines and strengthens the various aspects of how tourists interpret a destination where they visited before with their ex-lovers. The study depends on interviewing 32 frequent travellers who experienced a breakup in romantic relationships. The results indicate that tourists prefer switching destinations where they visited with their past lovers because of lower self-control. Simultaneously, lower self-control influences bad behaviour intentions toward destinations according to the locus of control theory.

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