Factors Affecting Satisfaction and Revisit-intention of Pilgrimage Tourists: Bà Chúa Xứ Shrine in Vietnam

This study aims to define and measure key factors of the satisfaction and revisit-intention of pilgrimage tourists to Bà Chúa Xứ Shrine in Vietnam. The study involved both qualitative and quantitative methods: (i) qualitative research was carried out through focus group discussions with pilgrimage t...

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Auteurs: Bang Nguyen Viet (Auteur) ; Van, Si Nguyen (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Dublin Institute of Technology 2021
Dans: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Année: 2021, Volume: 9, Numéro: 4, Pages: 101-112
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Ba Chua Xu Tempel (Vĩnh Tế) / Pèlerinage / Motivation / Pèlerin / Satisfaction
RelBib Classification:BB Religions traditionnelles ou tribales
BK Hindouisme
KBM Asie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spirituality
B pilgrimage destination image
B revisit-intention
B Satisfaction
B cultural contac
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Résumé:This study aims to define and measure key factors of the satisfaction and revisit-intention of pilgrimage tourists to Bà Chúa Xứ Shrine in Vietnam. The study involved both qualitative and quantitative methods: (i) qualitative research was carried out through focus group discussions with pilgrimage tourists, and (ii) quantitative research was conducted through interviews with 288 pilgrimage tourists. The results showed that intentions to revisit the Ba Chua Zu Shrine was directly affected by satisfaction, destination image, cultural contact, and spirituality. The results reveal that pilgrimage destination image, spirituality and cultural contact had positive and direct significant influences on revisit-intention and via adaptive satisfaction as a mediating influence mechanism. The findings provide strong evidence to tourism administrators that destination image and cultural contact, in particular, improve pilgrim-tourist satisfaction and intent to return. This has implications for those in the tourism industry, including destination marketers, government officials, and site managers.
ISSN:2009-7379
Contient:Enthalten in: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage