PERSONAL DIETARY CHARACTERISTICS, DESTINATION IMAGE AND BEHAVIOURAL INTENTIONS: FOOD TOURISM IN CHENGDU

Authors

  • Qin Xue Wang Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Juliana Langgat Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Marry Tracy Pawan Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/mjbe.v9i1.2916

Keywords:

food tourism, personal dietary characteristics, destination image, behavior intentions, Chengdu

Abstract

Food has become an indispensable part of the tourism industry, and there are inextricable links between food and tourism. Tourist food destination is widely promoted on various websites and has become the destination’s most crucial cultural expression. Personality dietary characteristics, destination image, and behavioural attention can influence food tourism’s positive development at a destination. Chengdu, China, was chosen as a case setting to explore the effect of food tourism in China. A quantitative research approach and a self-administered questionnaire were adopted in this study. One hundred and sixty-nine respondents participated in this study, and the data were analyzed using Smart-PLS. Personal dietary characteristics were found to have an indirect effect on tourist behaviour intentions and destination image. This study will help the industry formulate corresponding management strategies for multiple influencing factors of food tourist behaviour and enhance the competitiveness of destinations.

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Published

2022-12-22

How to Cite

Qin Xue Wang, Juliana Langgat, & Marry Tracy Pawan. (2022). PERSONAL DIETARY CHARACTERISTICS, DESTINATION IMAGE AND BEHAVIOURAL INTENTIONS: FOOD TOURISM IN CHENGDU. Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (MJBE), 9(1), 91 –. https://doi.org/10.51200/mjbe.v9i1.2916
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