Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Analysis of the personality traits of urban tourism brand on visiting intention through perceived consistency (studied in Tehran)

Authors
Yazdan Shirimohamadi 1
Ali Shamaei 2
Seyyed Eshagh Jalalian 3
Farzaneh Rafiee 4
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor of geography and urban planning, kharazmi University,tehran,itan
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, payam noor university
4 Master of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
10.52547/jgs.22.64.269
Abstract
It is important to examine the effect of the tourist personality on the choice of tourist destination. In the meantime, using Hofstede's cultural model in analyzing the effect of tourist personality dimensions on the intention to visit through the perceived homogeneity variable greatly helps to understand this issue. In this research, the effects of femininity, masculinity, ambiguity, avoidance of individualism and collectivism on the intention to visit have been analyzed. This research is applied in terms of purpose and methodological in addition to descriptive and survey research. In this regard, 384 questionnaires were distributed among tourists from German, Japanese, French, Arab (Iraqi), Italian, Austrian, Chinese nationalities residing in five star hotels in Tehran. Structural equation index was used for data analysis. The results show that tourists prefer brands that match their perception of the destination brand. The findings of the study indicate that the personality dimensions of the tourist intent through the popularity of tourism destinations and the image of tourist destinations influence on the perceived homogeneity of the urban tourism brand and the masculinity of the tourism city brand; Perceived homogeneity of urban tourism brand is effective and femininity of tourism city brand does not affect perceived homogeneity of urban tourism brand. The results of this study indicate that Tehran has a masculine brand and people are selected to be masculine and to be collectivist and ambiguous. In fact, the results of the study showed that in selecting tourism markets for Tehran, one should look for tourism markets that are characteristic of the Hofstede model in terms of masculinity, ambiguity and collectivism, as well as the development of tourism spaces for women.
Keywords
Urban tourism brand personality
visitation intention
perceived consensus
Hofstede theory
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