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Tourism and fashion: factors affecting trip length

Tourism and shopping are closely related, and the influence of fashion shopping on a tourist's decision to travel is especially significant. The concept of cognitive and hedonic involvement enables us to relate the importance given to shopping by consumers of fashion products and of tourism ser...

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Published in:Universia business review 2016-07, Vol.51, p.18-51
Main Authors: Calderon-Garcia, Haydee, Gonzalez-Gallarza, Martina, Fayos-Gardo, Teresa, O'Sullivan, Pauline
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Language:Spanish
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Summary:Tourism and shopping are closely related, and the influence of fashion shopping on a tourist's decision to travel is especially significant. The concept of cognitive and hedonic involvement enables us to relate the importance given to shopping by consumers of fashion products and of tourism services. This research analyses whether tourist involvement in fashion shopping has an impact on the length of their stay in a destination. In addition, it examines whether trip length is conditioned by traditional factors, such as demographic indicators (age, gender and income bracket), as well as by cognitive and affective involvement, and shopping motivations (service quality, product quality and shopping enjoyment). The empirical research carried out on a sample of 370 tourists has enabled us to draw interesting conclusions for destination managers and other tourism decision-makers, showing that involvement in fashion, shopping enjoyment, service quality, cognitive involvement in the choice of destination, age, and income significantly predict trip length.//Existe una interrelación entre el turismo y las compras, y merece especial atención la influencia de las compras de productos del sector de la moda en la decisión de viajar. El concepto de implicación cognitiva y hedónica nos permite relacionar la importancia percibida de las compras por los consumidores de productos de moda y el turismo. La presente investigación analiza si la implicación del turista en la compra de productos de moda afecta a la duración del viaje turístico. Adicionalmente, investigamos si la duración de viaje se ve influenciada por factores clásicos como los demográficos (edad, sexo, y nivel de renta), y los propios de la evaluación del comportamiento de compra en establecimientos de moda (calidad de servicio, calidad de producto, y disfrute de la compra). La investigación empírica con una muestra de 370 turistas nos permite obtener conclusiones interesantes para la gestión turística al afirmar que la implicación con la moda, el disfrute con las compras, la calidad del servicio, la implicación cognitiva en la selección del destino, la edad y la renta predicen la duración del viaje.
ISSN:1698-5117