Abstract
This research paper suggests the Means-End Chain theory, has relevant and potential application in domestic tourism research and, as such, should receive wider debate in emerging tourism destinations. It is argued that the theory is particularly useful for understanding personal values as the basis of tourist behavior. This paper argues a personal values approach is a more potent way to understanding domestic tourist participation in contrast to previous survey research findings. A dominate narrative in most developing nations is to target domestic tourist with amenities envisioned for global tourists as a result of failure to generate international tourist demand. The review of literature method was used in this research paper as methodological approach. The study shows the effectiveness of Means End Chain analysis in understanding travel markets and demonstrated the use of motivation chains as a basis for segmenting, positioning, and targeting domestic tourist; The study deduces that means end chain analysis has advantages over quantitative research methods in crosscultural research given the ability of the approach to reveal unique insights.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 141-148 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Business and Management Review |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
Event | 5th International Conference on Globalization, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Economies (ICGEEE) -2020 - Duration: 10 Dec 2020 → 12 Dec 2020 https://cberuk.com/conference_details&id=7055 |
Keywords
- Domestic tourism
- Laddering
- Market segmentation
- Means End Chain theory
- Positioning
- Targeting