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Culture, Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation: A Structural Analysis of the Motivation and Satisfaction of Tourists in Amsterdam

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  • João Romão

    (Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal)

  • Bart Neuts

    (School of Hospitality and Tourism, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand)

  • Peter Nijkamp

    (Department of Spatial Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

  • Eveline van Leeuwen

    (Department of Spatial Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Abstract

The varied supply of tourism services — with particular emphasis on tangible and intangible cultural aspects — corresponds ideally to visitors' characteristics and wishes. This paper considers a major tourist destination, such as Amsterdam, as an export-oriented multi-product company, characterized by spatial and functional market segmentation and monopolistic competition reflected in product differentiation. Urban branding and attractiveness may favour tourist destination loyalty. The complex decision web of motivation and satisfaction of tourists in Amsterdam is analysed with a structural equations model (SEM). The authors find that different tourist profiles, in terms of personal characteristics and motivations, can significantly impact the satisfaction received from tourism services. Furthermore, and most interestingly, the results suggest that satisfaction does not necessarily lead to improved destination loyalty, but is contingent on the source of satisfaction. In this case, satisfaction resulting from tangible or intangible cultural sources has clearly different implications for loyalty, with relevant managerial implications.

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  • João Romão & Bart Neuts & Peter Nijkamp & Eveline van Leeuwen, 2015. "Culture, Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation: A Structural Analysis of the Motivation and Satisfaction of Tourists in Amsterdam," Tourism Economics, , vol. 21(3), pages 455-474, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:21:y:2015:i:3:p:455-474
    DOI: 10.5367/te.2015.0483
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