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Return to tourist destination. Is it reputation, after all?

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  • Francisco Ledesma
  • Manuel Navarro
  • Jorge Perez-Rodriguez

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In this paper the hypothesis that repeated purchases in the tourism markets could be considered as a consequence of asymmetrical information problems is studied. This hypothesis is analysed with the case study of the island of Tenerife using the estimation of a count data model. It was found that the length of the stay and the information obtained from previous visits and/or relatives and friends might increase the return to a destination suggesting the presence of a reputation mechanism as proposed by Shapiro (1983). The determinants of the willingness to return were also estimated, confirming the main results.

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  • Francisco Ledesma & Manuel Navarro & Jorge Perez-Rodriguez, 2005. "Return to tourist destination. Is it reputation, after all?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(18), pages 2055-2065.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:37:y:2005:i:18:p:2055-2065
    DOI: 10.1080/00036840500293474
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