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Shopping value, tourist satisfaction and positive word of mouth: the mediating role of souvenir shopping satisfaction

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  • Manuela Vega-Vázquez
  • Mario Castellanos-Verdugo
  • Mª Ángeles Oviedo-García

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We propose new insights into key satisfaction outcomes for souvenir retailers, such as positive word-of-mouth recommendations, seeking deeper comprehension of overall tourist satisfaction determinants, by analysing the mediating role of tourist souvenir shopping satisfaction. We apply variance-based structural equation modelling by means of partial least squares to a sample of 408 tourists all of whom had purchased souvenirs. The results suggest that tourist shopping satisfaction partially mediates the relation between shopping value and positive word of mouth, while tourist shopping satisfaction completely mediates the relation between shopping value and overall tourist satisfaction. The results and their implications are then discussed to arrive at pertinent conclusions on tourist souvenir shopping satisfaction.

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  • Manuela Vega-Vázquez & Mario Castellanos-Verdugo & Mª Ángeles Oviedo-García, 2017. "Shopping value, tourist satisfaction and positive word of mouth: the mediating role of souvenir shopping satisfaction," Current Issues in Tourism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(13), pages 1413-1430, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rcitxx:v:20:y:2017:i:13:p:1413-1430
    DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2014.996122
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