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100 1 0 _aLacan, Camille
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700 1 0 _a Botti, Laurent
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245 0 0 _aPromoting a Tourist Destination Through the Engagement of Internet Users
260 _c2022.
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520 _a• Research objectivesThis research examines the determinants of internet-user engagement with tourist destinations on social media. • MethodologyA quantitative study was conducted on a sample of 27 tourist destinations, a topic model (LDA) is used to identify the attractions highlighted in the content of messages, and regression analysis is performed to assess the relative influence of each determinant on engagement. • ResultsThe results show that a destination is characterised by four types of attraction (cultural, heritage, gastronomic, and natural attractions) and that internet-user engagement increases when natural attractions are highlighted. Moreover, the results show that informativeness of the message has a negative effect on internet-user engagement, whereas valence, association of the message with a visual, and imitation effects increase it. • ImplicationsThese results help to determine the type of attraction that generates the strongest engagement and suggest that positive, visual, and short (<50 words) messages should be preferred. Consideration of imitation effects can also be used by destination management organisations to develop follow-up strategies. • OriginalityThis research shows that internet-user engagement is determined not only by a message’s characteristics, but also by the visibility of the engagement of other internet users, through imitation effects.
690 _ainformativeness
690 _asocial media
690 _auser engagement
690 _atourism attraction
690 _avisual
690 _avalence
690 _adestination management organisation (DMO)
690 _aimitation effects
690 _ainformativeness
690 _asocial media
690 _auser engagement
690 _atourism attraction
690 _avisual
690 _avalence
690 _adestination management organisation (DMO)
690 _aimitation effects
786 0 _nDécisions Marketing | o 105 | 1 | 2022-05-04 | p. 215-230 | 0779-7389
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-decisions-marketing-2022-1-page-215?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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