Sustainable Tourism Development in Jordan: Destination Attributes Effects Tourist Expenditure. A Case Study of Domestic Tourism in Aqaba Ci
Abstract
The current study discusses the relationship between destination attributes and its influence on tourists' expenditure. The model used in this study is based on economic theory of consumer behavior to examine and explain the consumption behavior of domestic tourists visiting Aqaba city in Jordan. A total of 417 surveys were administrated to Jordanian tourists who visited Aqaba city. In order to obtain accurate and reliable, data was collected after they completed their trips. The resultsshow that destination attributes are closely linked tourists’ expenditure and proved that destination attributes had influence on tourists' expenditure.The current study provides a comprehensive picture of domestic tourism market and would be a useful reference point to Jordanian authorities and stakeholders to plan and implement policies that would encourage domestic tourism in Jordan.
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*** ASEZA, Tourism Directorate 2008. Rooms Available in Aqaba. Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority.
*** MoTA, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities 2011. Jordan National Tourism Strategy 2011-2015. Amman, Jordan: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities-Jordan MoTA.
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[5] Burns, P. 1998. Book review: Tourism management. Neil Leiper. RMIT Press, 1995. No. of pages: 367.
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[7] Downward, P., and Lumsdon, L. 2004. Tourism Transport and Visitor Spending: A Study in the North York Moors National Park, UK. Journal of Travel Research, 42(4): 415-420. DOI: org/10.1177/0047287504263038
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[10] Ghimire, K. B. 2001. The growth of national and regional tourism in developing countries: an overview. In Krishna. B. Ghimire (Ed.), The native tourist: mass tourism within developing countries. London: Earthscan.
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Philippines. Paper presented at the 9th National Convention on Statistics (NCS).
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Tourism and Development: Concepts and Issues (pp. 81-111). Clevedon, UK: Channel View Publications. [27] Mok, C., Iverson, T. J. 2000. Expenditure-based segmentation: Taiwanese tourists to Guam. Tourism
Management, 21(3): 299-305. DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(99)00060-6
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development: The case of the North West Province. Development Southern Africa, 18(4): 443-455.
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[30] Soteriades, M. D., and Arvantis, S. E. 2006. Expenditure Patterns by Travel Party Size: British and German Tourists on Crete, Greece. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 17(2): 169- 187. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2006.9687185
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[35] Zikmund, W. G. 2003. Business research methods (7th Ed.). Cincinnati, Ohio: Thomson South-Western.
*** ASEZA, Tourism Directorate 2008. Rooms Available in Aqaba. Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority.
*** MoTA, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities 2011. Jordan National Tourism Strategy 2011-2015. Amman, Jordan: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities-Jordan MoTA.
Published
2019-12-04
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ALROUSAN, Ramzi et al.
Sustainable Tourism Development in Jordan: Destination Attributes Effects Tourist Expenditure. A Case Study of Domestic Tourism in Aqaba Ci.
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 4, p. 753 -761, dec. 2019.
ISSN 2068-7729.
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