Predicting Wine Tourism Intention: Destination Image and Self-congruity

ABSTRACT

Using the context of wine tourism, this study tests an integrated structural model of destination factors and self-congruity to predict behavioral intentions. A survey of 696 respondents throughout Australia showed that functional destination image, affective destination image, and self-congruity predict attitude toward wine tourism, which in turn predicts behavioral intentions. The moderating influence of wine involvement was also tested through multigroup and latent mean analysis. Consumers who were highly involved with wine appeared to be more influenced by affective destination image and self-congruity than those who indicated low wine involvement.

KEYWORDS:

• Destination image
• self-congruity
• wine tourism
• wine involvement

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Notes on contributors

Marlene A. Pratt

Marlene Pratt is a Lecturer at Griffith University, Parklands Drive, Southport QLD 4215 Australia

Beverley Sparks

Beverley Sparks is a Professor with the Griffith Institute for Tourism and Griffith Business School, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University QLD 4222, Australia (E-mail: [email protected]).