Article
The Meanings of Destination: A Q Method Approach
Journal of Travel Research
(2016)
Abstract
While researchers increasingly address place meaning and place attachment as the cornerstones for understanding human–place relations, the factors that make a tourism destination meaningful have received less attention. Using Q method, this study investigated the dynamic nature of place meanings from the tourist perspective, and developed a theoretical framework to explain the construction of destination meanings. Data analyses identified four subjective views toward the meanings of destination and four underlying continuums that illustrate how a complex process of co-construction reveals distinct patterns of destination meanings. This study makes theoretical as well as practical contributions to the literature.
Disciplines
Publication Date
August 19, 2016
DOI
10.1177/0047287516663652
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Citation Information
Yinghua Huang, Hailin Qu and Diane Montgomery. "The Meanings of Destination: A Q Method Approach" Journal of Travel Research Vol. 55 (2016) p. 1 - 15 ISSN: 0047-2875 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/yinghua-huang/4/