The Effect of the Cultural Values on the Destination Image: A Search in Eskisehir 2013 Turkish World Capital of Culture Cover Image

Kültürel Değerlerin Destinasyon İmajına Etkisi: Eskişehir 2013 Türk Dünyası Kültür Başkentine Yönelik Bir Araştırma
The Effect of the Cultural Values on the Destination Image: A Search in Eskisehir 2013 Turkish World Capital of Culture

Author(s): Özlem Köroğlu, F. Özlem Güzel
Subject(s): Economy, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Marketing / Advertising, Tourism
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Cultural Values; Destination Image; Eskisehir;

Summary/Abstract: As the destination images being dynamic and changeable, continuous researches should be conducted in order to measure and progress the images in the context of tourism marketing. The aim of this study is to analyze the tourists’ characters and behaviors who direct through the cultural destinations and to determine the relationship between the visitors’ perceptions of cultural values and destination image. Based on this purpose, a questionnaire was held on the foreign culture tourist who visited Eskisehir, chosen as the 2013 Turkish World Capital of Culture. The data obtained were evaluated using analysis methods such as frequency, arithmetic mean, reliability, regression, independent samples t-test, one-way variance analysis (ANOVA). The results obtain from these analysis have shown that many of the participants have used internet as a source of information and traveled to explore new cultures. On the one hand the most affecting cultural values of the destination image was emotional values.

  • Issue Year: 5/2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 191-209
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Turkish