Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong

Tourism has been the second-largest economic driven in Malaysia's economy. This paper aims to examine the mediating role of perceived tourism products quality (TPQ) in Malaysia towards electronic word-ofmouth (eWOM) and travelling intentions of Southeast Asia (SEA) and the Middle East. Two-fold...

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Main Authors: Zainuddin, Zaliha, Saad, Mazni, Azman Ong, Mohd Hanafi
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Saad, Mazni
Azman Ong, Mohd Hanafi
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Azman Ong, Mohd Hanafi
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description Tourism has been the second-largest economic driven in Malaysia's economy. This paper aims to examine the mediating role of perceived tourism products quality (TPQ) in Malaysia towards electronic word-ofmouth (eWOM) and travelling intentions of Southeast Asia (SEA) and the Middle East. Two-fold objectives were developed: (1) To investigate the significant difference of the perception between SEA and Middle East countries on Malaysian's tourism products quality and (2) to examine the mediating role of perceived tourism products quality in Malaysia towards eWOM and travelling intentions of SEA and the Middle East. Methodology design using the SEA and Middle East tourists who have been to Malaysia was approached through the online Google Form survey. Upon processing 92 respondents from the Middle East and 79 respondents from SEA, the data sets of responses were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) and MANOVA techniques. The findings show a significant mediating effect of perceived TPQ toward the relationship of eWOM and revisit intention. Besides, comparison analysis shows that SEA tourists are more likely to revisit Malaysia than the Middle East, the same as for the finding of eWOM and perceived TPQ. TPQ has a mediating impact on eWOM and revisits intention for both markets. The findings of this study are expected would positively affect stakeholders, especially the State Tourism, Tourism Board, and tourism industry players.
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spelling my.uitm.ir-679542022-10-31T10:00:19Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/67954/ Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong jthca Zainuddin, Zaliha Saad, Mazni Azman Ong, Mohd Hanafi Travel and state. Tourism History of discoveries, explorations, and travel Business communication. Including business report writing, business correspondence Tourism has been the second-largest economic driven in Malaysia's economy. This paper aims to examine the mediating role of perceived tourism products quality (TPQ) in Malaysia towards electronic word-ofmouth (eWOM) and travelling intentions of Southeast Asia (SEA) and the Middle East. Two-fold objectives were developed: (1) To investigate the significant difference of the perception between SEA and Middle East countries on Malaysian's tourism products quality and (2) to examine the mediating role of perceived tourism products quality in Malaysia towards eWOM and travelling intentions of SEA and the Middle East. Methodology design using the SEA and Middle East tourists who have been to Malaysia was approached through the online Google Form survey. Upon processing 92 respondents from the Middle East and 79 respondents from SEA, the data sets of responses were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) and MANOVA techniques. The findings show a significant mediating effect of perceived TPQ toward the relationship of eWOM and revisit intention. Besides, comparison analysis shows that SEA tourists are more likely to revisit Malaysia than the Middle East, the same as for the finding of eWOM and perceived TPQ. TPQ has a mediating impact on eWOM and revisits intention for both markets. The findings of this study are expected would positively affect stakeholders, especially the State Tourism, Tourism Board, and tourism industry players. Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2021-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/67954/1/67954.pdf Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong. (2021) Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Tourism,_Hospitality_and_Culinary_Arts/>, 13 (3). pp. 180-200. ISSN 1985-8914 ; 2590-3837 https://www.jthca.org/
spellingShingle Travel and state. Tourism
History of discoveries, explorations, and travel
Business communication. Including business report writing, business correspondence
Zainuddin, Zaliha
Saad, Mazni
Azman Ong, Mohd Hanafi
Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong
title Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong
title_full Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong
title_fullStr Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong
title_full_unstemmed Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong
title_short Tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in Malaysia: a comparative study of Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries / Zaliha Zainuddin, Mazni Saad and Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong
title_sort tourism product quality perceptions and big spenders' travel intentions in malaysia: a comparative study of southeast asian and middle eastern countries / zaliha zainuddin, mazni saad and mohd hanafi azman ong
topic Travel and state. Tourism
History of discoveries, explorations, and travel
Business communication. Including business report writing, business correspondence
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