This study investigated the influence of Korean visual mass media’s attributes on destination image and visit intention of Chinese potential tourists.
According to literature review, the potential tourists became to have positive destination image...
This study investigated the influence of Korean visual mass media’s attributes on destination image and visit intention of Chinese potential tourists.
According to literature review, the potential tourists became to have positive destination image by seeing the destination showed up on television dramas or movies. Also their desire for visit intention increases when they have positive destination image. Meanwhile, destination image can be measured by two concepts: cognitive and affective image.
Survey was conducted with 337 samples of Chinese who were living in Shanghai, but have not visited Korea yet.
The results of the study are as follows.
First, the attributes of Korean visual mass media had effect on destination image positively. But among three dimensions of the attributes of Korean reflex media, two reason dimensions(the objective attributes of Korean visual media & the development of Korea) affect Korean cognitive image, not the other one. But, only one reason dimension(the development of Korea) has positive effect on affective image of Korea.
Second, the destination image of Korea had effect on visit intention positively. However the influence of cognitive image is more powerful than affective image on visit intention.
Third, it was identified as the attributes of Korean visual mass media was related to visit intention. But just the objective attributes of Korean visual media and the development of Korea were statistically effective not the other dimension(Korean culture). Although Korean culture similar to Chinese make an emotional appeal on Chinese viewer, it is not enough to drag them to Korea.
The purpose of this study is to notify a superiority of Korean culture and to make Korean wave adapt to new trends and develop to be a sustainable fascinating culture trend. These kinds of studies will provide inspiration to constructor of Korean visual mass media to reflect on the process of their production.