The objective of this study is to verify the effects of travel agency brand equity on customer's brand loyalty and relation-continuing intention. In addition, the mediation effects of brand loyalty in the effects of travel agency brand equity on relat...
The objective of this study is to verify the effects of travel agency brand equity on customer's brand loyalty and relation-continuing intention. In addition, the mediation effects of brand loyalty in the effects of travel agency brand equity on relation-continuing intention was also verified. Questionnaire survey data for 317 customers of a travel agency in Chungcheong Provence was analyzed by SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0.0 statistical programs for the verification of the statistical significance for the questionnaire survey data.
First of all, the exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed to verify the propriety of the measuring tool, and then Cronbach's α was also assessed to verify the reliability of the measuring tool. t-test and one way ANOVA were also performed to investigate the difference in travel agency brand equity, brand loyalty and relation-continuing intention. Finally, structural equation model analysis was performed to verify the hypotheses of this study. The statistical significance was verified with significance levels of the α=0.05, α=0.01, α=0.001.
The following conclusions were drawn on the basis of the analysis results.
First, all the factors of brand equity such as brand image, brand association and perceived quality have the positively significant effects on customer's brand loyalty for the travel agency.
Second, customer's brand loyalty for the travel agency have the positively significant effects on relation-continuing intention.
Third, all the factors of brand equity such as brand image, brand association and perceived quality does not have the positively significant effects on customer's relation-continuing intention with the travel agency.
Fourth, for all the factors of brand equity such as brand image, brand association and perceived quality, the significant mediation effects of brand loyalty in the effects of travel agency brand equity on relation-continuing intention were confirmed.