The demand for people who are tired of the stress and rapid pace of urban life to relax in quiet, nature-friendly rural areas is increasing, and as travelers have a growing desire to experience local culture and life rather than simply sightseeing tou...
The demand for people who are tired of the stress and rapid pace of urban life to relax in quiet, nature-friendly rural areas is increasing, and as travelers have a growing desire to experience local culture and life rather than simply sightseeing tourist destinations, interest in health and well-being such as farming experiences, local food experiences, and cultural experiences is increasing. Rural tourism experiences can relieve stress and heal the body and mind by providing opportunities to relax in nature and experience new experiences away from daily life. In addition, rural tourism experiences provide new experiences and relaxations to urban residents by forming close relationships with local communities, providing opportunities to create jobs and increase income for local residents, and experiencing the culture, history, and natural environment of rural areas.
The impact of these rural tourism experiences on brand value and brand equity is great. Rural tourism experiences raise the awareness of local brands and reinforce the image of local brands. Local brands also play a big role in increasing customer loyalty and have a great influence on the intention to visit.
Therefore, this study aims to provide future development instructions that can help rural tourism experience increase brand value, brand assets, and visit intentions, attract more tourists, revitalize rural tourism, and promote the formation of tourism as a competitive rural tourism experience in Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province.
In order to realize the final research purpose, the rural tourism experience was actually surveyed for two months from July 1 to July 31, 2024, and from September 1 to September 30, 2024, for tourists who visited the rural tourism site in Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do, in the range of brand value and brand assets, and 374 copies of the species were surveyed for analysis. For empirical analysis, the statistical package SPSS for win 23.0 was used.
As an analysis method, frequency analysis was performed to understand the demographic characteristics of the survey subjects, and the reliability and validity of statistical data were reviewed to understand the statistical appropriateness of the overall empirical survey. Reliability analysis using Cronbach's α coefficient and factor analysis to converge variables as factors were performed to this end. Correlation analysis was also performed to identify the relationship between research concept variables, and multiple regression analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were performed to verify the proposed model and hypothesis.
First, the rural tourism experience will have a significant impact on brand value. As a result of verifying that comfort, information, and attractiveness, which are sub-factors of the rural tourism experience, were all analyzed to have a significant positive (+) effect on brand value.
Second, rural tourism experiences will have a significant impact on brand equity. As a result of verifying the experience, it was analyzed that comfort, information, and attractiveness, which are sub-factors of experience, all had a positive (+) effect on brand equity.
Third, rural tourism experiences will have a significant influence on the intention to visit. As a result of verifying that comfort, information, and attractiveness, which are sub-factors of experiential marketing, were all analyzed to have a positive (+) effect on the intention to visit.
Fourth, brand value will have a significant influence on brand equity. As a result of verifying the brand value, it was analyzed that uniqueness, preference, and price, which are sub-factors of brand value, all have a positive (+) effect on brand equity.
Fifth, brand value will have a significant influence on visit intention. As a result of the verification, it was analyzed that uniqueness, preference, and price, which are sub-factors of brand value, all have a positive (+) effect on visit intention.
Sixth, brand equity will have a significant influence on the intention to visit. As a result of the verification, it was analyzed that both recognition and perceived quality, which are sub-factors of brand equity, had a positive (+) effect on the intention to visit.
According to these results, it was analyzed that the impact of rural tourism experience on brand value, the impact of rural tourism experience on brand equity, the impact of rural tourism experience on visit intention, the impact of brand value on brand equity, the impact of brand value on visit intention, and the impact of brand equity on visit intention were all positive (+) and all hypotheses were adopted by model analysis.