%0 Journal Article
%T The impact of congruence between self
%A Ali Asadi
%A Javad Khazaei Pool
%A Masood Khodadadi
%J Tourism and Hospitality Research
%@ 1742-9692
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1467358416663820
%X Today, understanding the reason for tourists choosing an Islamic destination over other destinations is considered a vital aspect of Islamic tourism studies. In this paper, an attempt is made to analyse the factors influencing the behavioural intentions including congruence between self-concept and destination personality, destination personality and tourist¡¯s satisfaction and perceived experience. The targeted respondents of the present research consist of foreign tourists who chose a historical-Islamic destination. Data were analysed through structural equation modelling. Results show that the tourists¡¯ perceived experience and satisfaction influence the behavioural intentions of the tourist. Furthermore, the congruence between self-concept and destination personality influences the tourists¡¯ perceived experience and satisfaction and finally, perceived experience influences tourist satisfaction
%K Self-concept
%K destination personality
%K tourist satisfaction
%K perceived experience
%K structural equation modelling
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1467358416663820