What have they heard? Pre-visit Image of Sri Lanka as a Tourist Destination. (Record no. 52666)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Siriwardana, Sajith |
| 9 (RLIN) | 34737 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | What have they heard? Pre-visit Image of Sri Lanka as a Tourist Destination. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 181 - 205 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Nearly a decade has passed since the end of the civil-conflict which prevailed for 30-long years in Sri Lanka. Despite the evocative dark patches, tourism industry made a significant contribution to rebuild this nation during this period. However, efforts to answer even the most basic questions including, "How do tourists view Sri Lanka as a tourist destination?", have been noticeably inadequate. This paper thus, aims to explore the pre-visit destination image held by tourists regarding Sri Lanka and the role played by information sources in forming such a pre-visit image. Having conducted 25 semi-structured interviews with overseas tourists, who have not gained any travel exposure in Sri Lanka, the findings, derived from a thematic analysis, suggested that the respondents have a favourable pre-visit image, overall, towards the country. While word-of-mouth has been influential in forming such a favourable image, the government-maintained information sources were viewed in a supportive capacity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Tourism |
| Uncontrolled term | Tourist attractions |
| Uncontrolled term | Semi-structured interviews |
| Uncontrolled term | Post-Conflict Recovery |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Chaminda, J. W. Dushan |
| 9 (RLIN) | 34738 |
| Personal name | Rathnayake, Dilan |
| 9 (RLIN) | 34739 |
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| Host Biblionumber | 30848 |
| Host Itemnumber | 76907 |
| Main entry heading | MANIMALA, MATHEW J. ( EDITOR) |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | AMDISA HYDRABAD |
| Other item identifier | 55510879 |
| Title | SOUTH ASIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT |
| International Standard Book Number | 0971-5421 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Journal Article |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Main Library | Main Library | 24/09/2019 | Vol 26, Issue 2/ 55510879JA8 | 55510879JA8 | 24/09/2019 | 24/09/2019 |