MABIS: Manajemen dan Bisnis
Vol 8, No 2 (2009): SEPTEMBER 2009

PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE WORD-OF-MOUTH COMMUNICATION IN PRE AND POST TRIP: A STUDY ON INDONESIAN TOURIST VISITED THAILAND

A. Haryo Perwito (Soegijapranata Catholic University, Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2009

Abstract

Satisfied and dissatisfied consumers will create positive or negative Word-of-Mouth communication about their experience on product. This research focuses on Indonesian tourists visiting Thailand, with the objectives, first, to explore the pre-trip information about Thailand as a tourist destination and about its attractions. The second is to explore the post-trip information that the Indonesian tourists would say through Word-of-Mouth communication about Thailand as a tourist destination and its attractions. Interview and observation are used to get the data, and the qualitative analysis with phenomenological approach is used to get the interpretive themes of the received and potential spread-out information. The findings indicated the Indonesia tourists have received minimum information about Thailand and about its attractions. During their trip, beside encountered many disappointment or dissatisfaction reality, they also have got good experiences and views which are followed by admirations. Those experiences will be told to their friends and relatives. It also shown that although they were not satisfied, they still have willingness to revisit and recommend selectively to their friends an relative.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mabis

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Manajemen & Bisnis (MABIS) is an open access journal with ISSN 1412-3789 and e-ISSN 2477-1783. The editorial board invites authors and experts to publish and share their ideas through scientific and empirical research in the field of Management and Business. The major objective of the publication is ...