並列篇名 |
A Study on the Sightseeing Attractiveness, Values of Experience, and Intentions to Revisit of Guang-Xing Paper Mill, Nantou, Taiwan |
英文摘要 |
Guang-Xing Paper Mill is a tourist factory located in Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The main purpose of this research was to understand the tourists' perception of sightseeing attractiveness, values of experience, and intentions to revisit of Guang-XingPaper Mill.Hypotheses of this study were “There is a positive correlation between the sightseeing attractiveness and the value of experience'' and '' There are significant positive correlations between sightseeing attractiveness, value of experience and the intentions to revisit.This study used methodology of questionnaire survey to gain an understanding of Guang-Xing Paper Mill visitors’ mentality and overall visiting experiences. The surveys were conducted during the period of February 6 to March 2, 2019. Two hundred and fifty tourists were randomly selected in this cross-sectional, descriptive study to answer a structured questionnaire, out of which t two hundred and thirty-four valid data were used to analyze as the results, the valid corresponding rate was 93.6%.The results of this study were as follow:1. Female tourists surveyed were slightly more than male tourists. Most respondents belong to age group under 20 years old. Majority of respondents were students and with education level of junior high. More respondents live in the northern Taiwan; Most of the information gained about the site s were from ''introductions by relatives and friends.''2. The surveyed tourists rated Guang-Xing Paper Mill overall sightseeing attractiveness as very high, approve of its overall value of experience, and were willing to revisit again, as well as willing to recommend visiting the mill to relatives, friends and others.3.The respondents’' perception of the overall sightseeing attractiveness of Guang-Xing Paper Mill was significantly positive-correlated with its overall value to experience, and intentions to revisit of Guang-Xing Paper Mill. In addition, the respondents’ overall value of experience was significantly positively correlated with the overall revisiting intentions of Guang-Xing Paper Mill.Based on the above conclusions, it is recommended that the management of Guang-Xing Paper Mill to cherish the assets it has but to further improve on the items reflected by the surveyed tourists as not agreeable in the questionnaires, and to proactively work with travel agencies to increase sources of sightseeing customers such as elementary to high school students. In addition, it is suggested to promote the mill’s business in tourist exhibitions or arts/cultural activities in major cities of Taiwan. |