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Antecedents of Duty Free Shop Willingness to Pay

  • Song, Myungkeun (Department of Tourism Management, Dong-A University) ;
  • Moon, Joonho (Department of Tourism Administration, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Tang, Ruo-Han (Department of Tourism and Recreation, Kyonggl University)
  • Received : 2021.02.28
  • Accepted : 2021.03.25
  • Published : 2021.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose - This study aims to examine the antecedents of willingness to pay in the domain of duty free shop. Design/methodology/approach - This study chooses willingness to pay as explained variable. The candidates of explanatory variables are price fairness, brand awareness, employee service, product diversity, and crowding. This study uses survey to explore the linear relation between variables. This research collected data using online panel data collection service. The number of valid observation is 265. The research targe is Lotte duty free store. Statistical analysis was for statistical inference. To attain the information of survey respondents, frequency analysis is employed. Next, this study implemented exploratory factor analysis and reliability to ensure both validity and reliability of measurement items. This study executed multiple regression analysis to test research hypotheses Findings - Regrading results, brand awareness, employee service, and product diversity are positively associated with willingness to pay of duty free shop product. Moreover, the results of regression analysis suggest the inverted-U shape association between crowding and willingness to pay. However, price fairness appeared as non-significant variable to account for willingness to pay in the multiple regression analysis. Originality - This study contributes to the literature by examining duty free shop customers more.

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