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Varintra Sirisuthikul

DBA Student

 
Qualifications/Position

BBA (Colorado, USA); MS (Colorado, USA)
DBA Student, Tourism Research Unit

 

Research Strengths

Tourist Behaviour
Tourism, Image and Media


DBA Title
"An examination of congruency between destination brand identity and image"
Synopsis

Ultimately a destination brand manifests as an image (or lack of) in the mind of the consumer, which may be quite different to the image intended in the brand identity. The focus for this study is on Thailand 's brand image as perceived by potential Australian travelers, as well as Thailand 's brand identity as intended by Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

The study seeks to provide a model for the measurement of destination branding at two levels: the customer (travelers) and the operator (destination marketers), to improve understanding of the context of destination branding both theoretically and practically.

This research is featured in TRU Stories 2. Please click here for full details.

DBA Supervisors:
Professor Betty Weiler
Dr Mike Reid
Completed Research Projects:

"Comparison of Service Quality of Thai Airways and Singapore Airline"
The study was funded by Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand

Contact details
Postal Address:

Monash University, Berwick Campus
Department of Management
PO Box 1071
Narre Warren VIC 3805

Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
Monash Web Page:

+61 4 013 34743
+61 3 990 47130
tui.sirisuthikul@buseco.monash.edu.au
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