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 Volume 13, Issue 1 (January 2026), Pages: 91-100

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 Original Research Paper

Tourism experience and behavioral intention: A mediated model of host–guest interaction and enjoyment

 Author(s): 

 Nasib Nasib 1, *, Siti Alhamra Salqaura 2, Hengky Kosasih 1, Muhammad Fathoni 3, Ratih Amelia 4

 Affiliation(s):

  1Department of Management, Institut Bisnis Informasi Teknologi dan Bisnis, Medan, Indonesia
  2Department of Management, Universitas Medan Area, Medan, Indonesia
  3Department of Informatics Management, Politeknik Ganesha Medan, Medan, Indonesia
  4Department of Management, Politeknik Unggul LP3M, Medan, Indonesia

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   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3798-1562

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  https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2026.01.010

 Abstract

This study examines the effect of host–guest interaction on tourists’ behavioral intentions through perceived enjoyment at the Puncak Siosar 2000 tourist destination in North Sumatra, Indonesia. A quantitative survey method was used to collect data from 115 tourists who visited Puncak Siosar 2000 in 2025. The study analyzes both the direct and indirect effects of host–guest interaction on tourists’ behavioral intentions, with perceived enjoyment as a mediating variable. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was applied to examine the relationships among the variables. The results show that positive host–guest interactions have a significant effect on tourists’ perceived enjoyment. In addition, perceived enjoyment mediates the relationship between host–guest interaction and tourists’ behavioral intentions, including intentions to revisit and to recommend the destination to others. These findings provide important implications for tourism managers on the role of host–guest interaction in enhancing tourist satisfaction and encouraging repeat visits.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Host–guest interaction, Perceived enjoyment, Behavioral intention, Tourist satisfaction, Revisit intention

 Article history

 Received 27 July 2025, Received in revised form 8 December 2025, Accepted 15 December 2025

 Funding

This research was supported by the Directorate of Research, Technology, and Community Service (DRTPM), Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia, under the grant number 51/SPK/LL1/AL.04.03/PL/2025. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to DRTPM for their financial support, which made this research possible. 

 Acknowledgment

The authors would like to express their gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemendikbudristek) for the support provided through the Regular Fundamental Research Grant Program, which greatly facilitated the implementation of this research. 

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

This study was conducted in accordance with accepted ethical research standards. Participation in the survey was entirely voluntary, and all respondents were informed about the purpose of the study prior to data collection. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. No personally identifiable information was collected, and respondents’ anonymity and confidentiality were fully preserved.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Nasib N, Salqaura SA, Kosasih H, Fathoni M, and Amelia R (2026). Tourism experience and behavioral intention: A mediated model of host–guest interaction and enjoyment. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 13(1): 91-100

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