Key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors: the mediating effect of festival experience and festival image

This study, based on systems theory, information processing theory, image theory, stimulus-organism-response theory and reasoned action theory, was conducted on festival visitors to investigate festival key success factors' effect on festival experience, festival image and festival loyalty. In...

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Main Authors: Ali Dalgiç, Kemal Birdir
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Language:English
Published: University of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEO 2020-01-01
Series:Tourism & Management Studies
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Online Access:https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1160
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description This study, based on systems theory, information processing theory, image theory, stimulus-organism-response theory and reasoned action theory, was conducted on festival visitors to investigate festival key success factors' effect on festival experience, festival image and festival loyalty. In addition, the effect of key success factors on festival loyalty through the mediator role of festival experience and festival image was investigated. This research developed a model by bringing together festival key success factors, festival experience (emotional and cognitive experience), festival image (emotional and cognitive experience) and festival loyalty. Study data were gathered from participants joining Orange Blossom Festival. Path analysis and structural equation modelling analysis showed that festival key success factors, festival experience and festival image variables have significant and positive effect on festival loyalty. Moreover, it was revealed that festival experience and festival image play a mediating role on effect of festival key success factors on festival loyalty.
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spelling doaj-art-c411aec0fb30422b868301ee3f48d38e2025-01-07T22:56:09ZengUniversity of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEOTourism & Management Studies2182-84662020-01-011612838Key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors: the mediating effect of festival experience and festival imageAli Dalgiç 0Kemal Birdir1Isparta University of Applied Sciences Tourism Faculty, Eğirdir/Isparta, TurkeyMersin University, Tourism Faculty, Çiftlikköy Campus, Yenişehir/Mersin, TurkeyThis study, based on systems theory, information processing theory, image theory, stimulus-organism-response theory and reasoned action theory, was conducted on festival visitors to investigate festival key success factors' effect on festival experience, festival image and festival loyalty. In addition, the effect of key success factors on festival loyalty through the mediator role of festival experience and festival image was investigated. This research developed a model by bringing together festival key success factors, festival experience (emotional and cognitive experience), festival image (emotional and cognitive experience) and festival loyalty. Study data were gathered from participants joining Orange Blossom Festival. Path analysis and structural equation modelling analysis showed that festival key success factors, festival experience and festival image variables have significant and positive effect on festival loyalty. Moreover, it was revealed that festival experience and festival image play a mediating role on effect of festival key success factors on festival loyalty.https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1160festival key success factorsfestival imageperception of festival experiencefestival loyaltyevents
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Key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors: the mediating effect of festival experience and festival image
Tourism & Management Studies
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festival image
perception of festival experience
festival loyalty
events
title Key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors: the mediating effect of festival experience and festival image
title_full Key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors: the mediating effect of festival experience and festival image
title_fullStr Key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors: the mediating effect of festival experience and festival image
title_full_unstemmed Key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors: the mediating effect of festival experience and festival image
title_short Key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors: the mediating effect of festival experience and festival image
title_sort key success factors on loyalty of festival visitors the mediating effect of festival experience and festival image
topic festival key success factors
festival image
perception of festival experience
festival loyalty
events
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