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Testing the influence of destination image and event quality on athletes’ intentions to re-visit the city: a case study of the 2017 World youth and juniors’ sambo championships in Novi Sad, Serbia

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Pages 390-401 | Received 20 Nov 2018, Accepted 27 Jan 2020, Published online: 11 Feb 2020
 

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to test the influence of destination image and event quality on athletes’ intentions to repeat visiting the city in the future and develop positive word-of-mouth. Two hundred and twenty-five (N = 225) questionnaires were collected, with an on-site survey, from athletes. Destination image was measured with the affective and cognitive dimensions (Kaplanidou & Vogt, 2007). Event quality was measured with three dimensions: core, tangibles and supporting (Alexandris, et al., 2017); finally, behavioural intentions were measured with intention to visit the city in the future and word-of-mouth communications (Alexandris, et al., 2017). The factorial validity of the scales was supported with a confirmatory factor analysis; the model showed acceptable fit indices: S-B χ2 = 819.61, p < 0.001, NNFI = 0.95, CFI = 0.96, RMSEA = 0.08, RMSEA CI = 0.079–0.089. In terms of the intention to visit the city in the future, the results showed that the model predicted 21% of the variance (F = 3.25, p < 0.001). All the dimensions had significant contributions to the prediction of intentions. In terms of the word-of-mouth communications, the model predicted 28% of the variance (F = 4.04, p < 0.001). The tangibles and supporting dimensions had the most significant contributions. The theoretical and applied implications of these results are discussed.

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