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The effect of sport tourists\u27 travel style, destination and event choices, and motivation on their involvement in small-scale sports events
Authors
Anestis K. Fotiadis
Constantinos Vasilios Priporas
Nikolaos Stylos
Chris A. Vassiliadis
Publication date
1 January 2018
Publisher
ZU Scholars
Abstract
© 2018 Cognizant, LLC. This exploratory study investigates whether and in which way motivation and destination, travel, and event selection criteria influence sport tourists\u27 involvement in small-scale events. Thus, a model was developed and tested at a small-scale sport event in Sfendami, Greece. To test the six hypotheses of the proposed model a primary research study was conducted, which received responses from 181 participants. Implementation of the partial least square technique showed that changes in sport tourists\u27 travel style exert a direct and positive effect on involvement, as well as an indirect effect with motivation acting as a mediator; however, perception of destination and events characteristics does not exert a significant influence on participants\u27 involvement. Additionally, the model\u27s ability to predict the motivational aspects of sport tourists\u27 participation was demonstrated. Multidimensional scaling was employed to assist with event service design and improve organizers\u27 capabilities to develop effective promotional strategies
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