Tourists’ satisfaction with and intentions toward a nature-themed festival: The contribution of destination attributes, festival events, place attachment and life satisfaction

Nghiêm-Phú, Bình; Kiều, Thu Hương; Hoàng, Thị Thu Trang

doi:10.1080/15470148.2020.1866138

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“…The results of this study are consistent with the prior findings where the positive relationship between place attachment and satisfaction is confirmed (Lee et al , 2012; Nghiêm-Phú et al ., 2021; Ramkissoon and Mavondo, 2015). However, the direction of the relationship differed according to a study by Lin and Lee (2020) which indicates that satisfaction affects festival identity and place identity.…”

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confidence: 92%

Determinants of visitors' festival satisfaction and subjective well-being: tracing the roles of place attachment and satisfaction

Thirugnanasambantham¹,

Pillai²,

Patwardhan³

et al. 2023

IJEFM

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PurposeIndia has a marvelous distinction of hosting religious and cultural extravaganzas on an enormous scale, keeping in with its rich lineage and civilizational assortment. The philosophical threads of such festivals are eventually subjective well-being and spiritual awakening. In this context, the authors examine how the visitors' festival motivation culminates in life satisfaction and subjective well-being.Design/methodology/approachThe study follows a theory-driven deductive approach to test the construed relationships. The data were collected from the sites of religious fiesta when the participants were immersed in their cultural fervor. The study uses structural equation modeling to examine the hypothesized model.FindingsThe study finds that place attachment and life satisfaction empirically mediate the relationship between festival motivation and subjective well-being. However, the relationship between place attachment and subjective well-being is not empirically strong when life satisfaction mediates their relationship.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is based on a convenience sample and is limited to the visitors of local religious festivals. Future research must verify the suitability of the model in other types of festivals of other religions and different locations. Also, this research deliberates on the relationship between only four variables. Future researchers could discuss other variables such as authenticity, emotional solidarity, festival images, festival values, religious faith, etc. to develop a more robust model to explain the relationship between festival motivation and subjective well-being.Practical implicationsIn India regardless of social strata, people are religiously conscious and inclined toward attending publicly celebrated religious festivals. The scale of these festivals is significant and given the scenario, the local Government has to join hands with the temple administration, local people and visitors to reap the full benefits of the festival. These temple festivals not only foster coordination and involvement among various stakeholders, but also invoke the devotion of the people to jointly organize the celebrations.Social implicationsAs some of the religious festivals go beyond caste, creed and nationality, the celebrations should evolve as multi-cultural mass events uniting the societal cohesiveness, spirit and national culture. The variables chosen and results found in this study will surely support publicizing the significance of religious festivals in the region and provide an idea to the organizers and supporters to develop new strategies to promote similar events.Originality/valueThe results claim several implications for theory and practice. Theoretically, the study contributes to the literature on religious tourism and event management. Practically, the study discussions indicate the importance of disseminating the significance of religious festivals as a platform for local tourist attractions to generate social, cultural and economic benefits.

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confidence: 92%

Determinants of visitors' festival satisfaction and subjective well-being: tracing the roles of place attachment and satisfaction

Thirugnanasambantham¹,

Pillai²,

Patwardhan³

et al. 2023

IJEFM

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“…Previous studies have also examined the relationship between event variables such as event quality and event satisfaction and their outcomes such as expenditure and place attachment (Andersson, Armbrecht, and Lundberg 2017; Kim, Choe, and Petrick 2018; Lee, Kyle, and Scott 2012; Zhang, Fong, and Li 2019). The findings of Nghiêm-Phú, Kiều, and Hoàng (2020) supported the direct effect of event satisfaction on life satisfaction of nature-themed festival tourists. Armbrecht and Andersson (2020) found the influences of event experience and event satisfaction on SWB of sport event participants.…”

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Effects of Cultural Ecosystem Services on Visitors’ Subjective Well-Being: Evidences From China’s National Park and Flower Expo

Zhang

Cai

2022

Journal of Travel Research

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This study proposes a model on the relationship between cultural ecosystem service (CES) and visitors’ subjective well-being (SWB). The model consists of the four constructs of CES, SWB, place attachment, and event attachment, which are developed from literature of multiple disciplines. The model is tested with primary data collected in a China’s national park and its 10th Flower Expo. The results indicate that perceived value of CES has strong direct effect on visitors’ SWB, as well as a serial mediating effect through place attachment and event attachment. Perceived value of CES is an important antecedent of place attachment, event attachment, and visitors’ SWB. When controlling the effect of CES, event attachment exhibits a significant effect on visitors’ SWB, but the effect of place attachment is insignificant. In addition to the proposed model, the study’s findings provide fresh empirical evidence to further understand each of the four constructs and their interrelationship.

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“…For example, even if someone visits an amusement park and enjoys some thrilling rides, he or she may not always feel attached to the park (Rasoolimanesh et al, 2019;Boley et al, 2021). There is a strong theoretical background showing that destination attachment is a direct determinant of satisfaction and revisit intention (Kim et al, 2018a;Nghiêm-Phú et al, 2021;Cifci, 2022). This can be implied in the context of tourism as when tourists have experience at a particular destination, they tend to identify themselves with that place.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Waheed and Hassan (2016) show that there is a relationship between quality, satisfaction, and tourists' revisit intention. If the number of previous visits affects the image of a destination (Lu et al, 2020;Nghiêm-Phú et al, 2021), this will also affect their satisfaction and revisit intention.…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploring the Drivers of Tourists' Revisit Intention: Does Digital Payment Adoption and Tour Guide Performance Matters?

Hermanto¹,

SURYANTO²,

TAHIR³

2023

GTG

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This study is conducted with the aim to understand the factors that encourage the revisit intention of visitors to a tourist place. We consider several aspects such as tourist satisfaction, tour guide performance, destination attachment, and digital payments adoption in tourist destinations. This study uses quantitative methods through a survey of 294 tourists which is chosen by incidental sampling, who visited tourist destinations in West Java Province, Indonesia. The data obtained were processed using the Structural Equation Model with the help of AMOS 7 software. This study indicate that tour guide performance, digital payments adoption, and destination attachments positively influence visitor satisfaction. We also proved that tour guide performance, destination attachment, and tourist satisfaction positively influence revisit intention. Tourist satisfaction mediates the relationship between tour guide performance, destination attachment, and revisit intention. This study justifies the factors that determine the high intention to visit tourist destinations in West Java Province, Indonesia. It sheds lights on tourism literature by identifying factors that influence tourist satisfaction, namely tour guide performance, digital payments adoption, and destination attachments.

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Tourists’ satisfaction with and intentions toward a nature-themed festival: The contribution of destination attributes, festival events, place attachment and life satisfaction

Cited by 15 publications

References 67 publications

Determinants of visitors' festival satisfaction and subjective well-being: tracing the roles of place attachment and satisfaction

Determinants of visitors' festival satisfaction and subjective well-being: tracing the roles of place attachment and satisfaction

Effects of Cultural Ecosystem Services on Visitors’ Subjective Well-Being: Evidences From China’s National Park and Flower Expo

Exploring the Drivers of Tourists' Revisit Intention: Does Digital Payment Adoption and Tour Guide Performance Matters?

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