Developing Pattern of Effective Factors on Sports Tourism

Ssafdel, Hasan; Keshavarz, Loghman

doi:10.30473/arsm.2019.6257

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Hasan Ssafdel ¹
Loghman Keshavarz ²

¹ Ph.D Student of Sport Management, Payame Noor University.

² Professor of Sport Management, Payame Noor University.

https://doi.org/10.30473/arsm.2019.6257

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the factors affecting sport tourism and its developmental model. It is an applied research in terms of purpose and descriptive survey in terms of methodology. The statistical population of the research was include of stakeholders who were educated in two different field of tourism. and also Ph.D. holders or faculty members in sports management with at least two published papers in the area of sports tourism or at least 10 years of senior management experience (N=189). The whole population were considered as samples due to limited number of population. The research tool was a modified sport tourism questionnaire of Ghiami Rad and Moharam zadeh (1999). The face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by 12 relevant experts and its validity was confirmed by the confirmatory factor analysis. Also, the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed in a preliminary study, which was conducted on 30 members of the research community, and all Cronbach's alpha coefficients were more than 0.70, which indicated an appropriate reliability of the questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the collected data. To provide descriptive data, statistical frequency, frequency and frequency tables were used and for analyzing the data in the inferential statistics section, verification factors, exploratory factor analysis, single sample T, Friedman test and analysis Structural equations were used with SPSS and Amos version 23 software.
The results showed that there is a significant priority between all the attracting, inhibiting and diving factors. Finally, the model of factors influencing the development of sport tourism in Iran was compiled and fitted using different fitting indexes such as absolute, comparative, Normandy, Tucker-Lewis, and Benthaler-Bonnet.

The results showed that there is a significant priority between all the attracting, inhibiting and diving factors. Finally, the model of factors influencing the development of sport tourism in Iran was compiled and fitted using different fitting indexes such as absolute, comparative, Normandy, Tucker-Lewis, and Benthaler-Bonnet

Keywords

20.1001.1.23455551.1398.8.2.6.4

References

- Andueza &Miranda.(2005)."The role of sport tourism destination chosen by tourist visiting Spain". Journal of sport tourism.

- blali, Maryam and Moeen fard, Mohammad Reza and Hamedinia, Mohammad Reza and Amir Ahmadi, Abolghasem (2012). "Reviewing the views of managers and experts on the development of sport tourism industry in Khorasan Razavi province". Sports Manager Season. Summer.

- Cho, kwang-Min (2004). "Developing Taekwondo as a tourist commodity". IJASS, 13(2), 53-62.

- Cho.Kwang- Min (2004). "Developing Teakwando as a tourist commodity". IJASS,13(2),53-62.

- De Knop, P. (2004), "Total quality, a new issue in sport tourism policy", Journal of Sport Tourism, Vol. 9(4), 303-314.

- Evangelia Kasimati A,B. Peter Dawson. (2009)."Assessing the impact of the2004 Olampic Games on the Greek economy: A small macroeconometic modle”.Economic modelling 26.139-146. Congress: Future of Sport Management Proceeding, Firenze: Italy : EAS.

- Farahani, Abolfazl et al. (1393). "The role of intentions in the development of the sports tourism industry in a five-year period in Amarty Abu Dhabi", Sports Management Journal, Volume 6, Issue 2.

- Homayoun, Mohammad Hadi (2005). "Tourism and Intercultural Communication". Proceedings of the first tourism conference and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Vol. 1, Kish - Hadavi, Farideh and Ehsani, Mohammad and Ghasemi, Hamid (1383). Marketing and Tourism in Sport, Sports Economy (Hammshahri Magazine)

- Hetro , Afshar, Musharraf Javadi, Batol and Farzad Ghafouri. (1384). "The factors that drive tourists to international sporting events in the country", the Olympic-based journal.

- Hetro , Afshar (1386). The role of sport tourism in the development of sport. Master's Degree, Tarbiat Modarres University.

- Hetro , Afshar (2005). "Factors influencing the development of tourism due to the organization of international sporting events in the country from the point of view of managers and sports managers and tourism managers." Master's thesis, Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran -"Investigating factors influencing the motivation of tourists participating in sports events". Seventh International Conference on Physical Education and Sport Sciences. March‏ 1388.-Khatib zadeh,

- Ko sasi, V(2005). "sports tourism, in Inndia", Journal of sports tourism

- Kozak M (2005). Comparative analaysis of tourist motoivations by nationality and destinations , tourism Management .

- L.D.; H.A. Bosetti, K.C. Teed (2001). “Motivation to attend the 1996 summer Olympic Games”. Journal of Travel Research; Boulder; Feb a multiple – night even".Journal‏of‏ Travel Research35(2) ,46-54.

- Mirzaei Kalar, Akbar, Madani, Seyed Mahdi, Hematinejad, Mehrali and Farhad Rahmaninia.(1394). "Barriers and obstacles to sport tourism", Journal of Management and Development of Sport,

- Mehdi, Honarvar, Afshar (1395). Demographic Features and Priority of Sports Tourists of Iran, Proceedings of Sporting Entertainment Conference, Tehran.

- Moradian, Roshanak (1389). "Sports Tourism Potential". Monthly Tourism Management. Rasht. Twenty Twenty Pages 26 to 30.

- th, Chuck Wai (1382). "Tourism in Comprehensive Perspective". Translated by Ali Parsaeiyan, Seyed Mohammad Arabi, Second Edition, Tehran, Office of Cultural Studies.
-Mirzai, Akbar (1388).

- Naseri, Seyed Masoud (1375). "Identifying the Barriers Effective in the Development of the Iranian Tourism Industry and Designing an Exploratory Model for the Development of Tourists' Attraction", Graduate Diploma, Tarbiat Modarres University.

- Nogawa, H., Yamaguchi, Y., Hagi, Y. (1996). "An empirical research study on japanese Sport Tourism in sport-for-all events case studies of a single – night event and6. Neirotti, ‏

- World Tourism Organiazation (WTO), "Sport and Tourism Shaping Global Culture". On www at http: www.World- Tourism.Org, 2001

Applied Research in Sport Management

Developing Pattern of Effective Factors on Sports Tourism

References

References

Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 30
fall 2019
September 2019
Pages 63-76

Developing Pattern of Effective Factors on Sports Tourism

References

References

Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 30fall 2019September 2019Pages 63-76

Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 30
fall 2019
September 2019
Pages 63-76