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Encountering Irish traditional music through virtual space: the experience of FleadhFest 2021 International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Leandro Pessina
Purpose The main research questions critically examine online videos that draw attention to a local community of musical practice, noticing how these can potentially be included within the tourism promotion strategies. This paper develops a case study of four videos realised by the Louth County Board of the organisation Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) in Co. Louth, Ireland, as a part of the FleadhFest
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“I didn’t want to promote it with a white girl”: marketing practices and boundary work at popular music festivals International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Britt Swartjes
Purpose This paper aims to explore how music festival organisers negotiate diversity and inclusion in marketing and promotion practices through symbolic and social boundaries. Design/methodology/approach Based on semi-structured interviews with 18 festival organisers in Rotterdam and participant observation with six festival photographers I show that symbolic and social boundaries are employed in three
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Social practices and placemaking: the case of the Bons Sons festival, in Portugal International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Maria Luciana De Almeida, Marisa P. de Brito, Lilian Soares Outtes Wanderley
Purpose The study aims to understand the meaning of event-based and place-based community practices, as well as the resulting social impacts. Design/methodology/approach An ethnomethodological approach was followed (participant observation and interviews were supplemented by secondary data), with the analysis being exploratory and interpretative. Findings The festival and the place reinforce the community’s
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After COVID-19 lockdown: an exploratory study about the influence of mindfulness-feelings toward an individual’s outdoor lifestyle and empowerment International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Ana Pinto Borges, Elvira Pacheco Vieira, Paula Rodrigues, António Lopes de Almeida, Ana Sousa
Purpose This study aimed to detect the relationships between mindfulness and events participation, and then between the later and psychological empowerment. Design/methodology/approach The proposed model's underlying hypotheses were empirically tested with data collected through an online survey addressed to a convenience sample of frequent leisure participants (n = 199). The authors applied the structural
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The infiltration of LGBTQ+ safe spaces International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Daniel Baxter, Steve Jones, Claire Leer
Purpose LGBTQ+ spaces are often considered as safe havens for the LGBTQ+ community, as they can gather free from prejudice and fear. This research explores the effect that heterosexual people attending LGBTQ+ venues have on this community. This paper considers the impacts on the community, the importance of their safe spaces and identifies practical implications to be considered in protecting these
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Festival personality, satisfaction and loyalty: the moderating effect of involvement International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Deniz Karagöz, Haywantee Ramkissoon
Purpose The objective of this study was to examine the relationships among festival personality, satisfaction and loyalty. Also, the study further analyzed the moderation effect of involvement on the relationships between festival personality, satisfaction and loyalty. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopt a two-stage mixed-method approach. Through a list of brand personality traits from previous
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Cultural events' service quality, satisfaction and loyalty: a case on an annual cultural diversity event in Borneo International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Salfarina Abdul Gapor, Chee Hua Chin, Ek Tee Ngian, Winnie Poh Ming Wong, Jiet Ping Kiew, Ting Ling Toh
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the hard and soft measures of service quality and visitors' satisfaction, which ultimately contribute to visitor loyalty to the destination, specifically in the context of the Borneo Cultural Festival (BCF) in Sibu, Sarawak (Malaysia). Design/methodology/approach The study uses a quantitative research approach with 427 valid responses from domestic and
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The dilemma between cultural rituals and hedonism for tourism in a cultural festival: a case study of the Lanna Songkran festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Montira Intason
Purpose The qualitative approach was applied the discover the optimum answers to the research objectives, which are (1) to understand the cultural and hedonistic characteristics of the (Lanna) Songkran festival; and (2) to examine the dilemma between cultural rituals and hedonistic activity for tourism. Design/methodology/approach This study used a case study of the Songkran festival in Chiang Mai
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Place-based community events and resistance to territorial stigmatisation International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-10-20 David McGillivray, Trudie Walters, Séverin Guillard
Purpose Place-based community events fulfil important functions, internally and externally. They provide opportunities for people from diverse communities and cultures to encounter each other, to participate in pleasurable activities in convivial settings and to develop mutual understanding. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the value of such events as a means of resisting or challenging
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Investigating the recovery of community events in Scotland, post-COVID-19 International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Nick Davies, Lindsay Robbins, Daniel Baxter, Maren Viol, Alannah Graham, Aleksandra Halas
Purpose Community events are significant for building community identity and cohesion. During 2020–2021, events largely halted due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and many communities lacked the capacity to recover their events quickly, in comparison to larger more well-resourced events. The study aims to understand and learn from the experiences of Scottish community event practitioners' during
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Exploring literary festivals in Ireland International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Mary McGuckin
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the origins and management of literary festivals in Ireland from the perspective of their founders or those involved in managing these festivals. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research study explores six literary festivals across the island of Ireland. The research and data collection instruments include bibliographic research and a series
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Now what? An assessment of perceived legacies post-Olympic cycle International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Rodrigo Feller, Robert M. Turick, Khirey B. Walker, Benjamin J. Downs
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the post-event perceptions of Rio de Janeiro residents regarding the legacies left to them from hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. Additionally, this study examines how perceptions of Olympic legacies differed amongst demographic groups. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, participants were asked to complete a survey questionnaire
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Relying on what different stakeholders express on social media to repurpose and reposition sustainable events of the future International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Almudena Otegui Carles, José Antonio Fraiz Brea, Noelia Araújo Vila
Purpose The purpose of this article is to capture what the concept of sustainable events means for different stakeholders, what they think and express in social media about sustainable events, and so be able to take it into account when repurposing and repositioning events in life for the future in a responsible way based on sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Authors have performed the photographic
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Examining multiple mediation of escapism and ethnic food experience in the relationship between diversity and behavioral intentions: the case of Vietnam International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Emrah Köksal Sezgin, Abdullah Tanrısevdi, Ahu Sezgin
Purpose The study aims to examine the mediating effects of escapism (ESC) and ethnic food experience (EFE) in the relationship between diversity (DIV) and behavioral intentions (BI) of visitors attending Hoi An International Food Festival held in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach The research takes a predictive and explanatory approach rather than theory confirmation. Partial least squares (PLS)
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The trend of Japanese pop culture and its differentiating approach through event tourism International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Filipe Segurado Severino, Francisco Silva
Purpose This study focuses on analysing Japanese pop culture events to determine whether they may be useful marketing tools for a location with a distinctive culture from where they are organized. It also examines how the popular culture events differ from other events and what impacts they have on these destinations. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method approach is used to analyse data from
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Sensation seeking and conspicuous consumption in event-based activities: the mediation role of fear of missing out (FoMO) International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Mehmet Tahir Dursun, Metin Argan, Mehpare Tokay Argan, Halime Dinç
Purpose Numerous studies have looked at why people attend events which engage in conspicuous consumerism, but they have neglected the fear of missing out on these event-based experiences. This study aims to look at the impact of sensation seeking on conspicuous consumption within the event-based activities. Moreover, the developed model examined the mediating role of the fear of missing out in this
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“Our festival, Their festival”: the local perceptions of festival sustainability in Zanzibar festival portfolio International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Dev Jani
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore local residents' perceptions of sustainability of different festivals making festival portfolio in Zanzibar. Design/methodology/approach The study used multiqualitative methods and comparative case analysis that made use of in-depth interviews, observation and focus group discussion as the data collection techniques. Thematic content analysis was used
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Determinants of visitors' festival satisfaction and subjective well-being: tracing the roles of place attachment and satisfaction International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-06-27 K. Thirugnanasambantham, Pillai K. Rajasekharan, Vidya Patwardhan, G. Raghavendra, Shreelatha Rao
Purpose India 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
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Visitor emotional solidarity, segmentation and revisit intentions amidst COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Panafest and emancipation festivals in Ghana International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Vincent Asimah, Ratih Hurriyati, Vanessa Gaffar, Lili Adi Wibowo
Purpose This study examines the effect of festival visitors' emotional solidarity and segmentation on revisiting intentions to Ghana for the Panafest/Emancipation festivals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The study utilised data from a self-completed survey administered to festival-goers who attended the Panafest and Emancipation festivals in 2019 and 2021. In 2019, 782 questionnaires
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Measurement model of the projected and perceived image through the organizational identity of the Volvo Ocean Race Brazil event International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Lígia Najdzion, Sara Joana Gadotti dos Anjos, Vitor Roslindo Kuhn, Francisco Antonio dos Anjos
Purpose World Tourism Organization (WTO) recognizes image as the main aspect to be considered by a destination in its promotion and marketing process. Cities try to build valued and recognized images, established from an identity defined based on their own values. One of the strategies adopted for this construction is to hold events, through which it is possible to promote tourism, move the economy
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Parents' attending status and alcohol consumption on family cohesion and satisfaction at art festivals International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Yi Liu, Jason Draper, Juan M. Madera, D. Christopher Taylor
Purpose This study explores the effects of parents' attending status and alcohol consumption (scenario based) on their feelings of happiness, relaxation, family cohesion and family satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a 2 (attending status: with a child or without a child) X 3 (alcohol consumption: water, a cup of beer or four cups of beers) between-subjects experimental design
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The role of authenticity on revisit intention: tourist experience as a mediation at the Reyog Ponorogo National Festival International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Supriono, Mohammad Iqbal, Andriani Kusumawati, Muhamad Robith Alil Fahmi
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between tourism authenticity and tourism experience and its implications for tourists' intention to make repeat visits in the context of cultural festivals. Design/methodology/approach This study uses descriptive quantitative and partial least square analysis by discussing six direct and five indirect relationships in the model. This
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From the land of Gama: event attachment scale (EAS) development exploring fans' attachment and their intentions to spectate at traditional gaming events International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Junaid Rehman, Muhammad Kashif, Thangaraja Arumugam
Purpose The desire to spectate at traditional events and festivals in different countries is dying. From a marketing perspective, researchers and practitioners need to understand why people spectate at these conventional events and festivals. Data-driven marketing approaches can help event and festival marketing policymakers in attracting potential spectators. Drawing on attachment theory, the current
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Festival hiatus, resilience and innovation during COVID-19: learnings from the Edinburgh festivals International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Jane Ali-Knight, Gary Kerr, Hannah Stewart, Kirsten Holmes
Purpose In this paper, the authors explore how Edinburgh's key Festivals have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their response presents the emergence of more innovative festival delivery models and a different imagining of the festival space. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a qualitative mixed methods research design involving 13 in-depth semi-structured interviews with Edinburgh's Festival
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The influence of Web Summit attendees' age and length of stay on leisure activity preferences and city image International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Arlindo Neves Madeira, Rosa Isabel Rodrigues, Teresa Palrão, Vasco Ribeiro Santos
Purpose Web Summit is an annual technological event which takes place annually in November and has great worldwide impact. The event fits into the MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) typology and has mega-event proportions, not only due to the number of participants but also in relation to its media coverage. The aim of this study is to analyse the participation of Web Summit participants
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The moderator role of COVID-19 risk perception in the impact of festival experience quality on life satisfaction International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Kubra Asan, Mustafa Daskin, Kerem Kaptangil
Purpose Cultural festivals have started to be held face-to-face with masks and distance measures after the gradual lifting of restrictions following the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the risk of COVID-19 transmission continues. This study aimed to test the relationship between participants' experience quality and life satisfaction and the moderator role of the COVID-19 risk perception in this
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Reminiscence and wellbeing – reflecting on past festival experiences during Covid lockdowns International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-05-05 Emma Harriet Wood, Maarit Kinnunen
Purpose To explore the value in reminiscing about past festivals as a potential way of improving wellbeing in socially isolated times. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses previous research on reminiscence, nostalgia and wellbeing to underpin the analysis of self-recorded memory narratives. These were gathered from 13 pairs of festivalgoers during Covid-19 restrictions and included gathering
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The use of virtual social networks during the anticipatory phase to reduce perceived crime risk and increase trust in organizers International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Gonzalo Luna-Cortes
Purpose Academics recently identified a lack of research regarding who should guide interactions in virtual social networks when risks appear. Data shows that organizers are usually less active than other users in this context, which can lead to negative reactions among attendees. This research examines if and how virtual social network communication guided by an official source (vs a nonofficial source
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An emotional perspective of music festival experience evaluation: a new model of emotional analysis International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Jordi Oliva
Purpose The aim of this paper is to test a new proposal of a model to analyze emotional outcomes in relation to the key factors constituting the experience of a music festival. Design/methodology/approach This article first examines how emotions and intangible impacts are conceptualized and analyzed by different disciplines; secondly, this article exposes the relevance of musical emotions and the contextual
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Transformative service research approaches for visitor experiences in major sporting events International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Effie Steriopoulos, Can-Seng Ooi
Purpose This research conceptualises the hallmark event, Melbourne Cup in Australia, as a major sporting brand experience. While numerous studies have explored consumer engagement and experiences in major sporting events, few research studies highlight the negative issues, such as alcoholism, gambling and violence, that may affect consumer engagement and experience. This article addresses the challenges
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Antecedents and outcomes of the consumer-based brand equity of events and its importance for destinations: the case of Portuguese music festivals International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Telma Van-Dúnem, Arnaldo Coelho, Cristela Maia Bairrada
Purpose Even though the importance of understanding festivals from a tourism attraction development perspective has been addressed, few studies have examined the factor of brand equity in festival tourism. For that reason, this research examines the antecedents and consequents of the consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) of an event. Design/methodology/approach After data collection, which was carried
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“You got a new name!” how does renaming a music festival with a brand affect the festivalgoer's purchase intention International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Amélia Brandão, Mahesh Gadekar
Purpose This study aims to examines how renaming music festivals with brand names affect festivalgoers' purchase intention in a Southwestern European country. Design/methodology/approach This study uses 291 festivalgoers' responses attending five music festivals in a Southwestern European country with structural equation modeling. Findings The study shows that the brand experience at the music festival
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COVID-19 and the digitization of business events: how the health crisis accelerated ethical issues International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Niccolò Piccioni, Costanza Nosi, Chiara Ottolenghi, Giulia Nevi
Purpose The aim of this study is to understand the transformations that the event industry has undergone during the COVID-19 pandemic and what changes still may happen in the future, here according to business event managers. Design/methodology/approach Being explorative in nature, the study adopts a qualitative research design based on semi-structured in-depth interviews submitted to a purposive sample
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Socio-economic effects of trade fairs on host cities from a citizens' perspective: The case of Thessaloniki, Greece International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-01-27 Dimitris Kourkouridis, Yannis Frangopoulos, Nikolaos Kapitsinis
Purpose Trade fairs have crucial socio-economic, cultural and political impacts. This paper aims to explore these multi-faceted effects at the local level from a citizens' perspective. Design/methodology/approach The economic, social, environmental and socio-cultural effects of trade fair activity are studied by employing the case study of Thessaloniki International Fair. These impacts are examined
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Why do self-identity and efficacy matter for enjoying participation in charity sports events? The role of the warm glow feeling International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Watchara Chiengkul, Patcharaporn Mahasuweerachai, Chompoonut Suttikun
Purpose Charity sports events have emerged as a major, beneficial social phenomenon to be encouraged. In this study, the authors aim to examine the relationships among personal norms, social norms, self-identity, response efficacy and the “warm glow” feeling, which, in turn, influences willingness to return and enjoyment of participation in charity sports events in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach
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The impact of COVID-19 on regional event attendees' attitudes: a survey during and after COVID-19 lockdowns International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-01-09 Reyhane Hooshmand, Billy Sung, Kym Jefferies, Rob Jefferies, Joanna Lin
Purpose The current research presents a case study on how COVID-19 has influenced event attendees' attitudes toward safety procedures, venue capacity, purchasing tickets in advance, type of events (e.g. theatre, music and art) and the mode of the event (i.e. live vs online). Design/methodology/approach In two timeframes (i.e. during and after COVID-19 lockdowns), data were collected via a self-completed
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Advances in event management using new technologies and mobile applications International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2023-01-03 Raquel García Revilla, Olga Martinez Moure, Carmen Sarah Einsle
Purpose In this work, the authors present a review of mobile applications for event management available for smartphones with the iOS operating system. The objective of the work is to carry out an analysis of these applications, offering an educational point of view and filling a gap in the doctrine, as the authors are dealing with an academically still new subject. Design/methodology/approach First
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Post-pandemic intention to participate in the tourism and hospitality (T&H) events: an integrated investigation through the lens of the theory of planned behavior and perception of Covid-19 International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Ramzi Al Rousan, Nermin Khasawneh, Sujood Sujood, Naseem Bano
Purpose This paper aims to predict the post-pandemic intention of Indian consumers to participate in tourism and hospitality T&H events by incorporating the perception of Covid-19 (PCOV) into the theory of planned behavior (TPB). It also examines the relationship among attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention and PCOV. Design/methodology/approach This research employed
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The festival customer experience: a conceptual framework International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Jovan Velroy Fernandes, Ewa Krolikowska
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the conceptualisation of the festival customer experience by proposing a new framework based on three interrelated concepts: event design, social environment and digital environment. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a theory adaptation research design to adapt an existing customer experience framework to the specific context of festival
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“Work it, work it non-stop” – Event industry employees' unconscious application of the Five Ways to Wellbeing International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-12-12 Raphaela Stadler, Trudie Walters, Allan Stewart Jepson
Purpose This paper explores mental wellbeing in the events industry. We argue that mental wellbeing is often difficult to achieve in the stressful and deadline-driven events industry, and that better awareness and understanding of specific actions for employees to flourish at work is needed. Design/methodology/approach We used in-depth semi-structured interviews with event professionals in the UK to
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What counts, safety and security or hygiene? Suggestions on the reopening of major events under pandemic conditions in Germany International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-12-12 Patricia Magdalena Schütte, Malte Schönefeld, Yannic Schulte, Frank Fiedrich
Purpose Between 2020 and spring 2022, health safety was the new pressing concern among the risks at major events. It seemed that it – respectively hygiene as part of infection control – was as important as event safety if an event in Germany was to be approved. Problems aroused in terms of an equal implementation in practice. This article therefore addresses how safety and hygiene aspects interacted
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The InterACT Disability Arts Festival: creating revolutionary futures? International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Trudie Walters
Purpose This exploratory study seeks to understand whether an arts event designed with/by/for disabled people (the InterACT Disability Arts Festival in New Zealand) has the potential to create revolutionary futures, defined as those which help determine new paths, make the future less fearsome and allow more positive outcomes. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was taken in this study
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Protest events as institutions: stakeholder perceptions of the changing role of Serbia's EXIT festival International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Luna Đurić, James Kennell, Miroslav D. Vujičić, Igor Stamenković, Jelena Farkić
Purpose This research explores how protest events can change and develop over time, through an analysis of stakeholder perceptions of the EXIT festival in Serbia. In doing this, it builds on previous research into protest events from a critical events studies perspective and has implications for the management and understanding of events linked to social movements. Design/methodology/approach This
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Impacts of host city image in the country destination branding in sport mega-event context: exploring cognitive and affective image dimensions International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Luciana Brandão Ferreira, Janaina de Moura Engracia Giraldi, Vish Maheshwari, Jorge Henrique Caldeira de Oliveira
Purpose This paper aims to verify the brand image effects of holding a sport mega-event by investigating the host city's influence on the country's branding, as a tourist destination. Design/methodology/approach This research considered the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and uses quantitative methods: exploratory factor analysis and regression. Data were collected by structured questionnaires with a sample
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A stakeholder perspective on risk and safety planning in a major sporting event International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-08-29 Hege Eggen Børve, Thor Atle Thøring
Purpose This study analyses the impact of institutional logics on the outcomes of a sporting event's risk process. Design/methodology/approach The research design is an exploratory case study of the 2017 Road World Cycling Championship using a qualitative approach. By drawing on multiple sources, documents and experiences of six key stakeholders the richness of the qualitative data were utilised to
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Production of event security in Germany – empirical findings on perceptions of interorganisational collaboration between various security actors International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-08-05 Patricia M. Schütte, Stefan U. Willmes
Purpose This paper aims to explore interorganisational collaboration on event security in Germany. Therefore, it focusses on perceptions of representatives from emergency and law enforcement agencies (ELEAs) as well as commercial event stewards and security providers (ESSPs) who work together in the area. The following questions are addressed in this paper: how do the actors perceive inter-organisational
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An opportunity to build back better? COVID-19 and environmental sustainability of Australian events International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-07-18 Gerard Jan Hutte, Kevin Markwell, Erica Wilson
Purpose This study explores (1) the impacts of COVID-19 on the environmental sustainability of Australian events; (2) the measures undertaken to minimise the impacts of COVID-19 on environmental sustainability; (3) the key impediments to incorporating COVID-Safe measures in an environmentally sustainable way; and (4) the expected long-term impact of the COVID-19 situation on the development of the
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The determinants of festival participants' event loyalty: a focus on millennial participants International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-07-08 Jie Min Ho, Fidella Tiew, Adamu Abbas Adamu
Purpose This study aims to determine how different event quality dimensions (i.e. information availability, program content, food, staff service, merchandises, ticketing, facility and convenience) individually affect the satisfaction of millennial festival participants, and how their satisfaction subsequently influence their behavioral intention. Design/methodology/approach The research hypotheses
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Sport fans' nostalgia and revisit intention to stadiums during the Covid-19 pandemic International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Kosuke Takata, Kirstin Hallmann
Purpose This study aimed to examine how sport fans' nostalgia influenced their revisit intention to stadiums. Using data collected during the Covid-19 pandemic, the study further analyzed the moderation effect of sport fans' match attendance on the relationship between nostalgia and revisit intention. Design/methodology/approach The study used an online survey querying baseball and football fans in
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Does bestial make you a happy human? The impact on happiness from participation in an obstacle running event International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Arminda Almeida-Santana, Sergio Moreno-Gil, Tommy D. Andersson
Purpose The main research questions addressed by this study focus on Subjective Well-Being (SWB) and to what extent the individual's SWB relates to the individual's need for personal growth. Specific interest is devoted to the effects of intentions (to have personal goals) and behavior (to achieve personal goals). Design/methodology/approach Can SWB and happiness research help to explain the tremendous
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Event innovation in times of uncertainty International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-04-25 Christian Dragin-Jensen, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, Vilde Hannevik Lien, Luiza Ossowska, Dorota Janiszewska, Dariusz Kloskowski, Marianna Strzelecka
Purpose This study highlights areas of key importance for building event resilience and provides best-practice industry examples that foster innovative, adaptable and transformative event environments, which are areas of high academic and managerial relevance in times of uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a multicase study research design that draws on interviews with the leaders
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Employing multiple delivery partners: demonstrating success through an event case study International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-04-15 Trish Bradbury, Sam Bhattacharya
Purpose This study aims to explore the efficacy of using sport-specific specialist multiple delivery partners (MDPs) contracted by the World Masters Games 2017 Limited (WMG2017) local organising committee (LOC) to deliver their event’s sport programme. Using the experiences and perspectives gained through this novel MDP approach, the objective of this research is to ascertain the benefits and challenges
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Gatekeeper perceptions on adopting environmentally sound information and communication technology-enhanced live performances to improve the sustainability of music festivals International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-04-08 Adrian Bossey
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider perceptions of sustainability, information communication technologies (ICTs)-enhanced performances, authenticity, COVID-19 and performance futures in relation to digital content for use on-site and off-site at music festivals/events. It responds to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 9 – Industries, Innovation and Infrastructure. The research analyses
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Predicting the determinants of academic conference participation decision-making in the post-pandemic situation: the case of Indonesia International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-03-24 Kunthi Afrilinda Kusumawardani, Farida Komalasari, Felix Goenadhi
Purpose This study aims to determine offline academic conference participation decision-making factors in the post-pandemic situation incorporating the safety measure as one of the factors. Design/methodology/approach This study provides a new model for examining the factors influencing academic conference participation using a quantitative approach. The responses of 110 academicians were collected
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Familiarity, involvement, satisfaction and behavioral intentions: the case of an African-American cultural festival International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Manuel Antonio Rivera, Valeriya Shapoval, Kelly Semrad, Marcos Medeiros
Purpose The study investigates how cultural festival attendees’ familiarity and involvement may influence their overall satisfaction and future behavioral intentions towards the festival. Design/methodology/approach A path analysis is used to test the proposed model. The Sobel test is performed to determine the mediating role of attendee satisfaction on future behavioral intentions. Findings Attendee
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Congregating as a social phenomenon; the social glue that binds International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-02-15 Martin MacCarthy, Ashlee Morgan, Claire Lambert
Purpose This study aims to consolidate and hone existing spectating and crowd theory. This is achieved by marrying socio-cultural ideas and concepts from related disciplines. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual review examines what people do when they congregate at an event, and in doing so, answers the question of what they forgo when denied a crowd. Concepts are teased from the literature
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Maintaining the status quo: the nature and role of policy stakeholders' perceptions of event value International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-02-14 Martin Wallstam
Purpose This paper explores event value from the perspective of policy stakeholders and discusses potential implications of this stakeholder group's perceptions of value on event policy, event evaluation and the public discourse on the value of events. Design/methodology/approach A thematic analysis is employed to analyze nine interviews from respondents who were deemed to fit the study criteria in
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Accessibility of music festivals: a British perspective International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2022-02-01 Karla Gabriela Alvarado
Purpose This investigation aims to critically assess accessibility for persons with disabilities (PWDs) at music festivals in the UK. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review of the literature was conducted, followed by a case study focused on analysing accessible facilities and services offered at Glastonbury, Creamfields, Latitudes and Bestival Festivals. These two research strategies made
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“It's not just parties, it's so much more”: student perceptions of the credibility of UK events management degrees International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2021-11-04 Thomas Fletcher, Neil Ormerod, Katherine Dashper, James Musgrave, Andrew Bradley, Alan Marvell
Purpose This article explores (1) student perceptions and understanding of Events Management; (2) how Events Management is positioned by different UK Higher Education providers through their online marketing; and (3) the perceived value of an Events Management degree among students. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods approach, combining an online student questionnaire (n = 524), semi-structured
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Motivations for participation in active sports tourism: a cross-national study International Journal of Event and Festival Management Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Sita Mishra, Gunjan Malhotra, Maria Johann, Shalini Rahul Tiwari
Purpose Sports tourism has gained much attention in recent decades due to its socio-economic and environmental impact on destinations. This study at first examines travel motives that might trigger participation in active sports tourism (AST). Further, it compares these travel motives and their impact on participation intention in AST (between India and Poland). Design/methodology/approach Data were