Research Article

Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival

Volume: 53 Number: 3 March 28, 2025
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Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival

Abstract

This study examines the relationships among festival success factors, festival satisfaction, destination image and destination loyalty. Based on the literature review, festival success factors were identified and a model was developed to measure the direct impact of these factors on destination loyalty and the impact of these factors through the overall image of the destination. Data were collected during the 11th Alaçatı Herb Festival held between March 24-27, 2022. The data obtained were analyzed with the structural equation modeling. According to the results of the study, the program, festival area, staff, souvenirs, and information dimensions of festival success factors affect festival satisfaction. The effects of convenience and food dimensions on festival satisfaction were statistically insignificant. The festival satisfaction and destination overall image variables have positive effects on destination loyalty, and the festival satisfaction variable has positive effects on the destination overall image. The destination overall images an integral partial mediating role in the relationship between festival satisfaction and destination loyalty.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 28, 2025

Submission Date

November 9, 2023

Acceptance Date

January 6, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 53 Number: 3

APA
Arslan Özkan, A., & Yıldız, E. (2025). Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival. Istanbul Business Research, 53(3), 433-454. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2024.53.1388242
AMA
1.Arslan Özkan A, Yıldız E. Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival. IBR. 2025;53(3):433-454. doi:10.26650/ibr.2024.53.1388242
Chicago
Arslan Özkan, Ayşe, and Erkan Yıldız. 2025. “Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival”. Istanbul Business Research 53 (3): 433-54. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2024.53.1388242.
EndNote
Arslan Özkan A, Yıldız E (March 1, 2025) Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival. Istanbul Business Research 53 3 433–454.
IEEE
[1]A. Arslan Özkan and E. Yıldız, “Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival”, IBR, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 433–454, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.26650/ibr.2024.53.1388242.
ISNAD
Arslan Özkan, Ayşe - Yıldız, Erkan. “Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival”. Istanbul Business Research 53/3 (March 1, 2025): 433-454. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2024.53.1388242.
JAMA
1.Arslan Özkan A, Yıldız E. Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival. IBR. 2025;53:433–454.
MLA
Arslan Özkan, Ayşe, and Erkan Yıldız. “Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival”. Istanbul Business Research, vol. 53, no. 3, Mar. 2025, pp. 433-54, doi:10.26650/ibr.2024.53.1388242.
Vancouver
1.Ayşe Arslan Özkan, Erkan Yıldız. Effect of Festival Satisfaction on Destination Loyalty through Destination Overall Image: The Case of Alaçatı Herb Festival. IBR. 2025 Mar. 1;53(3):433-54. doi:10.26650/ibr.2024.53.1388242

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