1. Harnessing the power of football: safety-risk perceptions of sport tourists at the 2013 FIFA Confederations CupTM in Brazil
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Kamilla Swart, David W. Jenkins, and Richard George
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Value (ethics) ,Power (social and political) ,Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management ,Political science ,Perception ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Mediation ,Football ,Marketing ,Set (psychology) ,Socioeconomic status ,Tourism ,media_common - Abstract
Commissioned to host the 2014 FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World CupTM tournament, Brazil was given access to a global platform which holds the power to stimulate considerable levels of tourism value. However, tourist anxiety surrounding safety and security raised questions as to whether the event could successfully achieve the host nation's diverse set of underpinned socioeconomic objectives. As a benchmark of success in this regard, Brazil was first set to host the 2013 FIFA Confederations CupTM, a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World CupTM tournament. This article investigates the constructs found to manage sport tourists' safety-risk perceptions; and examines how the interrelationships amongst these constructs can positively influence sport tourists' repeat visitation intentions as a practice that drives tourism growth. First, a mediation model regarding the interrelationships between safety-risk perception, satisfaction, and repeat visitation was synthesised from sport tourism l...
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- 2013
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