Title of article :
Brand Image of Mystical Spiritual Tours and Tourists’ Satisfaction and Quality of Life
Author/Authors :
Shirmohammadi, Yazdan Department of Business Management - Payame Noor University - Tehran, Iran , Abyaran, Parisa Master of Executive Management of Payame Noor University
Abstract :
This article examines how contemporary tourists visiting the mystical
destinations perceive the different aspects of the mystical tours. In other
words, this article attempts to investigate the role of mystical journeys and
spiritual tours in improvement of tourists’ satisfaction and quality of life.
The statistical population of this study includes the international tourists,
who participated in the mystical tours and visited the attractions of the
mystical elders in Iran. Therefore, 384 tourists were selected by convenience
sampling method and a questionnaire survey was conducted since June 2019
to January 2020. Then, in order to determine relationships between research
variables, the Structural Equation Modeling method was applied. Findings
indicated that participating in the mystical tours has an impact on the
increasing quality of life. This effect can be achieved through various
variables. In addition, many factors and variables such as brand image,
quality of services, perceived value, tourist satisfaction, reputation of
destinations and tourist commitment to the destination have positive impacts
on the tourists’ loyalty.
Keywords :
spiritual destinations , brand image , perceived value , quality of life , mystical tourism
Journal title :
International Journal of Tourism Culture and Spirituality (IJTS)