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Title: | Service quality in sport tourism : the case of the Berg River canoe marathon | Authors: | Tseane, Lisebo | Keywords: | Sports and tourism;Canoes and canoeing -- South Africa;Canoe racing, Marathon -- South Africa;Tourism;Berg River (South Africa) | Issue Date: | 2006 | Publisher: | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | Abstract: | The concept of service quality within sport tourism is important and plays a major role in differentiating each sport tourism product from its competitors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of service quality within South African sport tourism and in the tourism industry in general, by focusing on a specific case study, the Berg River Canoe Marathon. The study discussed the importance of service quality within sport tourism, while the methods and instruments applicable to assess the level of service quality within sport tourism, were also addressed. The survey was conducted across selected viewpoints, which included the starting and the finishing points of the marathon. A total of 100 survey questionnaires were distributed to spectators and participants at the event using purposive sampling, while stratified random sampling was used to determine the viewpoints. The SERVQUAL dimensions were incorporated in the questionnaires as the basis to determine the level of service delivery at the event. The key fmdings for the study include a lack of service delivery consistency across the selected areas, the acceptance of service delivery by some respondents owing to the nature of the event and less interaction between event organisers and spectators. In addition, the starting and the finishing points were the areas, which were found to deliver high quality services | Description: | Thesis (MTech (Tourism and Hospitality Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 2006 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1608 |
Appears in Collections: | Tourism Management - Masters Degrees |
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