By visiting special events people are given an opportunity for an experience that they are not familiar with and that transcends everyday experience. Experiences occur in any individual that has been engaged on any level and because they are so highly personal they cannot be even promised to visitors. They can, however, be facilitated. Employing different elements of staging that revolve around the central theme prudently and creatively, we can influence guests' perceived quality of the event experience. It is important to know whether we met their expectations, therefore measuring perceived quality is necessary. The theoretical part highlights the most important elements of staging and the most crucial dimensions of the event experience. In the empirical part, a quantitative method was used to assess the influence a higher perceived dimension quality has on a higher perceived event experience quality. The study showed that a higher perceived quality of program, valence, hygiene attributes and guests' interaction has a positive influence on a higher perceived experience quality. Surprisingly, perceived event environment quality does not contribute to explaining the variance of perceived experience quality.
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