Payame Noor University Communication Management in Sport Media 2345-5578 Articles in Press 2023 09 11 The Model of Infuence of Social Media Information on The Travel Intention of Maritime Sports Tourists (Case study: Qeshm Island) The Model of Infuence of Social Media Information on The Travel Intention of Maritime Sports Tourists (Case study: Qeshm Island) 10099 10.30473/jsm.2023.68143.1762 FA Vahid Makizadeh Business Management, Management and Accounting, University of Hormozgan, Bandarabbas, Iran Hossein Mansoori university of hormozgan Foujan Amiri Instructor, Department of Management,, Payam Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran. Ali Tizroo Department of Industrial Management University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Journal Article 2023 06 07 The aim of the study is to explain the effect model of social media information on the travel intention of marine sports tourists to Qeshm Island. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of method. The statistical population of the research was the marine sports tourists of Qeshm Island in the second half of 1401, and 300 people were selected as a sample using convenience sampling method. Measurement tool was information attitude of electronic word of mouth questionnaire (Mehood., Liang & Gu, 2018), information needs (Cho and Kim, 2011), social presence (Kim et al., 2019), information usefulness of electronic word of mouth (Li., Hu., Hang, 2023), information acceptance of electronic word of mouth (Khwaja., Mahmood & Zaman, 2020) and travel intention (Mehood., Liang & Gu, 2018) that validity was confirmed through content validity and convergent validity, as well as their reliability through Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Confirmatory factor analysis and examination of effects and relationships were analyzed at the error level of 5% using SPSS and AMOS software. The findings showed that the information needs and attitude towards the information of electronic verbal recommendations have a positive and significant effect on the perceived usefulness of the information. Also, the perceived usefulness of information has a positive and significant effect on the acceptance of information, and the acceptance of information also has a positive and significant effect on the travel intention of sports tourists. The aim of the study is to explain the effect model of social media information on the travel intention of marine sports tourists to Qeshm Island. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of method. The statistical population of the research was the marine sports tourists of Qeshm Island in the second half of 1401, and 300 people were selected as a sample using convenience sampling method. Measurement tool was information attitude of electronic word of mouth questionnaire (Mehood., Liang & Gu, 2018), information needs (Cho and Kim, 2011), social presence (Kim et al., 2019), information usefulness of electronic word of mouth (Li., Hu., Hang, 2023), information acceptance of electronic word of mouth (Khwaja., Mahmood & Zaman, 2020) and travel intention (Mehood., Liang & Gu, 2018) that validity was confirmed through content validity and convergent validity, as well as their reliability through Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Confirmatory factor analysis and examination of effects and relationships were analyzed at the error level of 5% using SPSS and AMOS software. The findings showed that the information needs and attitude towards the information of electronic verbal recommendations have a positive and significant effect on the perceived usefulness of the information. Also, the perceived usefulness of information has a positive and significant effect on the acceptance of information, and the acceptance of information also has a positive and significant effect on the travel intention of sports tourists.