An Application of Travel Blog Narratives to Explore Memorable Tourism Experiences

Autor:	Lalith Chandralal, Fernando Valenzuela, Jennifer Rindfleish
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Netnography Serendipity Autobiographical memory Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management Geography Planning and Development Novelty Social media Narrative Psychology Experiential learning Social psychology Tourism
Zdroj:	Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. 20:680-693
ISSN:	1741-6507 1094-1665
DOI:	10.1080/10941665.2014.925944
Popis:	This paper is based on a netnography investigation into the likely components of memorable tourism experiences (MTEs) using travel blog narratives by travellers. One hundred travel blog narratives published by travellers in two reputable travel blogs were used for the study. The results revealed two major findings: (a) bloggers mostly report positive MTEs in their experiential narratives and (b) such positive MTEs are often associated with seven experiential themes: (1) local people, life and culture (2) personally significant experiences (3) shared experiences (4) perceived novelty (5) perceived serendipity (6) professional guides and tour operator services and (7) affective emotions associated with memorable experiences. The findings provide important theoretical and managerial implications.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::1804a05a3ba2e24301a15cf147fb4661 https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2014.925944 Zobrazit plný text záznamu