A framework of tourist attraction research

Lew, Alan A.

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“…Tourist perceptions and travel experiences from a given destination form one the major approaches of studying destination branding (Lew, 1987). MacCannell (1973) argues that, tourists' ability to penetrate into the core or back region of different aspects of a tourism product in order to experience the authenticity of a destination is one of the goals for most tourists.…”

Section: Gender and Tpsmentioning

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The effect of tourists’ perceptions of a tourism product on memorable travel experience: Implications for destination branding

Tukamushaba

Xiao²,

Ladkin

2016

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to analyse how tourists' perceptions of a destination's tourism product influences memorable tourism experiences and how gender differences influence tourists' perceptions of tourism product. To achieve these objectives, Uganda, one of the developing economies in East Africa, was chosen. The five A's of tourism product was used as a basis for the questionnaire construction and data was analysed. Explanatory research design within the framework of confirmatory factor analysis -a structural equation modelling technique was adopted using the AMOS 18 program. A sample of 501 respondents consisting of tourists departing Uganda through Entebbe International Airport was used.Results showed that both the measurement and structural models exhibited better model fit indices. Overall, tourists' perceptions of the retained four dimensions of tourism product (Attractions, ancillary services, amenities and accommodation) had a positive effect on memorable travel experience. Additionally, the independent T-test for gender and tourists' perceptions of Uganda's tourism product showed that on average, females had a positive evaluation of Uganda tourism product compared to their male counterparts. However, the observed difference was not significant. The effect of tourists' perceptions of a tourism product on memorable travel experience: Implications for destination brandingIt is recommended that destination management organisations pay attention to infrastructure, particularly transport that links potential and actual tourists to key tourism attractions. This is likely to enhance positive perceptions and was found to positively influence memorable travel experience. Other implications for destination branding are discussed.

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Section: Gender and Tpsmentioning

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The effect of tourists’ perceptions of a tourism product on memorable travel experience: Implications for destination branding

Tukamushaba

Xiao²,

Ladkin

2016

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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“…This can only be understood if we assume that when visiting a place, people do not only see and listen to the place they visit, as Lew (1987) once assumed: they also activate their other senses. People see and hear, but also smell, taste and have tactile experiences of a place.…”

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Food-branding places – A sensory perspective

Berg

Sevón

2014

Place Brand Public Dipl

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This article takes as its starting point the observation that food, meals and gastronomy are frequently used in the branding of places. The knowledge of how and why this takes place is, however, rather limited, and the aim of this article is thus to identify and describe the role of food, meals and gastronomy in the direct and indirect branding of places. The article contains three main sections, where the first is a clarification of key concepts and the methodology applied. The second part is an account of the ways in which food is used in branding places, based on the observations we have made as part of a multisite field study of large metropolitan cities. The third part of the article is a tentative and illustrated conceptual framework, based on the assumption that places can be seen as sensescapes. Food, meals and gastronomy contribute to the spatial configuration (sensory topography), time-space flow (orchestration) and iconography (sensory mapping) of these place-sensescapes. The conclusion of the article is that the character of a place does not only affect the experience of food and gastronomy in that place, but also that food and gastronomy is -directly and indirectly -affecting the character of the place and its brand-image.Place Branding and Public Diplomacy (2015) 0, 1-16.

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“…Some authors (see: Lew, 1987) see it as an element of tourist attractions. Tourist infrastructure may also be treated separately from tourist attractions; then it is the material base of tourism and includes accommodation, catering and auxiliary facilities, as well as para-tourist infrastructure (see: Kaczmarek et al, 2010).…”

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“…4). The Museum Mobile should be treated as a tourist attraction (see: Lew, 1987). Museums are important factors generating tourist movement.…”

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The tourist function in a car factory Audi Forum Ingolstadt example

Cudny

Horňák

2016

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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The article presents modern car industry and tourism issues. It is a case study of a multifunctional centre - the Audi Forum Ingolstadt, situated next to a large Audi factory in Ingolstadt, Germany. It was created in order to promote the Audi brand and provide service for the customers picking up their cars in Ingolstadt. It also performs tourist functions as it focuses on providing service for the people who arrive to visit the car factory, the Audi museum mobile and the region. The centre offers specific tourist products based on particular experiences, which may be included in industrial tourism. The facilities in the Audi Forum Ingolstadt are tourist assets in themselves; they may also be seen as tourist infrastructure. It is also a place where numerous events are held, attracting tourists. The Audi Forum Ingolstadt is an example of a multifunctional centre with distinctive tourist functions, situated on the premises of a large modern car factory.

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A framework of tourist attraction research

Cited by 468 publications

References 39 publications

The effect of tourists’ perceptions of a tourism product on memorable travel experience: Implications for destination branding

The effect of tourists’ perceptions of a tourism product on memorable travel experience: Implications for destination branding

Food-branding places – A sensory perspective

The tourist function in a car factory Audi Forum Ingolstadt example

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