2007
DOI: 10.1177/1356766706071205
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Packaging places: Designing heritage trails using an experience economy perspective to maximize visitor engagement

Abstract: Heritage trails are a unifying mechanism within the urban cultural tourism landscape and this article explores these tourism products against the principles of experience design suggested by Pine and Gilmore.1 Content analysis of trail brochures and leaflets incorporated both qualitative and quantitative dimensions in order to ascertain whether these are positioned as products or experiences. The results indicate that whilst trails utilize some of the approaches recommended by Pine and Gilmore,2 there is still… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1
1
1

Citation Types

2
71
0
2

Year Published

2010
2010
2021
2021

Publication Types

Select...
6
2
1

Relationship

1
8

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 113 publications
(75 citation statements)
references
References 17 publications
2
71
0
2
Order By: Relevance
“…Tourists are increasingly demanding for self-realization (Hayes and MacLeod, 2007). To this effect, Beerli and Martin (2004) define motivation as "a need that drives an individual to act in a certain way to achieve to the desired satisfaction" (p.626).…”
Section: Customer Satisfaction and Motivation Factorsmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 1 more Smart Citation
“…Tourists are increasingly demanding for self-realization (Hayes and MacLeod, 2007). To this effect, Beerli and Martin (2004) define motivation as "a need that drives an individual to act in a certain way to achieve to the desired satisfaction" (p.626).…”
Section: Customer Satisfaction and Motivation Factorsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These experiences are meant to be unique, different, intense and not subject of substitutability (Hayes and MacLeod, 2007;Leighton, 2007;Mihelj, 2010;Pérez-Juez, 2010). Visits to archaeological sites have increased due to tourists desires of rediscovering the past in an interactive way that makes them use their five senses (Pociovalisteanu and Niculescu, 2010;Prideaux and Kininmont, 1999).…”
Section: Memorable Experiencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consumers are interested in exploring and discovering for themselves, personally finding surprises or hidden worlds, seeking adventure, sampling flavors, and uncovering mysteries. All of these enhance a consumers' sense of place (Hayes and MacLeod 2007). …”
Section: Marketing and Mehrabian-russell Theorymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Front room sustainability innovations include such initiatives as green maps (Dodds and Joppe, 2001), promotion of local transport use, development of walking and cycle trails (Hayes and MacLeod, 2007), and heritage preservation, cultural products and precincts (Hayllar and Griffin, 2005;Henderson, 2005). Back room sustainability innovations include use of renewable energy, recycling, the use of low impact tourism transport, and reductions in water usage.…”
Section: What Are the Characteristics Of Sut?mentioning
confidence: 99%