Tourism experiences within an attributional framework

Jackson, Mervyn; White, Gerard N; Schmierer, Claire L

doi:10.1016/0160-7383(96)00003-5

Cited by 85 publications

(53 citation statements)

References 17 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Following each interview, respondents were asked to provide contact information for up to five individuals who they felt would be interested in participating in this study. The advantages of using this technique include penetration into a random population which may be difficult to access, avoidance of experimenter selection bias, and experimental ease of collecting data (Jackson, White, & Schmierer, 1996).…”

Section: Data Source and Research Instrumentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating the Memorable Experiences of the Senior Travel Market: An Examination of the Reminiscence Bump

Tung

Ritchie

2011

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

135

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The importance of the senior travel market has been well-recognized by tourism marketers and researchers. While academic studies have begun to examine the psychological aspects of senior travelers, more progress must be made to investigate the psychology of memory, particularly with respect to the reminiscence bump, behind the nature of their memorable experiences (MEs). In-depth interviews with 42 respondents revealed five characteristics: identity formation, family milestones, relationship development, nostalgia reenactment, and freedom pursuits. Finally, the practical implications of this study are discussed and several avenues for future research are proposed.

show abstract

Section: Data Source and Research Instrumentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating the Memorable Experiences of the Senior Travel Market: An Examination of the Reminiscence Bump

Tung

Ritchie

2011

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

135

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…An example of this is found in the work of Jackson et al (1996), who used the critical incident technique in which tourists were asked to recount their most positive and most negative tourism experiences. These qualitative data were reduced using attribution theory.…”

Section: An Informal Taxonomy Of Consumer/tourist Experience Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding and meeting the challenges of consumer/tourist experience research

Ritchie

Hudson

2009

Journal of Tourism Research

280

159

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper seeks to provide a framework that will help us identify and better understand the major challenges we face in consumer/tourist experience research. These challenges have both theoretical and managerial dimensions. Based on an extensive and comprehensive review of the current literature in the fi eld, we have categorised extant knowledge into six main streams of theoretical thinking and empirical research. These streams were identifi ed as the fundamentals of the experience, experience-seeking behaviours, methodologies used in experience research, the nature of specifi c tourism experiences, managerial issues in the design and delivery of experiences, and the evolutionary trail of experience thinking. I t has been nearly a decade since Pine and Gilmore (1999) published their popularising treatise on 'The Experience Economy', and over a decade since the appearance of one of the earliest scholarly journal research articles on the tourism experience: 'The Service Experience in Tourism' (Otto and Ritchie, 1996). This paper sought to provide some initial insights into the critical dimensions of 'the experience' in tourism -and served to launch us on our quest to better understand what many have argued is the central challenge facing tourism planners, namely, the design of effective touristic experiences.In preparing this review, we fi rst undertook to thoroughly examine material on 'the experience' so as to provide an overview of existing research. We then proceeded to sort the documentation into six broad categories or 'streams', each of which appeared to refl ect a stream of thinking and related research. The streams identifi ed were as follows:Stream 1 -the 'fundamental stream' involves conceptual work and/or research that sought to defi ne and understand 'the essence' of 'the tourism experience'. This includes a sub-stream in which researchers use specifi c theoretical frameworks as their point of departure;Stream 2 -a stream of thinking/research that sought to understand the tourist's experience-seeking behaviour; Int. J. Tourism Res. 11, 111-126 (2009) to manage the delivery of a basic/satisfactory/quality/extraordinary/memorable experience; INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH

show abstract

“…Respondents were asked to provide contact information for up to five graduates whom they felt would be willing to share their experiences. Snowball sampling has the advantage of penetrating populations that are difficult to access and of avoiding experimenter selection bias (Jackson, White & Schmierer, 1996). The in-depth interviews lasted approximately 30 minutes and were conducted in an environment which was conducive for reflection and which was a private space that would provide respondents with an assurance about confidentiality.…”

Section: Study Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The stereotyping of tourism management students in a business school setting

Tung

King

2016

Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Previous research has shown that students in business schools hold stereotypes towards their peers who are undertaking different specializations. Yet, to the authors' knowledge, no research to-date has investigated the stereotyping of tourism management students by other business students. The present study seeks to fill this research gap. The insights are important because negative perceptions exacerbate the challenge of attracting high-quality prospects for tourism degree programs and of producing graduates who enjoy favourable recognition by their peers and by industry. Tourism management students are future leaders who are critical to the long term sustainability and competitiveness of the tourism sector. In-depth interviews revealed three stereotyping themes: personality attribution, legitimacy, and professionalism. The study concludes by discussing potential stereotype-reducing strategies. KEY WORDS:Stereotypes, students, psychology, education experience, teaching This is the Pre-Published Version.

show abstract

Tourism experiences within an attributional framework

Cited by 85 publications

References 17 publications

Investigating the Memorable Experiences of the Senior Travel Market: An Examination of the Reminiscence Bump

Investigating the Memorable Experiences of the Senior Travel Market: An Examination of the Reminiscence Bump

Understanding and meeting the challenges of consumer/tourist experience research

The stereotyping of tourism management students in a business school setting

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About