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The purpose of this research is to investigate and understand the factors that influence individuals' intention to engage in experiential tourism at salt fields that have been innovatively repurposed for tourism, and what factors or results contribute to the success of such transformations. The study approached theory of planned behavioral framework extensively to build measurement structures. Data collection was conducted in areas where tourists visited salt fields, the actual sample size obtained 358 respondents. Data is processed by PLS-SEM method on SmartPLS v.4.0.9.2 software. The results identified factors that influence experiential tourism intention. The direct influence is less than the indirect influence of attitude and trust. In which, the influence of the attitude direction is higher than the direction of the trust. Visitor attitudes significantly determine the innovation from making salt fields to the experiential tourism business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Agritourism merges agricultural activities with tourism, offering visitors immersive and educational experiences. While augmented reality (AR) has been studied in various tourism contexts, limited research explores its application in agritourism. This study explores the integration of a location-based augmented reality game (LBARG) into agritourism, assessing its impact on visitor experiences, time spent, spending behavior, and revisit intentions. To compare the quality of experiences, revisit intentions, spending, and time spent between the intervention and control groups, a one-way MANOVA was conducted. Pearson correlation analysis examined the relationship between coupons received and spending. Linear regressions explored the impact of game features (e.g., voucher redemption, exploration, coin collection, spinning the wheel) on revisit intentions, time spent, and spending. These analyses highlighted the connections between game features, user behavior, and spending patterns. The findings reveal that a LBARG significantly enhances immediate visitor experiences and spending, although it do not significantly increase revisit intentions. This research provides empirical evidence on the impact of LBARGs in agritourism, showing that augmented reality technologies can enhance visitor engagement and spending at agritourism sites.

Drawing on the recent debate on transformational tourism, this paper presents a territorial analysis of the boutique festival's experience, based on the evaluation of satisfaction of a sample of participants of three Sicilian festivals with the attributes which mostly define the significance of their transformational potential on the touristic territoriality. The high level of visitor satisfaction with the principal dimensions and the socio-spatial attributes of the transformational experience seems to confirm the potentials of this model in terms of tourism innovation. Nevertheless, some critical concerns emerge with respect to the incorporation of the global model in the local contexts, and even the need for future research is underlined concerning the festival effect, with particular reference to the production of a new sense of place and to the reconfiguration of the relations between festival collectivities and local communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the post-COVID-19 era, Chinese holiday seekers have shown significant interest in outdoor leisure opportunities or rural tourism, with a notable increase in enotourism. Wine tasting and related experiences have extended beyond consumption to become more experiential and sophisticated. To better capture this deepening yet under-addressed experience, this study developed a multi-item scale to measure wine tourism experiences. The scale covers six dimensions, namely escapism, entertainment, esthetics, education, novelty and hedonism, which are based on Pine and Gilmore’s (1998) experience economy model. The scale measures a wide breadth of experiences that are associated with wine tourism in the new era. Hence, it provides revised and pertinent market intelligence for winery to better market their products.

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Abstract While literature on experiential tourism suggests that travellers are increasingly more interested in unique experiences, little has been said about the nature and dynamics of tourists seeking new destinations/travelling experiences. Using theoretical arguments derived from literature on collecting, we re-conceptualise frequent travellers as collectors of travelling experiences and destinations, rather than tangible souvenirs, and explore the underlying and implications of this process. Findings from our 22 in-depth interviews with frequent travellers indicate that this is a pervasive and prevalent process across many tourists. We argue that interested organisation market travelling experiences ‘sets’, and offer opportunites to materialise and exhibit collectors’ experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper draws upon an extensive evidence base to analyze Chinese perceptions of Western cultural heritage and capture dominant reflections on an overseas destination as portrayed through selected images and artifacts. The dataset derives from an integrated methodological approach utilized to interpret visitor perceptions of an exhibition—hosted by Nanjing Museum, China—that focused on Scotland's cultural heritage. The analysis of the data revealed insight into the importance of the experiential qualities of heritage tourism—specifically those aligned to the natural environment—and a desire to achieve an emotive and sensual engagement with key signifiers of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage through potential leisure experiences. The results provide detailed insights into the contemporary values motivating Chinese outbound tourists to visit and experience overseas heritage, the importance and potential of innovative 'experience research methodologies' and practical guidance for destination organizations that seek to position and promote Western cultural heritage to a Chinese audience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The focus of experiential tourism is for the consumer or visitor to experience the tourist destination and to actively interact with local people, cultures, and the place itself. In fact, it can be seen as a form of tourism that builds upon place identities, both tangible and intangible, by energetically introducing the visitor to the culture, history, nature, traditions, cuisine, and social life of a place. In doing so, the emotional, physical, or spiritual experience of the consumer becomes a dynamic source of place branding. The paper investigates the main features of experiential tourism in the Greek regions of Central Macedonia, and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and discusses their interactions with place identity. Our methodology consists of a qualitative survey based on semi-structured interviews with stakeholders and a thematic analysis to trace the main features of the experiential product and enterprises that develop such products. The paper concludes that experiential tourism in Greece bears many of the features highlighted in the literature. Furthermore, our findings underline some new aspects, especially the links between the experiential product, small and well-qualified enterprises, and a place’s tangible and intangible identities, which make experiential tourism an opportunity for locales and their branding.

Agritourism merges agricultural activities with tourism, offering visitors immersive and educational experiences. While augmented reality (AR) has been studied in various tourism contexts, limited research explores its application in agritourism. This study explores the integration of a location-based augmented reality game (LBARG) into agritourism, assessing its impact on visitor experiences, time spent, spending behavior, and revisit intentions. To compare the quality of experiences, revisit intentions, spending, and time spent between the intervention and control groups, a one-way MANOVA was conducted. Pearson correlation analysis examined the relationship between coupons received and spending. Linear regressions explored the impact of game features (e.g., voucher redemption, exploration, coin collection, spinning the wheel) on revisit intentions, time spent, and spending. These analyses highlighted the connections between game features, user behavior, and spending patterns. The findings reveal that a LBARG significantly enhances immediate visitor experiences and spending, although it do not significantly increase revisit intentions. This research provides empirical evidence on the impact of LBARGs in agritourism, showing that augmented reality technologies can enhance visitor engagement and spending at agritourism sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Destinations with marine protected areas due to their resources can offer visitors experiential fishing tourism. The tourist can carry out the fishing activity with the community and experience its culture in this activity. The present study's objectives are (1) to establish which are the preference dimensions for experiential fishing tourism, (2) to determine which dimensions influence the interest to book an experiential fishing tour, and (3) to identify which dimension influences the importance of the visit. The research was carried out in the Galapagos Islands, a destination declared a marine protected area and a World Heritage Site. The study was conducted online with 229 tourists who had visited the destination. For the data analysis factorial analysis, the varimax rotation method, and the Kaiser criterion were used. In the second stage, the Multiple Regression Method was implemented. The results show that preferences in experiential fishing tourism are made up of two dimensions: "Conservation and local culture" and "Quality of services." The conservation and local culture dimension positively influence the interest in booking a fishing tour and the importance of the visit. The results will serve as management guides for managers of destinations within marine protected areas and for the community that offers experiential fishing tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the growing popularity and progressive interest aroused by the Portuguese Coastal Way to Santiago in recent decades and, above all, in recent years, this article aims to understand the cultural and aesthetic experience that develops on this specific path, choosing the northwest as fieldwork from Portugal. The article crosses different sources to understand the historical and heritage literacy of this important - and emerging - cultural itinerary. Assuming a markedly qualitative stance, it conducts content analysis of interviews and surveys of pilgrimage tourists in Labruge and Rates hostels and gathers information about the tourism pilgrimage phenomenon in the Marinhas hostel through the regional press and the municipality of Esposende. To this data, we add the testimonies collected on the official site of the coastal path between 2017 and 2022. Given the relative scarcity of results that help us understand this in the works already published on the Portuguese Coastal Way, we believe that our study is relevant, opening up avenues for new research in this area. The final objective will be to understand to what extent this tourist product can constitute an opportunity for new experiences that move between the enjoyment of a touristcultural itinerary and the religious feeling of a pilgrimage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article argues that fashion-branded gastronomic facilities (e.g. restaurants, cafés, etc.) can constitute a privileged viewpoint for observing the interrelation between fashion and tourism industrie(s). High fashion maisons have been investing in the restaurant and hospitality sector since the 1980s : however this trend has been systematized over the last two decades. Specialized literature is mainly focused on the marketing and management analysis of the phenomenon : this papera ims to depict the consequences of this systematization, both in terms of urban policies and narratives. Our research is based on a single, localized case study (the Rhinoceros Entr'acte restaurant powered by Alda Fendi within the city of Rome) and is underpinned by key hypotheses: through the wise use of food, the fashion designers can be vectors of heritagization both by acting as city boosters and by increasing the tourism potential. The data used are mainly qualitative : interviews, observations and media content analysis were executed between 2018 and 2021. We suggest that the process of commodification of the (touring and food) experience implemented by personalities associated to fashion brands may disguise a much more complex path of relationships and tensions between city actors, namely around how imaginaries and perceptions associated with cities are designed, iterated and perceived

Over time, the way people have practiced tourism has evolved, the reasons being both income growth, increased mobility due to globalization, but also a change in thinking or changing priorities in terms of living. In this way it has gone from the simple leisure in tourist destinations, to more complex concepts such as ecological tourism, slow tourism, experiential tourism, and now to the concept of transformative tourism, which during the Covid-19 pandemic it seemed to be even more current than before, considering the fact that this moment was considered to be one of resetting, of rethinking the way in which humanity will continue its activity and life. Therefore, in this paper the purpose was to analyze the way in which experiential and transformative tourism have evolved worldwide, but also the ways in which these forms of tourism can be developed for the benefit of tourists and destination countries. The research methodology involved the bibliographic study of the literature, the collection of information from domestic and international databases, their processing using statistical indicators, their interpretation and the formulation of conclusions on the development prospects of these forms of tourism. The data analyzed in the work show that tourism in general recorded losses during 2020 and 2021, and that, in turn, transformational tourism recorded losses. The advantages of transformational tourism are real, they bring numerous personal benefits, but also related to environmental protection, contributions to the sustainable development of less developed areas. The conclusions we reached demonstrate the fact that there are different forms of transformational tourism, both in the world and in Romania, but they are not sufficiently regulated. Their development could contribute both to the sustainable development of tourist areas, but also to the promotion of a tourism that is much closer to the aspirations of the new generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The focus of experiential tourism is for the consumer or visitor to experience the tourist destination and to actively interact with local people, cultures, and the place itself. In fact, it can be seen as a form of tourism that builds upon place identities, both tangible and intangible, by energetically introducing the visitor to the culture, history, nature, traditions, cuisine, and social life of a place. In doing so, the emotional, physical, or spiritual experience of the consumer becomes a dynamic source of place branding. The paper investigates the main features of experiential tourism in the Greek regions of Central Macedonia, and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and discusses their interactions with place identity. Our methodology consists of a qualitative survey based on semi-structured interviews with stakeholders and a thematic analysis to trace the main features of the experiential product and enterprises that develop such products. The paper concludes that experiential tourism in Greece bears many of the features highlighted in the literature. Furthermore, our findings underline some new aspects, especially the links between the experiential product, small and well-qualified enterprises, and a place's tangible and intangible identities, which make experiential tourism an opportunity for locales and their branding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While for many people remembrance tourism involves revisiting events linked to war, it also covers less tragic moments, simply related to history. In certain cases, we can even refer to this as "roots tourism", when the sites visited are more or less closely entwined with family history. Roots tourism often concerns descend- ants of populations that have migrated, whether voluntarily or not. This is the case of people from Auvergne, who have formed a significant diaspora outside their region of origin. By taking as an example the Scénomusée The Toinette's House, which presents the daily life of a fictional Auvergne peasant in the 19th century, we try to understand how remembrance is mobilized in tourism and to identify the emotions and perceptions involved in remembrance and roots tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores the visitors' experience on rural tourism destination in Tadom Hill Resorts, Selangor. The satisfactions were classified into Four Experience Economy which comprises of education experience, entertainment experience, esthetics experience, and escapism experience. The Four Experience Economy has become the foundation to the research frameworks. The study was conducted in Banting, Selangor, a destination that is known for its own charm on rural destinations. A total of 383 questionnaires were collected from the visitors that visits Tadom Hill Resorts and visitors that had experience from Tadom Hill Resorts visits. Correlation analysis are performed to test the relationship between the variables. Based on the results, there is a positive relationship between the four realms of experience economy and visitors' satisfaction. The findings of this study prove that it is crucial to assist the tourism operations of Tadom Hill Resorts to provide the best facilities for visitors' satisfaction from aspects of educational experiences, entertainment experiences, esthetics experience, and escapism experience.

Plastic has invaded the rural Andean landscape in recent decades. Its increase is due to the emergence of new consumption patterns, the absence of adequate waste management systems, and the persistence of a logic that incorporates waste into nature—which was appropriate when waste was biodegradable. However, the rural indigenous population is aware of plastic’s polluting effects. Tourism, which transmits urban and Western perceptions of cleanliness, is one of the factors that have led to this view. Tourism spreads an ecological perception that supports the sustainability of natural resources. It also spreads a bucolic perception of the landscape. Sometimes, the two discourses complement each other, but they can also clash. From the discard studies paradigm, and based on the case of Amantaní Island (Lake Titicaca, Peruvian Andes), the article shows that tourist demand for a pristine landscape can drive practices that increase the environmental and health risks of plastic waste.

Plastic has invaded the rural Andean landscape in recent decades. Its increase is due to the emergence of new consumption patterns, the absence of adequate waste management systems, and the persistence of a logic that incorporates waste into nature--which was appropriate when waste was biodegradable. However, the rural indigenous population is aware of plastic's polluting effects. Tourism, which transmits urban and Western perceptions of cleanliness, is one of the factors that have led to this view. Tourism spreads an ecological perception that supports the sustainability of natural resources. It also spreads a bucolic perception of the landscape. Sometimes, the two discourses complement each other, but they can also clash. From the discard studies paradigm, and based on the case of Amantaní Island (Lake Titicaca, Peruvian Andes), the article shows that tourist demand for a pristine landscape can drive practices that increase the environmental and health risks of plastic waste. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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With the extensive influx of start-ups in the already cluttered Indian travel and tourism sector; it was increasingly becoming challenging for experiential tourism players to carve a niche for themselves. Mr. Naveen, founder of ToRoots Explorers Pvt. Ltd., a start-up company in Pune (India) offering "experiential tourism" realised that travellers were not only demanding conventional sightseeing tours but preferably looking for meaningful, memorable and transformative tourism experiences. Customers were spoilt for choices in terms of wide array of travel and tourism packages and experiences available. Since its launch in June 2016, the start-up firm faced challenges in terms of amplifying the user experience (UX) in order to enhance overall customer experience and engagement (CX). Navin was contemplating to sustainably enhance the client engagement pre and post journey, increase revenue and scale-up the business. One of the challenges was to engage customers with the experiential tourism service brand. Hence, it was of paramount importance to devise an effective digital strategy that would help ToRoots to convey the "value proposition"- of its curated travel and tourism experiences - in the most convincing and creative way possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Experience is essential in tourism. The tourist is an informed person, with new needs and seeks more than rest. The tourist desires a unique experience and a differentiated service, adapted to his or her needs. These new requirements can be a real challenge for companies when it comes to creating and co-creating experiences. In the current scenario, with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, this process requires greater flexibility to continue to provide memorable experiences to customers in a safe environment. The aim of this article is to understand the impacts of the pandemic on the supply of tourism experiences, based on rural tourism companies in the Baixo Alentejo, Portugal. Grounded in the results of a final report, two tourism companies in rural areas well-known for their work in creating experiences for their clients and that were also affected by the Covid-19 pandemic were considered. By conducting semi-structured interviews with the entrepreneurs who manage the tourism enterprises, it was found that the most evident impacts were based on the need to adapt and reorganize the organizational structure and the level of demand and activities carried out for large groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The assessment of tourist offerings and the attractiveness of tourist destinations has been the subject of many studies in the tourism management literature over the years. Several authors have examined the territorial characteristics and factors that nurture tourist destination attractiveness in order to create flexible models that are capable of providing recommendations and instructions for destination management policies in the tourism industry. However, one of the fields in which this topic has so far been under-studied is with regard to pilgrim routes. Calling upon the �Atlas of the Paths through Italy� which represents the official census or count of Italian routes published and recognised by the Ministry of Environmental, Cultural and Tourism Heritage (MiBACT) in 2016, the purpose of this article is to compare all the �Paths through Italy� and classify them according to their expressed or unexpressed tourism potential. In particular, through an experiential approach and the use of Fuzzy Set Ideal Type Analysis (FSITA) methodology, this article aims to evaluate the attractiveness of the Paths in terms of their structural capability, create a taxonomy of the Paths, identify the most attractive type of Path which should be taken as a best practice benchmark, and provide managerial and policy suggestions to improve the attractiveness of the weaker Paths. The results of the analysis found that three Paths had strong potential and six Paths had good potential for tourism development. This study provides both a descriptive framework and an interpretative approach to the Italian Paths to help public intuitions manage and develop policies for the sustainable development of these pilgrimage routes.

Agritourism is an important supplementary activity in agricultural regions, attracting numerous visitors in search of new experiences and providing alternative incomes to those in rural areas. Whilst tourism literature has progressed in defining and characterising agritourism, there continues to be limited knowledge concerning what contributes directly and indirectly to enhancing and deepening the agritourism experience, particularly the role of visitor-provider interaction and the emotional connection to place. In this paper, we address this gap by exploring agritourism in Western Australia, drawing on a survey of providers and ten semi-structured interviews. We find that agritourism was comprised of four key experiential dimensions (location, authenticity, interaction, and learning) differentiated by six contextual factors which are either endogenous or exogenous to the provider. Our findings show how the agritourism experience can be curated, contributing to the establishment of a better understanding of how providers can improve visitor experience and the attraction of rural areas. The research offers a framework for understanding the role of location as a cross-cutting experiential dimension to better inform policymakers, regional development agencies and agritourism providers in developing agritourism 'products' that may increase visitor numbers and sales, improve regional development outcomes, and enhance rural understandings. • Agritourism is an increasingly important for rural economies. • There is limited understanding on how agritourism relates to unique local and regional contexts. • Agritourism experiential dimensions (location, authenticity, interaction, and learning) are framed by six provider factors. • Highlights location as a cross-cutting ad important dimension in improving regional development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper focuses on the Kras/Carso Food Tour to present the challenges of developing a luxury tourism product. The tour's design followed the current strategy of the Slovenian Tourist Board, which defines specific criteria for a luxury experience. Contextualized by the experiential trends in tourism, the paper juxtaposes the bottom-up and top-down perspectives on luxury experiences. The authors argue that mediation by experts familiar with academic discourses and local culture is beneficial for the development of a successful tourism product. The study contributes to the debates on luxury tourism, which have neglected bottom-up perceptions in tourist discourse and overlooked the dilemmas people face when "luxurifying" their traditions and heritage practices.

This article focuses on the analysis of rooftop terraces in the city of Madrid (Spain) as an example of the new tourist demands in urban environments. In this way, they stand out as an example of an offer aimed to satisfy the needs of post-modern tourists who demand quality tourist experiences. The methodology was based firstly on a bibliographic review, secondly on the search for terraces through specialized web pages, fieldwork and their subsequent georeferencing, and finally in the analysis of the information. The spatial distribution of the terraces is presented, through updated cartography, carried out after the georeferencing of the terraces. It is worth noting that the rooftop terraces are directly linked to the offer of experiential and quality tourism demanded by tourists, while their geographical distribution shows their clear relationship with the most touristic area of the city of Madrid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The assessment of tourist offerings and the attractiveness of tourist destinations has been the subject of many studies in the tourism management literature over the years. Several authors have examined the territorial characteristics and factors that nurture tourist destination attractiveness in order to create flexible models that are capable of providing recommendations and instructions for destination management policies in the tourism industry. However, one of the fields in which this topic has so far been under-studied is with regard to pilgrim routes. Calling upon the 'Atlas of the Paths through Italy' which represents the official census or count of Italian routes published and recognised by the Ministry of Environmental, Cultural and Tourism Heritage (MiBACT) in 2016, the purpose of this article is to compare all the 'Paths through Italy' and classify them according to their expressed or unexpressed tourism potential. In particular, through an experiential approach and the use of Fuzzy Set Ideal Type Analysis (FSITA) methodology, this article aims to evaluate the attractiveness of the Paths in terms of their structural capability, create a taxonomy of the Paths, identify the most attractive type of Path which should be taken as a best practice benchmark, and provide managerial and policy suggestions to improve the attractiveness of the weaker Paths. The results of the analysis found that three Paths had strong potential and six Paths had good potential for tourism development. This study provides both a descriptive framework and an interpretative approach to the Italian Paths to help public intuitions manage and develop policies for the sustainable development of these pilgrimage routes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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An experience can be defined as anything that stimulates the senses, heart and mind. Senses play a central role in individuals’ perceptions of the surrounding world. Thus, research on tourist experiences’ sensory dimensions is pivotal to improving visitor management in tourism. Recent studies have shown that successful tourism destinations attract tourists using a systematic approach to stimulating all the senses. This paper discusses the case of a multisensory criteria model applied to the tourism destination of Fiesole, Italy. The main aim was to provide a critical analysis of the various steps and outcomes of tourism experience design. The findings include a set of key tourism-related sensory experience concepts and the critical importance of following a logical order in experience processes. The results provided a theoretical framework that served as the foundation of a senses-based model, which not only provides an innovative focus within tourism research but also can function as a user-friendly tool for operators who need to plan, monitor and evaluate tourist experiences.

The paper examines the historical narratives related to the material and immaterial heritage of the ancient Jewish quarters of the Autonomous Community of Aragon (Spain) within the context of transmedia narrative and experiential or emotional tourism. By applying this theoretical approach to the legacy of medieval Jewish heritage, we seek to identify those stories that could arguably form the basis for the future creation of transmedia stories framed as a strategic plan of dissemination and tourism within the future network of Jewish quarters of Aragon. The ‘case study’, which moreover serves as a research methodology, provides guidelines for the promotion and dissemination of an ethical, cultural and patrimonial legacy by integrating stories into the nine itineraries which define the main Jewish quarters of the former Kingdom of Aragon, consistent with the strategic actions of various areas. The results will be incorporated into the Strategic Plan promoted by the Government of Aragon, called “Aragón Sefarad. Legacy and memory”. The purpose of this plan is to create cultural heritage routes which respond to a change in the orientation of European tourism policy by enriching and diversifying the visitor's profile and keeping the fascination with the past intact.

This paper focuses on the Kras/Carso Food Tour to present the challenges of developing a luxury tourism product. The tour's design followed the current strategy of the Slovenian Tourist Board, which defines specific criteria for a luxury experience. Contextualized by the experiential trends in tourism, the paper juxtaposes the bottom-up and top-down perspectives on luxury experiences. The authors argue that mediation by experts familiar with academic discourses and local culture is beneficial for the development of a successful tourism product. The study contributes to the debates on luxury tourism, which have neglected bottom-up perceptions in tourist discourse and overlooked the dilemmas people face when »luxurifying« their traditions and heritage practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current contribution provides insight into the transformations occurring in food taste and in gastronomy standards, where social media contributes to assess eating out in situations of mobility. The coalition between food and new media has brought about new priorities and standards in taste, relying less on proper gastronomic expertise than on media dynamics and 'metamorphic' claims of social distinction in these times of cultural omnivorousness. On this basis, the paper looks into emerging taste patterns, outlined by the widespread practice of sharing restaurant reviews on travel social media. It addresses both eating out and social media as an open set of social practices that, though highly dynamic and internally differentiated, speak for collective and socially organized patterns of behaviors, so as to become entry points to grasp broader social dynamics dwelling in connectivity, gastronomy, food consumption. To this aim, the study analyses TripAdvisor's reviews of the restaurants in the Italian region Aosta Valley in a time span of 25 months. The analysis highlights the process of food taste "re-mediation" played by social media and the emergence of a culinary capital based on plastic habitus and a plural socialization to food that ranges from TV foodtainment to digital narratives, to new patterns of aware eating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the growing interest, also commercial, for experiential tourism, a niche of night hiking proposals has emerged: trekking, tours of the historical centers and guided natural trails, in which precisely the night represents the new frontier to be explored. At the beginning this phenomenon was linked, for obvious reasons, to the observations of amateurs and astronomers, fleeing from urban areas in search of places free from light pollution. Recently instead, the interest in a new perception within the hiking experience seems to emerge. There, the night with its mystery, but at the same time with its different sensory engagement, offers added value by which even marketing has been seduced. They are no longer the city lights to attract, but the margins of the night and the space of the silences. Walking through the night, and through the night, how does our approach to the landscape change? An answer to this question will emerge by analyzing the case of the Casentinesi Forests Monte Falterona and Campigna National Park.

This study aims to investigate the impact of tourist experience on tourists' perception of memorability and authenticity in the context of creative tourism. A total of 574 valid responses were collected on site in the Tianzifang district, Shanghai. The findings identified a second-order construct of creative experience with five dimensions: escape, recognition, relaxation, interactivity, and learning. Using PLS-SEM, the study found creative tourist experience has a positive impact on memorability and authenticity. The study findings provide valuable implications for creative tourism practitioners and policymakers as well as contribute to the scarce literature body of creative tourism, authenticity, and memorability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Experiential tourism can be a catalyst for enhancing the wellbeing of indigenous communities. Yet, experiential tourism is a conundrum as cultural adaption to increase tourists' satisfaction can threaten authenticity. This study examined the dialectic between experiential tourism and traditional culture among seven Quechua communities in Peru offering experiential tourism, by addressing three questions: (1) What is the perceived the role of ancestral traditions in experiential tourism? (2) To what extent modernism permeates into their lifestyles?, and (3) How do they negotiate ancestral traditions and modernism? Data collected in 2015 revealed that locals involved in tourism considered a priority to keep their ancestral traditions alive by passing them on to new generations; those not involved in tourism are less compliant of cultural authenticity. As a result, study communities showed signs of acculturation, syncretism and re-authentication. Findings also revealed that tourism is perceived as the catalyst for keeping and recovering traditional cultural manifestations, while modernism of certain practices is a necessity. This study contributes to the tourism scholarship by stressing the necessity to negotiate the coexistence of modernity and traditions in experiential tourism. Findings also elucidate policy and marketing suggestions to increase the positive effect of experiential tourism in heritage preservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]