Cross-Cultural Validation of a Memorable Tourism Experience Scale (MTES)

By Jong-Hyeong Kim, J. Ritchie. 2014

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Subfields: Demography, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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From ordinary to extraordinary: A framework of experience types (2018, methodology): “Kim and his colleagues (Kim, 2014; Kim & Ritchie, 2014; Kim, Ritchie, & McCormick, 2012) have used these studies to develop a Memorable Tourism Experience Scale (MTES) that has been validated cross culturally.”
The Impact of Memorable Tourism Experiences on Loyalty Behaviors: The Mediating Effects of Destination Image and Satisfaction (2018, methodology): “…all been found to have significant influences on loyalty (Barnes, Mattsson, and Sørensen 2016; Cevdet Altunel and Erkut 2015; C.-F. Chen and Chen 2010; Chi 2012; Hui, Wan, and Ho 2007; J.-H. Kim and Ritchie 2014; J.-H. Kim, Ritchie, and Tung 2010; Prayag and Ryan 2012; Veasna, Wu, and Huang 2013).”
Exploring the Tourist Experience (2017, background): “Considering the connections between tourist experiences, consumer behavior, and decision making, understanding what constitutes memorable tourism experiences is essential to contemporary tourism research and practice (Kim and Ritchie 2014; Kozak 2001).”
Understanding memorable tourism experiences and behavioural intentions of heritage tourists (2021, background): “Prior studies also suggest that MTE significantly affect individuals’ behavioral intentions to spread positive WOM (e.g. Adongo et al., 2015; Kim & Ritchie, 2014; Tsai, 2016).”
A model of perceived image, memorable tourism experiences and revisit intention (2017, background): “Extant MTEs literature mainly discusses the essence and structure of MTEs, and develops measurement scales (Kim, 2013; Kim, 2014; Kim et al., 2012; Kim & Ritchie, 2014; Tung & Ritchie, 2011a).”
Destination attractiveness and destination attachment: The mediating role of tourists' attitude (2016, unknown): “…studies could thus either validate the dimensions used in our study or use measures that re ﬂ ect the memorability of a destination experience in greater depth,suchasthe memorable tourism experience (MTE) scale initially provided by Kim et al. (2012) and further validated by Kim and Ritchie (2014).”
Smart Tourism Destinations Enhancing Tourism Experience Through Personalisation of Services (2015, background): “Moreover, Kim and Ritchie (2013) suggested that visitors are more likely to gain a memorable experience on the trip when they could immerse in activities within destination.”