Exploring the essence of memorable tourism experiences.

By Vincent Wing Sun Tung, J. Ritchie. 2011

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Subfields: Geography, Planning and Development, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Eudaimonic tourist experiences: the case of flamenco (2017, background): “…by scholars into related topics on recovery experiences (Chen & Petrick, 2013; Chen, Petrick, & Shahvali, 2014), memorable tourist experiences (Tung & Ritchie, 2011), tourist happiness (Nawijn, 2011), meaningful tourism (Noy, 2004), transformative travel (Lean, 2012), spiritual experiences…”
Measuring Tourists’ Emotional Experiences (2015, background): “Emotions are ubiquitous in tourism (Aho 2001) and play a central role in defining memorable experiences (Tung and Ritchie 2011).”
Co-creation of tourist experiences: a literature review (2018, background): “…& Vitouladiti, 2014), recognition of their importance to visitors is leading businesses and destinations to market themselves as providing opportunities to live compelling and memorable experiences (Andrades & Dimanche, 2014; Lugosi & Walls, 2013; Ritchie & Hudson, 2009; Tung & Ritchie, 2011).”
Tourism Memory Characteristics Scale: Development and Validation (2021, background): “For example, “when remembering a honeymoon in Hawaii, you might still remember the optical image of the beach in front of the hotel where you stayed, many activity programmes you enjoyed in detail, and the romantic music you heard at the hotel lobby” (H. Kim and Chen 2021, p. 3).”
''If I was going to die I should at least be having fun": Travel blogs, meaning and tourist experience (2015, background): “By contrast to interview-based research, for which informants recall only positive emotions in relation to tourism experiences (Tung & Ritchie, 2011), we find that bloggers refer to an array of emotions as they construct different types of stories.”
From ordinary to extraordinary: A framework of experience types (2018, background): “Tung and Ritchie (2011), however, reminded us that destinations cannot always guarantee memorable experiences because these kinds of experiences are highly idiosyncratic.”
What Makes Airbnb Experiences Enjoyable? The Effects of Environmental Stimuli on Perceived Enjoyment and Repurchase Intention (2020, background): “They expect positive surprises during their travel (Tung and Ritchie 2011), especially as Airbnb provides the experience of entertainment and escapism (Mody and Hanks 2020).”
Make It Memorable: Tourism Experience, Fun, Recommendation and Revisit Intentions of Chinese Outbound Tourists (2020, background): “Tung and Ritchie [42] pointed out that a memorable trip includes four dimensions: expectations, affection, recollection, and consequentiality, while, Kim and Ritchie [43], listed the important dimensions of MTEs as involvement, local culture, hedonism, refreshment, novelty, knowledge, and meaningful”
Psychological factors affecting memorable tourism experiences (2019, background): “But it should be pointed out that only social interaction which leads to the development and sublimation of their relationships can help to recollect travel experience (Tung & Ritchie, 2011a).”
How do museums foster loyalty in tech-savvy visitors? The role of social media and digital experience (2021, background): “Experience can be considered the relationship between people and the world (Tung & Ritchie, 2011).”