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The major emphasis in this article is the development of the authen ticity concept in tourist experiences. It is argued that the original form of the authenticity notion, which was proposed by Heidegger, has been only partially employed in the work of tourist researchers. The major development of the authenticity concept in the tourist literature is shown to be that of MacCannell who proposed, using Goffman's stage approach, that all tourists seek authenticity but are frustrated in their attempts because of the creation of frontstage, inauthentic environments. In another addition to the authenticity notion Cohen argued that some tourists perceive the inauthenticity of their settings. The elaboration of the authenticity concept offered in this paper highlights the need to define authenticity of both actors and their settings when appraising a tourist scene. Cohen's emphasis on tourists' ability to perceive authenticity and inauthen ticity …