Experience design and the dimensions of transformative festival experiences

B Neuhofer, K Celuch, TL To - International Journal of Contemporary …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose In the emerging transformation economy, there is a shift from staging memorable
experiences for many to eliciting life-transformative events for one. This study aims to …

Memorable nature-based tourism experience, place attachment and tourists' environmentally responsible behaviour

E Sthapit, P Björk, DN Coudounaris - Journal of Ecotourism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study tests a new model for memorable nature-based tourism experiences by
examining the effects of novelty, experiencescape, experience co-creation, experience …

Volunteer tourism as a transformative experience: A mixed methods empirical study

S Magrizos, I Kostopoulos… - Journal of Travel …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In an effort to combine tourism with pro-social giving and personal development, more and
more people choose to go abroad on volunteer tourism trips. We explore the potential …

[HTML][HTML] Instagramming nature-based tourism experiences: A netnographic study of online photography and value creation

E Conti, M Lexhagen - Tourism Management Perspectives, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research is to explore the role of online photography in creating
experience value in nature-based tourism, and what types of experience value are …

The Instagrammable outdoors–Investigating the sharing of nature experiences through visual social media

I Arts, A Fischer, D Duckett, R van Der Wal - People and Nature, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the growing popularity of Instagram as a medium to portray nature and the outdoors,
there remains limited research available exploring its influence on people's experiences in …

When the hiking gets tough:“New adventurers” and the “extinction of experiences”

RJ Mykletun, PØ Oma, Ø Aas - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2021 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen growth in numbers of hikers to the iconic cliff Trolltunga, a
spectacular peak hanging horizontally 700 m above ground in Hardanger, Norway, and to …

The Art of Post Captions: Readability and User Engagement on Social Media

J Yu, WCH Hong, R Egger - Journal of Travel Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In addition to the significance of visual content, text characteristics serve as salient factors
influencing how users react to social media posts. By extracting 9,766 Instagram posts …

[PDF][PDF] The implications of digital visual media for human-nature relationships

M Silk, R Correia, D Veríssimo, A Verma… - People and …, 2021 - research.ed.ac.uk
Amid biodiversity and climate crises, the way we encounter and communicate about the
natural world is changing. Increased technological capability, accessibility and connectivity …

The romantic tourist gaze on Swedish national parks: Tracing ways of seeing the non-human world through representations in tourists' Instagram posts

E Fälton - Tourism recreation research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Tourism in national parks is on the rise and contributes to shaping notions of the non-human
world (often depicted as 'nature'). One country that is currently facing a shift towards an …

'Capturing the shining moments': performing liminoid Seichi Junrei on social media

Y Tan - Current Issues in Tourism, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Seichi Junrei (聖地巡礼) is an emerging form of tourism in which visitors
pilgrimage to locations depicted in cultural works. It has been popularized by visitors through …