Purpose This paper aims to examine critically the literature on transformational tourism and
explore a research agenda for a post-COVID future. Design/methodology/approach A …

Limited research has investigated the antecedents and consequences of memorable
tourism experiences (MTEs) empirically. This study helps fill this gap by developing a causal …

Following the rise of tourism in Asia, a growing female travel market has been observed in
the region. Nevertheless, limited research has considered the travel experience of Asian …

Purpose Accommodations providers in the sharing economy are increasingly competing
with the hotel industry vis-à-vis the guest experience. Additionally, experience-related …

Due to the fact that Chinese tourists are becoming the main players in the international
tourism market, with large growth potential, this research empirically identifies the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a discussion, definition and comprehensive
conceptualization of the smart service experience, ie the way guests and customers in …

The quality experiences provided to customers, which are indeed memorable, directly
determine a business's ability to generate revenue (Pine and Gilmore 1999). However, the …

Airbnb is one of the major players in the tourism sharing economy. This study employs a
grounded theory approach to explore the central elements of a memorable Airbnb hospitality …

This study aims to test some previously proposed MTE (memorable tourist experience)
scales by using UGC (user-generated content) posted in social media sites, through script …

This paper presents the findings of a research intended to develop a reliable and valid
measurement instrument for memorable tourism experiences from the perspectives of more …