Tourism scholars and practitioners tend to treat diaspora tourism as a homogeneous market
whose needs can be met by generalized types of products. This assumption results in a gap …

The horizon of heritage tourism research has been expanding in tandem with the rapidly
growing heritage tourism industry. The paper aims to accentuate the innovative concepts …

Many people remember and feel nostalgic towards places from their past, be it their
hometown, alma mater, or childhood home (Oxfeld & Long, 2004). This desire to return to …

Ancestral tourism in Scotland, a sector of the heritage tourism market sensitive to consumer
personalisation, has particular propensities towards process-driven co-created experiences …

Despite its increased recognition among tourism planners and destination governments, a
lacuna exists regarding the motivation of diaspora tourists travelling to a destination they …

This study explores children's domestic visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel
experiences and their development of place meaning about their ancestral home or home …

This study adopts a mixed method to examine Chinese diaspora tourists' ancestral
hometown emotional experiences. A qualitative approach was used to establish a …

Heimweh, for centuries, designated a medical condition; Humans have pursued travelling
and seeking experiences that would ease symptoms of nostos's algos (pain caused due to …

Although terror management theory has been widely studied, little research has empirically
examined whether travel functions as a terror management mechanism. Thus, the present …

Augmented reality (AR) is being adopted at heritage settings as a means of creating and
delivering experiences for heritage visitors. While several studies have examined AR …