Place attachment through sensory-rich, emotion-generating place experiences in rural tourism

E Kastenholz, CP Marques, MJ Carneiro - Journal of Destination Marketing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Place attachment may be a relevant outcome of place experiences, connected to positive
emotions felt at rural destinations. Especially for rural areas, where a loyal client base is …

The role of the rural tourism experience economy in place attachment and behavioral intentions

SMC Loureiro - International journal of hospitality management, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aims to empirically explore the effect of the experience economy on place
attachment and behavioral intentions through emotions and memory. To do so, the rural …

Tourists' savoring of positive emotions and place attachment formation: a conceptual paper

N Yan, EA Halpenny - Affect and Emotion in Tourism, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
With increased interest in emotions and tourism,'savoring', a process of attending to,
enhancing, or prolonging positive emotions, should receive more scholarly attention. This …

The sensory dimension of tourist experiences: Capturing meaningful sensory-informed themes in Southwest Portugal

D Agapito, P Valle, J Mendes - Tourism Management, 2014 - Elsevier
Sensory aspects of destinations have recently been in focus as an important dimension in
the process of facilitating positive tourist experiences. The countryside embraces local …

Tourist destination perception and well-being: What makes a destination attractive?

BF Reitsamer… - Journal of Vacation …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates the impact of place perception on tourist well-being to provide an
understanding of how destination attributes influence tourists' response behaviors. Data …

Bonding to a new place never visited: Exploring the relationship between landscape elements and place bonding

CK Cheng, HY Kuo - Tourism Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Place bonding is the positive emotion that individuals associate with a certain place and was
believed to be absent from tourism research. Most place-bonding-related studies in tourism …

The dimensions of rural tourism experience: impacts on arousal, memory, and satisfaction

E Kastenholz, MJ Carneiro, CP Marques… - Journal of Travel & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Rural tourism is driven by the search for unique and memorable experiences in particular
settings, but knowledge on visitors' experiences in rural destinations is still scarce. This …

Tourists' memories, sensory impressions and loyalty: In loco and post-visit study in Southwest Portugal

D Agapito, P Pinto, J Mendes - Tourism Management, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to offer some insights on the contribution of sensory diversity as perceived
by tourists to memorable destination experiences and to explore the connection between …

The role of place attachment in tourism research

L Dwyer, N Chen, J Lee - Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Place attachment has become an important concept in tourism-related research, with
substantial relevance for the nature of the human-place relationship and behavioural …

Destination attachment: Effects on customer satisfaction and cognitive, affective and conative loyalty

A Yuksel, F Yuksel, Y Bilim - Tourism management, 2010 - Elsevier
Tourists may develop attachment to a destination because of its ability in fulfilling specific
goals or activity needs and/or because of its symbolic meaning and thus, attachment could …