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Kostopoulos, I, Magrizos, S and Harris, LC (2023) Tourists as Experience Collectors: A New Travelling Mind-Set. Leisure Sciences. pp. 1-21. ISSN 0149-0400
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Abstract
While literature on experiential tourism suggests that travellers are increasingly more interested in unique experiences, little has been said about the nature and dynamics of tourists seeking new destinations/travelling experiences. Using theoretical arguments derived from literature on collecting, we re-conceptualise frequent travellers as collectors of travelling experiences and destinations, rather than tangible souvenirs, and explore the underlying and implications of this process. Findings from our 22 in-depth interviews with frequent travellers indicate that this is a pervasive and prevalent process across many tourists. We argue that interested organisation market travelling experiences ‘sets’, and offer opportunites to materialise and exhibit collectors’ experiences.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Leisure Sciences on 28th April 2023 available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01490400.2023.2206401 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1504 Commercial Services; 1506 Tourism; Sport, Leisure & Tourism |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G149 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) > G154.9 Travel and state. Tourism |
| Divisions: | Doctoral Management Studies (from Sep 19) |
| Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2023 10:08 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2024 00:50 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/01490400.2023.2206401 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/19588 |
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