...Jyoti Sharma; Zahara Banoo Purpose The study explores the influence of creative tourism (CT) experience on tourist eudaimonic wellbeing (EWB). It reflects the fact that authenticity and tourist engagement (TE) are significant psychological mechanisms that link creative participation to EWB...

...Bao Trong Tien Bui; Ha Dinh Quyen Purpose This study aims to explore the complex interrelationships among place attachment, authenticity, satisfaction and revisit intention in domestic tourism, focusing on Dong Thap province, and address critical gaps in the existing literature by proposing...

... and the selection of domestic tourist locales within developing countries, conditioned to perceived authentic experiences. Design/methodology/approach Based on a sample of 264 tourists, we employed structural equation modeling and mediation analysis to determine the direct and indirect interplay of consumer...

... Pho. Findings The findings show that food quality demonstrates the strongest impact on restaurant choice intention, followed by authenticity and nostalgia marketing. These relationships are partially mediated by perceived value. Hygiene risks and perceived value are also found to directly affect...

...Ben Arviv; Amir Shani; Yaniv Poria Purpose The aim of the study is to capture consumers' conceptualization of ethnic food and ethnic restaurants, focusing on what it takes for ethnic restaurants to be perceived authentic. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative research, based on semi...

...Nuray Yildiz; Melek Ece Öncüer; Abdullah Tanrisevdi Purpose This study aims to assess the relationships between cultural travel motivation, two dimensions of authenticity and satisfaction of domestic tourists visiting Sirince in Turkey. Given the structure of the model, authenticity is two latent...

...Burhan Cinar; Derya Toksoz; A. Celil Cakici Purpose Discussions of authenticity in touristic experiences indicate that it is a significant area in the search for meaning. This study aims to demonstrate that the quest for authenticity in a tourist experience begins in the pre-travel period...

...Volkan Genc; Seray Gulertekin Genc Purpose This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of aesthetic experience in the effect of authenticity on satisfaction in cultural heritage sites. At the same time, this study guides the perception of authenticity in cultural heritage sites. Design...

..., esthetic and escapist value when well executed, and the comparative analysis by the authors helped in outlining a potential combination of the characteristics of spectacular and spontaneous designs that can enhance authenticity value for tourists. Practical implications This study provides practical...

...-administered questionnaire to collect data from visitors on the main street of the South Luogu Alley. Findings It was found that most visitors of the hutong are casual tourists pursuing relaxation, including tension release and spending time with friends and family; seeking authenticity is not visitors...