An Application of Travel Blog Narratives to Explore Memorable Tourism Experiences

被引：122

作者：

Chandralal, Lalith ^{[1
,2
]}

Rindfleish, Jennifer ^{[1
]}

Valenzuela, Fredy ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ New England, UNE Business Sch, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia

[2] Univ Sri Jayawardenepura, Dept Mkt Management, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

来源：

ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH | 2015年 / 20卷 / 06期

关键词：

travel experiences; memorable tourism experiences; autobiographical memory; netnography; travel blogs; MTEs; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; REMINISCENCE BUMP; LIFE; SELF;

D O I：

10.1080/10941665.2014.925944

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper is based on a netnography investigation into the likely components of memorable tourism experiences (MTEs) using travel blog narratives by travellers. One hundred travel blog narratives published by travellers in two reputable travel blogs were used for the study. The results revealed two major findings: (a) bloggers mostly report positive MTEs in their experiential narratives and (b) such positive MTEs are often associated with seven experiential themes: (1) local people, life and culture (2) personally significant experiences (3) shared experiences (4) perceived novelty (5) perceived serendipity (6) professional guides and tour operator services and (7) affective emotions associated with memorable experiences. The findings provide important theoretical and managerial implications.

引用

页码：680 / 693

页数：14