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Tourism Experience and Tourism Design

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Design Science in Tourism

Part of the book series: Tourism on the Verge ((TV))

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This chapter argues that experiences are dynamic and emotional in nature and should be conceptualized as a series of ‘micro-events’ during the trip. Further, the advent of new sensor technology provides new tools for understanding the ways in which these experiences—events are perceived and the meanings created hold great promise in addressing a number of critical questions empowering the design of tourism places. We then describe traveler experiences through a series of case studies.

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  1. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Jeongmi (Jamie) Kim & Daniel R. Fesenmaier

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  1. Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Daniel R. Fesenmaier

  2. Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    Zheng Xiang

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Kim, J.(., Fesenmaier, D.R. (2017). Tourism Experience and Tourism Design. In: Fesenmaier, D., Xiang, Z. (eds) Design Science in Tourism. Tourism on the Verge. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42773-7_2

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