{"title":"Effects of heritage on destination image: multi-method research based on an appraisal approach to emotional response in-situ","authors":"Marcelo Royo Vela, Alexis Garzón Paredes","doi":"10.1080/1743873X.2023.2178926","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The research objective is to test the effects of heritage on the Tourist Destination Image formation. A multi-method quantitative approach applying surveys and neuromarketing were applied. Three different surveys were carried out in three different moments of the touristic visit to measure the heritage impact on the dynamics of destination image. Furthermore, a neuromarketing experiment using electroencephalogram and virtual reality were carried out to measure the emotional and cognitive responses to heritage and their effects on the TDI formation. Results show, either the surveys or the neuromarketing experiment, a clear emotional response to heritage that, indeed, has a positive effect in the cultural destination image. The conclusion suggests a line of research for the development and improvement of TDI models for cultural destinations which would incorporate the in situ emotional response in an appraisal approach to emotions.","PeriodicalId":47192,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Heritage Tourism","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Heritage Tourism","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873X.2023.2178926","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT The research objective is to test the effects of heritage on the Tourist Destination Image formation. A multi-method quantitative approach applying surveys and neuromarketing were applied. Three different surveys were carried out in three different moments of the touristic visit to measure the heritage impact on the dynamics of destination image. Furthermore, a neuromarketing experiment using electroencephalogram and virtual reality were carried out to measure the emotional and cognitive responses to heritage and their effects on the TDI formation. Results show, either the surveys or the neuromarketing experiment, a clear emotional response to heritage that, indeed, has a positive effect in the cultural destination image. The conclusion suggests a line of research for the development and improvement of TDI models for cultural destinations which would incorporate the in situ emotional response in an appraisal approach to emotions.
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The Journal of Heritage Tourism ( JHT ) is a peer-reviewed, international transdisciplinary journal. JHT focuses on exploring the many facets of one of the most notable and widespread types of tourism. Heritage tourism is among the very oldest forms of travel. Activities such as visits to sites of historical importance, including built environments and urban areas, rural and agricultural landscapes, natural regions, locations where historic events occurred and places where interesting and significant living cultures dominate are all forms of heritage tourism. As such, this form of tourism dominates the industry in many parts of the world and involves millions of people. During the past 20 years, the study of tourism has become highly fragmented and specialised into various theme areas, or concentrations. Within this context, heritage tourism is one of the most commonly investigated forms of tourism, and hundreds of scholars and industry workers are involved in researching its dynamics and concepts. This academic attention has resulted in the publication of hundreds of refereed articles in various scholarly media, yet, until now there has been no journal devoted specifically to heritage tourism; Journal of Heritage Tourism was launched to fill this gap. JHT seeks to critically examine all aspects of heritage tourism. Some of the topics to be explored within the context of heritage tourism will include colonial heritage, commodification, interpretation, urban renewal, religious tourism, genealogy, patriotism, nostalgia, folklore, power, funding, contested heritage, historic sites, identity, industrial heritage, marketing, conservation, ethnicity, education and indigenous heritage.