Recreating history: The evolving negotiation of staged authenticity in tourism experiences

No Thumbnail Available
File version
Author(s)
Gardiner, S
Vada, S
Yang, ECL
Khoo, C
Le, TH
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
2022
Size
File type(s)
Location
License
Abstract

This study advances understanding of staged authenticity in historical heritage tourism experiences by investigating consumer views on a new tourism attraction that seeks to recreate an authentic European medieval culture experience in an inauthentic setting, Australia. Interviews (N = 30) and a survey (N = 629) reveal that education, entertainment, escapism, and aesthetic experiential values, as well as staged authenticity, has a significant positive relationship to attitudes towards the recreated experience. A cluster analysis identifies a group of consumers who have a strong interest in arts and culture, the period of history exhibited, and some interest in religion and dark tourism is the most likely to consume this type of experience. This study presents a new model to staged authenticity and recreated historical eras as tourism experiences and provides a methodological framework to investigate consumer demand for this important form of tourism.

Journal Title

Tourism Management

Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume

91

Issue
Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
Item Access Status
Note
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject

Tourism marketing

Commercial services

Tourism

Persistent link to this record
Citation

Gardiner, S; Vada, S; Yang, ECL; Khoo, C; Le, TH, Recreating history: The evolving negotiation of staged authenticity in tourism experiences, Tourism Management, 2022, 91, pp. 104515

Collections