Destination Sustainability and Memorable Tourism Experiences

The objective of this paper is to study the relationship between memorable tourism experiences and destination sustainability. Three hypotheses that relate dimensions of sustainability (economic, socio-cultural, and environmental) to memorable tourism experience are considered, based on a review of...

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Autores principales: Miguel Ángel Moliner-Tena, Diego Monferrer-Tirado, Juan Bautista Ferreres-Bonfill, Rosa M. Rodríguez-Artola
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8289a91b6d904dc896d0fe1be88ec8b02021-11-11T19:39:34ZDestination Sustainability and Memorable Tourism Experiences10.3390/su1321119962071-1050https://doaj.org/article/8289a91b6d904dc896d0fe1be88ec8b02021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11996https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The objective of this paper is to study the relationship between memorable tourism experiences and destination sustainability. Three hypotheses that relate dimensions of sustainability (economic, socio-cultural, and environmental) to memorable tourism experience are considered, based on a review of the literature. A questionnaire designed for that purpose was administered to 1034 tourists who stayed at five rural and sun and beach destinations in Spain. A multigroup analysis with a structural equation model was conducted to establish the differences between both destination types. The results show that destination environmental sustainability influences the memorable tourism experience, though significant differences between rural and sun and beach destinations have been detected. Age plays a moderating role: the younger the tourist the greater the influence of sustainability on memorable tourism experiences.Miguel Ángel Moliner-TenaDiego Monferrer-TiradoJuan Bautista Ferreres-BonfillRosa M. Rodríguez-ArtolaMDPI AGarticlememorable experiencesustainabilitygenerationrural destinationsun and beach destinationEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11996, p 11996 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic memorable experience
sustainability
generation
rural destination
sun and beach destination
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle memorable experience
sustainability
generation
rural destination
sun and beach destination
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Miguel Ángel Moliner-Tena
Diego Monferrer-Tirado
Juan Bautista Ferreres-Bonfill
Rosa M. Rodríguez-Artola
Destination Sustainability and Memorable Tourism Experiences
description The objective of this paper is to study the relationship between memorable tourism experiences and destination sustainability. Three hypotheses that relate dimensions of sustainability (economic, socio-cultural, and environmental) to memorable tourism experience are considered, based on a review of the literature. A questionnaire designed for that purpose was administered to 1034 tourists who stayed at five rural and sun and beach destinations in Spain. A multigroup analysis with a structural equation model was conducted to establish the differences between both destination types. The results show that destination environmental sustainability influences the memorable tourism experience, though significant differences between rural and sun and beach destinations have been detected. Age plays a moderating role: the younger the tourist the greater the influence of sustainability on memorable tourism experiences.
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author Miguel Ángel Moliner-Tena
Diego Monferrer-Tirado
Juan Bautista Ferreres-Bonfill
Rosa M. Rodríguez-Artola
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title Destination Sustainability and Memorable Tourism Experiences
title_short Destination Sustainability and Memorable Tourism Experiences
title_full Destination Sustainability and Memorable Tourism Experiences
title_fullStr Destination Sustainability and Memorable Tourism Experiences
title_full_unstemmed Destination Sustainability and Memorable Tourism Experiences
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publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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