Authentication of Tourist Attractions: Authenticity Orientation Attitude and National Culture
Short Abstract
The study contributes to the discussion of authenticity in tourism by testing the impact of authenticity orientation of an individual, that is, realist, constructivist, or postmodernist, and the respondents’ respective culture on how they authenticate tourist attractions. The study found that authenticity orientation and national culture are the factors in the authentication process for the iconically authentic attractions. For the indexically authentic attractions the relationship was not found. Theoretical implications for future research are identified.
Type of Submission
Paper Presentation
Location
Gran Canaria
Recommended Citation
Stepchenkova, Svetlana; Dai, Xiangyi; Guerrero-Rodríguez, Rafael; Belyaeva, Veronika; Kim, Minseong; and Park, Hyejin, "Authentication of Tourist Attractions: Authenticity Orientation Attitude and National Culture" (2023). ITSA 2022 Gran Canaria - 9th Biennial Conference: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Global Tourism Strategies After Covid 19. 35.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/itsa/ITSA2022/ITSA2022/35
Participation
Attend the conference at Gran Canaria in person.
Authentication of Tourist Attractions: Authenticity Orientation Attitude and National Culture
Gran Canaria
The study contributes to the discussion of authenticity in tourism by testing the impact of authenticity orientation of an individual, that is, realist, constructivist, or postmodernist, and the respondents’ respective culture on how they authenticate tourist attractions. The study found that authenticity orientation and national culture are the factors in the authentication process for the iconically authentic attractions. For the indexically authentic attractions the relationship was not found. Theoretical implications for future research are identified.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/itsa/ITSA2022/ITSA2022/35
Comments
The person attending and presenting is the first author Dr. Svetlana Stepchenkova, University of Florida.