In this study in progress, the authors examine the phenomenon of identity—particularly in the domain of college nostalgia—as a driver of tourism. The authors first develop a theoretical framework, combining symbolic interaction theory and identity-based motivation theory, to explain how identity formed during one’s collegiate period functions as a motivation to return to visit after graduation. The authors conducted qualitative interviews of Penn State alumni visiting Centre County, PA, and are in the process of analyzing them based on the framework-examining the role of one’s identity as an alumnus and nostalgia for Penn State in motivating these visits. The study contributes to the body of literature on identity in tourism by understandin...
The paper examines how nostalgia influences travel attitudes and intentions of tourist destination a...
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the perceptions of a group of legacy...
Responding to the owners of several aging roadside motels and attractions in rural New Hampshire, re...
Does nostalgia for one’s time at university predict current intentions to engage with the university...
This research examines the effects of returning alumni’s experience as tourists and event attendees ...
The past is certainly a distant land and getting there is a difficult and imperfect undertaking (Br...
In recent years tourism scholars and practitioners have been keenly interested in tourist experience...
Nostalgia sport tourism, one of Gibson’s (1998) three forms of sport tourism, appears to have receiv...
The purpose of this study was to explore the role that autobiographical memory plays in explaining h...
“The past is certainly a distant land and getting there is a difficult and imperfect undertaking” (B...
Nostalgia has been shown to be a powerful force in the marketing of various products and services, s...
Study abroad participation has more than tripled over the past two decades in the United States and ...
This research investigates residents’ perceived senses of pride in a rapidly growing tourism destina...
This conceptual paper reviews the literature that recognises the growing importance of nostalgia wit...
While memory of previous travel experience significantly influences travelers’ intention to re-visit...
The paper examines how nostalgia influences travel attitudes and intentions of tourist destination a...
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the perceptions of a group of legacy...
Responding to the owners of several aging roadside motels and attractions in rural New Hampshire, re...
Does nostalgia for one’s time at university predict current intentions to engage with the university...
This research examines the effects of returning alumni’s experience as tourists and event attendees ...
The past is certainly a distant land and getting there is a difficult and imperfect undertaking (Br...
In recent years tourism scholars and practitioners have been keenly interested in tourist experience...
Nostalgia sport tourism, one of Gibson’s (1998) three forms of sport tourism, appears to have receiv...
The purpose of this study was to explore the role that autobiographical memory plays in explaining h...
“The past is certainly a distant land and getting there is a difficult and imperfect undertaking” (B...
Nostalgia has been shown to be a powerful force in the marketing of various products and services, s...
Study abroad participation has more than tripled over the past two decades in the United States and ...
This research investigates residents’ perceived senses of pride in a rapidly growing tourism destina...
This conceptual paper reviews the literature that recognises the growing importance of nostalgia wit...
While memory of previous travel experience significantly influences travelers’ intention to re-visit...
The paper examines how nostalgia influences travel attitudes and intentions of tourist destination a...
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the perceptions of a group of legacy...
Responding to the owners of several aging roadside motels and attractions in rural New Hampshire, re...