Creating memorable experiences in a reuse heritage site

•We model motivation, nostalgia, and memorable experiences in a reuse heritage site.•Culinary attraction was found to be the most significant predictor of nostalgia.•Cultural inheritance had a positive relationship with memorable experiences. This study identified hypothetical relationships amongst...

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Published in:Annals of tourism research 2015-11, Vol.55, p.155-170
Main Author: Lee, Yi-Ju
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Culinary attraction
Cultural inheritance
Historical nostalgia
Knowledge learning
Personal emotion
Personal nostalgia
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Summary:•We model motivation, nostalgia, and memorable experiences in a reuse heritage site.•Culinary attraction was found to be the most significant predictor of nostalgia.•Cultural inheritance had a positive relationship with memorable experiences. This study identified hypothetical relationships amongst motivation, nostalgia, and memorable tourism experiences in a restaurant reconstructed from an old railway station. We administered a face-to-face questionnaire survey and collected 615 valid questionnaires at the South Tainan Railway Station in Taiwan. The results showed significantly positive relationships between culinary attraction and cultural inheritance and nostalgia, as well as a correlation between nostalgia and memorable tourism experiences. Structural equation modelling analysis verified that nostalgia mediated the effect of personal emotion on memorable tourism experiences. This paper provides suggestions for enhancing memorable experiences and guidance regarding reused buildings at heritage sites.
ISSN:0160-7383
1873-7722
DOI:10.1016/j.annals.2015.09.009