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Two Tales of One City: Fantasy Proneness, Authenticity, and Loyalty of On-Screen Tourism Destinations
School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University, Tangjia Wan, Zhuhai, P.R. China.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0701-9938
Chichester College Group, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2313-2906
The Norwegian School of Hotel Management, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6069-5930
University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.
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2021 (English)In: Journal of Travel Research, ISSN 0047-2875, E-ISSN 1552-6763, Vol. 60, no 8, p. 1802-1820Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

On-screen tourism destinations provide tourists with a mixture of reality and mass-media experience. This study builds a conceptual framework of authenticity evaluating the relationship between fantasy proneness, authenticity, and destination loyalty. It is among the first to compare perceived authenticity of dual images of a destination, both the film location and the story’s setting. Using Game of Thrones and the city of Dubrovnik as a case, it applies a mixed method of interviews followed by a main survey with both closed- and open-ended questions. The primary findings show that the relationship between authenticity of the film location (Dubrovnik) and loyalty is positive, but such relationship is insignificant for the authenticity of the story’s setting (King’s Landing). This investigation enriches our understanding of the complex assessments of authenticity and expands the theory of imagination by evaluating the effects of fantasy proneness on perceived authenticity in the context of on-screen tourism.

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Sage Publications, 2021. Vol. 60, no 8, p. 1802-1820
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authenticity, fantasy proneness, on-screen tourism, heritage site
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Urban studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-18603DOI: 10.1177/0047287520961179OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-18603DiVA, id: diva2:1474947
Available from: 2020-10-11 Created: 2020-10-11 Last updated: 2021-10-21Bibliographically approved

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