Tourism and Voyeurism in Heterotopia’s: The Role of Perception and Information in the Behaviour of Visitors to Amsterdam

Zerva, Konstantina; Kourtit, Karima; Nijkamp, Peter

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“…These amenities may create-in combination with local economies of people's density, social-cognitive proximity, international social liaisons, and ethnic-cultural diversity-a seedbed for the visitors' appreciation of original and authentic lifestyles, behaviors, landmarks, townscapes, and social contacts. This phenomenon is sometimes apparent in the form of unconventional socio-cultural heterotopias [5,25,29]. A heterotopia is a place where individuals (residents and/or visitors) can adopt a new imagination and are exposed to a behavior or lifestyle that is different from the average or daily lifestyle [29,30].…”

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“…This phenomenon is sometimes apparent in the form of unconventional socio-cultural heterotopias [5,25,29]. A heterotopia is a place where individuals (residents and/or visitors) can adopt a new imagination and are exposed to a behavior or lifestyle that is different from the average or daily lifestyle [29,30]. A heterotopia may incorporate unique attractiveness features that act as magnets for foreign visitors, and is a manifestation of the experience economy.…”

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“…A heterotopia may incorporate unique attractiveness features that act as magnets for foreign visitors, and is a manifestation of the experience economy. An illustrative case study on socio-cultural heterotopias related to the Red Light District and the Coffee Shop District in Amsterdam can be found in [29].…”

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An attractive cultural heritage is an important magnet for visitors to many cities nowadays. The present paper aims to trace the constituents of the destination attractiveness of 40 global cities from the perspective of historical-cultural amenities, based on a merger of extensive systematic databases on these cities. The concept of cultural heritage buzz is introduced to highlight: (i) the importance of a varied collection of urban cultural amenities; (ii) the influence of urban cultural magnetism on foreign visitors, residents and artists; and (iii) the appreciation for a large set of local historical-cultural amenities by travelers collected from a systematic big data set (emerging from the global TripAdvisor platform). A multivariate and econometric analysis is undertaken to validate and test the quantitative picture of the above conceptual framework, with a view to assess the significance of historical-cultural assets and socio-cultural diversity in large urban agglomerations in the world as attraction factors for visitors. The results confirm our proposition on the significance of urban cultural heritage as a gravity factor for destination choices in international tourism in relation to a high appreciation for historical-cultural amenities.

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“…Despite the efforts in attraction classifications, the previous categories fail to accommodate the unconventional attractions, such as tourist‐created attractions (Lovelock, ), novel attractions exemplified by escape rooms (Kolar, ), graffiti (Bird, ), hostile boundaries (Gelbman & Timothy, ), failed attraction (Thirumaran, ), Red Light District (Zerva, Kourtit, & Nijkamp, ), slums in cities (Frisch, ), and poor rural communities (Lacey, Weiler, & Peel, ). These studies disclose that attractions are not necessarily designated and the nuclear elements of attractions are not always evident (Yale, 2004, as cited in Edelheim, ).…”

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The unconventional attractions failed to receive enough attention in academia.Although generally excluded from the tourism authority's highlight attractions, unconventional attractions, such as the Hong Kong trams, are appealing to the inquisitive tourists. Employing a netnography method, this study reveals 6 themes embedded in visitor experience of the Hong Kong trams: entertainment experience, people watching, historical experience, slow tourism, unique mobility, and social interaction. This study further contributes to the literature by introducing a 2-dimension framework that incorporates the above themes. Tourism authorities are suggested reconsidering their marketing priorities to reflect the importance of unconventional attractions.

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Tourism and Voyeurism in Heterotopia’s: The Role of Perception and Information in the Behaviour of Visitors to Amsterdam

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Cultural Heritage Appraisal by Visitors to Global Cities: The Use of Social Media and Urban Analytics in Urban Buzz Research

Cultural Heritage Appraisal by Visitors to Global Cities: The Use of Social Media and Urban Analytics in Urban Buzz Research

Visitor experience of the Hong Kong trams as an unconventional attraction

Peter Nijkamp on the Move: Crossing Borders Between Regional Science and Tourism Studies

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