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Creative Tourist Experience: Role of Destination Management Organizations

Creative Tourist Experience: Role of Destination Management Organizations

Amitabh Upadhya, Mohit Vij
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522520160|ISBN10: 1522520163|EISBN13: 9781522520177
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2016-0.ch014
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Upadhya, Amitabh, and Mohit Vij. "Creative Tourist Experience: Role of Destination Management Organizations." Driving Tourism through Creative Destinations and Activities, edited by Alžbeta Kiráľová, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 278-298. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2016-0.ch014

APA

Upadhya, A. & Vij, M. (2017). Creative Tourist Experience: Role of Destination Management Organizations. In A. Kiráľová (Ed.), Driving Tourism through Creative Destinations and Activities (pp. 278-298). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2016-0.ch014

Chicago

Upadhya, Amitabh, and Mohit Vij. "Creative Tourist Experience: Role of Destination Management Organizations." In Driving Tourism through Creative Destinations and Activities, edited by Alžbeta Kiráľová, 278-298. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2016-0.ch014

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Abstract

The chapter explores the role and importance of Destination Management Organizations in managing the delivery of creative tourist experience. The study is divided in two parts whereby the first part adopts a qualitative methodology of exploration in regard to Destination Management Organizations and Creative Tourist Experiences while the second part is a case study of the tourism organizations of the UAE. The role of creativity in managing the total tourist experience is the core theme of the study. The study finds that co-creation of tourist experiences have a lasting memory value. Creative tourist experience can be achieved in the creative-theatre by a combination of designed aesthetics, choreographed activities and co-created souvenirs as the major elements.

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