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The psychology of novelty in memorable tourism experiences

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  • Liubov Skavronskaya
  • Brent Moyle
  • Noel Scott
  • Anna Kralj

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This manuscript critically assesses the relationship between novelty and memorable tourism experiences (MTEs). Prior literature indicates that novelty is an antecedent of attention, emotions, memory and behaviour. Despite this focus limited studies have considered the emergence of novelty in broader psychological literature. Subsequently, this manuscript explores the evolution of novelty across personality, behavioural, cognitive and neuropsychology. Drawing on a narrative review this manuscript observes that concepts from behavioural and personality psychology have traditionally dominated tourism literature. However, cognitive and neuropsychological approaches are emerging in prevalence, which presents an opportunity to advance discourse on MTEs. A core contribution of this manuscript is a visual representation which depicts the evolution of novelty across four schools of thought in psychology, outlining potential implications for the tourism scholarship. Future research on tourism experiences should consider advances in the parent discipline of psychology.

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  • Liubov Skavronskaya & Brent Moyle & Noel Scott & Anna Kralj, 2020. "The psychology of novelty in memorable tourism experiences," Current Issues in Tourism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(21), pages 2683-2698, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rcitxx:v:23:y:2020:i:21:p:2683-2698
    DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2019.1664422
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    1. Xie, Lishan & Liu, Canmian & Li, Yaoqi & Zhu, Tengteng, 2023. "How to inspire users in virtual travel communities: The effect of activity novelty on users’ willingness to co-create," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    2. Yu, Joanne & Dickinger, Astrid & So, Kevin Kam Fung & Egger, Roman, 2024. "Artificial intelligence-generated virtual influencer: Examining the effects of emotional display on user engagement," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    3. Jinsoo Hwang & Seongseop (Sam) Kim & Insin Kim & Seulgi Park, 2023. "Factors Affecting the Memorable Experiences of Chinese Customers in Duty-Free Shopping," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, October.
    4. Hongmei Guan & Taozhen Huang & Xin Guo, 2023. "Knowledge Mapping of Tourist Experience Research: Based on CiteSpace Analysis," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(2), pages 21582440231, April.

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