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Authenticity

Refers to how real, genuine, or truthful a tourist experience or place feels. It can depend on historical accuracy, cultural meaning, or personal feelings of connection and sincerity in the experience.

Place Attachment

The emotional and psychological bond people develop with specific locations. It includes how much a place becomes part of one’s identity (place identity), how useful it is to personal goals (place dependence), and the strength of emotional connection (affective attachment).

Tourism Perception

How tourists interpret, evaluate, and emotionally respond to destinations, attractions, or experiences. It includes impressions of authenticity, beauty, value, and satisfaction.

Iconicity

The extent to which a site or object is widely recognized as a symbol or emblem of a place or culture (e.g., the Eiffel Tower symbolizing Paris). Iconic sites are famous and visually or culturally representative.

Mobility Urry (2000)

The capacity and freedom to move physically or socially between places. Modern mobility enables exploration but can weaken rootedness.

Globalization Massey (1994)

The increasing interconnection of societies, economies, and cultures across the world, influencing how people relate to place and identity.

Sustainability

The long-term balance between environmental integrity, community well-being, and economic development. Involves maintaining place meaning and viability.

Modernity (Giddens, 1991) 

The social condition marked by rapid change, mobility, and individualism. It fosters freedom but can cause alienation and loss of belonging.

Localism

A focus on valuing and protecting local identity, culture, and autonomy. It can strengthen communities but risk exclusion or nostalgia.

Tourism Experience (Moore at al, 2021)

The emotional, cognitive, and sensory process through which tourists derive meaning and value during travel. Authenticity is one of its key dimensions.

Existential Authenticity

A personal and emotional form of authenticity where individuals feel true to themselves through travel experiences—freedom, self-discovery, or being “real.” Rooted in existential philosophy.

Performative Authenticity

The idea that authenticity is performed or enacted through embodied participation, emotional engagement, and social interaction.