The role of place attachment in tourism research

ABSTRACT

Place attachment has become an important concept in tourism-related research, with substantial relevance for the nature of the human-place relationship and behavioural intentions and outcomes. Following a review of the place attachment literature in tourism, this article reviews the studies on the conceptualisation of place attachment, its antecedents and influencing outcomes, and explores its potential in the areas of sustainable tourism, destination resilience, and destination competitiveness.

KEYWORDS:

• Place attachment
• sustainable tourism
• destination competitiveness
• tourism resilience

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