Reflections on tourists’ experiential engagement with Scotland’s whisky heritage

IF 3 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Journal of Heritage Tourism Pub Date : 2023-11-13 DOI:10.1080/1743873x.2023.2274555

Prokopis A. Christou, Dallen J. Timothy, Katerina Pericleous

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ABSTRACTThis study investigates how tourists engage with heritage at contemporary experiential sites that have become popular amongst visitors and vital ambassadors of a destination’s heritage. Grounded in the theoretical concept of engagement from an andragogical standpoint, the study utilizes and critically examines reviews from a specific interactive and technologically- advanced whisky experience in Edinburgh, Scotland, namely the Scotch Whisky Experience. Findings expose strong heritage appreciation among visitors, yet challenges exist in engagement despite the optimization of sine qua non human and technologically advanced means. A conceptual diagram of heritage engagement for academic and tourism stakeholders’ consideration is provided, re-enforcing its applicability in contexts beyond the heritage sphere. Theoretical understandings of heritage engagement that ought to be extended beyond visitors’ personal experiential gain and value are also discoursed.HighlightsAdopts a unique theoretical engagement approach that enables deep visitor engagement.Exposes andragogy (method of adult learning) as a form of engagement and knowledge acquisition.Elucidates outcomes of engagement at contemporary experiential heritage attractions.Highlights the constructs of immersion, relation, creation and donation in engagement.KEYWORDS: Engagementheritagenetnographytourist experienceplace Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsProkopis A. ChristouProkopis Christou is an Assistant Professor of Tourism at the Cyprus University of Technology. His main research interests include tourist experience in contemporary society.Dallen J. TimothyDallen J. Timothy is Professor and Senior Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University. He also holds visiting professorships in China, Spain, and South Africa.Katerina PericleousKaterina Pericleous has research interests that embrace experimental designs, statistical modeling, applied statistics, econometrics, and probability theory.

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Journal of Heritage Tourism HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Heritage Tourism ( JHT ) is a peer-reviewed, international transdisciplinary journal. JHT focuses on exploring the many facets of one of the most notable and widespread types of tourism. Heritage tourism is among the very oldest forms of travel. Activities such as visits to sites of historical importance, including built environments and urban areas, rural and agricultural landscapes, natural regions, locations where historic events occurred and places where interesting and significant living cultures dominate are all forms of heritage tourism. As such, this form of tourism dominates the industry in many parts of the world and involves millions of people. During the past 20 years, the study of tourism has become highly fragmented and specialised into various theme areas, or concentrations. Within this context, heritage tourism is one of the most commonly investigated forms of tourism, and hundreds of scholars and industry workers are involved in researching its dynamics and concepts. This academic attention has resulted in the publication of hundreds of refereed articles in various scholarly media, yet, until now there has been no journal devoted specifically to heritage tourism; Journal of Heritage Tourism was launched to fill this gap. JHT seeks to critically examine all aspects of heritage tourism. Some of the topics to be explored within the context of heritage tourism will include colonial heritage, commodification, interpretation, urban renewal, religious tourism, genealogy, patriotism, nostalgia, folklore, power, funding, contested heritage, historic sites, identity, industrial heritage, marketing, conservation, ethnicity, education and indigenous heritage.