Co-Creation of Tourism Experiences in Cittàslow: Perspectives of Tourists and Stakeholders in Sonoma, California

IF 4.1 3区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Journal of Tourism Research Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI:10.1002/jtr.2801

Ting-Yen (Tim) Huang, William D. Ramos, Joseph S. Chen, Ding-Yi Wu

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Abstract

This study investigates the elements contributing to the co-creation of tourism experiences in Cittàslow (Slow Cities) from tourists' and stakeholders' perspectives. This study also identifies the attributes of tourism experience in slow food and cities. Purposive sampling was used to determine tourist participants, while snowball sampling was utilized to recruit stakeholder participants. This study employed semi-structured interviews with 18 tourists and 10 stakeholders in Sonoma, California. Thematic analysis in the NVIVO software was then adopted to analyze the interview context. The findings reveal three core themes forming tourism experiences in Cittàslow: (1) tourism experiences in slow food and wine, (2) tourism experiences in slow cities, and (3) slow travel and lifestyle. This study fills a gap in the current literature by delving into tourism experiences within slow food and cities and provides practical suggestions for tourism providers who aim to improve tourists' experiences in slow food, cities, and travel.

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在 Cittàslow 共同创造旅游体验：加利福尼亚索诺玛游客和利益相关者的观点

本研究从游客和利益相关者的角度探讨了Cittàslow（慢城市）旅游体验共同创造的要素。本研究还确定了慢食和城市旅游体验的属性。目的抽样用于确定游客参与者，雪球抽样用于招募利益相关者参与者。本研究采用半结构化访谈法，对加州索诺玛的18名游客和10名利益相关者进行了访谈。然后采用NVIVO软件中的主题分析来分析访谈语境。研究结果揭示了形成Cittàslow旅游体验的三个核心主题：(1)慢食慢酒的旅游体验，(2)慢城市的旅游体验，(3)慢旅行和生活方式。本研究通过对慢食和城市内的旅游体验进行深入研究，填补了现有文献的空白，并为旨在改善游客慢食、城市和旅行体验的旅游提供者提供了实用建议。

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International Journal of Tourism Research HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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9.00

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4.30%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Tourism Research promotes and enhances research developments in the field of tourism. The journal provides an international platform for debate and dissemination of research findings whilst also facilitating the discussion of new research areas and techniques. IJTR continues to add a vibrant and exciting channel for those interested in tourism and hospitality research developments. The scope of the journal is international and welcomes research that makes original contributions to theories and methodologies. It continues to publish high quality research papers in any area of tourism, including empirical papers on tourism issues. The journal welcomes submissions based upon both primary research and reviews including papers in areas that may not directly be tourism based but concern a topic that is of interest to researchers in the field of tourism, such as economics, marketing, sociology and statistics. All papers are subject to strict double-blind (or triple-blind) peer review by the international research community.