The performing arts are an integral part of the economies of many communities and often highlight the cultures of places visited. Because of this, studies on performing arts have been actively conducted in the arts management and marketing fields. Yet, little research has examined the benefits of...

Festival tourism has been growing considerably over the years, acquiring a prominent position and with strong popularity in society. Festivals and/or events promote a cultural exchange at international, national and local levels, with the opportunity for cultural sharing, from history and...

Similar to tangible cultural heritage, traditional performing arts as intangible cultural heritage of humanity are valuable resources for the development of heritage tourism of a destination. However, there is very little research done in this area, leaving a blurred understanding of how to...

In the iterative upgrade of tourism performing arts, the creation of embodied experience is regarded as a winning formula by the industry, but the academic community lacks an in-depth understanding of how to influence tourist satisfaction. Based on narrative transportation theory and elaboration...

The placeness of tourist destinations is the basis of tourism development, whereas tourism development can reflect, enrich, change or reproduce the placeness. Tourism performing art is a performance activity that represents mainly the culture and geography of tourist destinations, and brings...

The relentlessly growing relationship between tourism and creativity contributes to the search for alternatives to the development of the creative economy. The combination of concepts such as creativity and tourism has become a common diversification strategy, especially in the field of cultural...

With the rapid growth of the middle class in emerging economies, more consumers are patronising commercial arts performances as their leisure choices. As a unique cultural element of a destination, performing arts continue to attract both local and tourist audiences' attention and contribute to...

This paper explores the complex relationships between inbound tourist markets, tourist-orientated local performing arts productions and ways to counter the corrosive effects of global cultural brands on local cultures. In Seoul, a survey analysed arts tourist types, travel patterns, product...

This paper adapts a 'sense of place' framework to investigate varying preferences for the physical and cultural offerings of arts centres using a choice experiment. An on-site survey was conducted of local residents and tourists about the Esplanade-Theatres-on-the-Bay, Singapore's national ...

The beautiful, natural environment in a tourist hotel's marketing images can evoke relaxing and soothing emotions. However, can tourist hotels use nature as a servicescape to make their performing arts services more attractive? Based on attention restoration and servicescape theory, this study...