Interpreting the perceptions of authenticity in virtual reality tourism through postmodernist approach

Bo Wendy Gao (), Chris Zhu (), Hongmei Song () and Ianthe M. Belisle Dempsey ()
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Bo Wendy Gao: City University of Macau
Chris Zhu: Macao Institute for Tourism Studies
Hongmei Song: City University of Macau
Ianthe M. Belisle Dempsey: Illinois State University

Information Technology & Tourism, 2022, vol. 24, issue 1, No 2, 55 pages

Abstract: Abstract Based on the authenticity theory and limited extant research on virtual reality (VR) tourism experience, this study aims to extend authenticity theory by focusing on perceptions of authenticity from postmodernist approach and developing a theoretical framework for tourists participating in VR tourism experience. In-depth interviews were conducted with 28 respondents, and thematic analysis was adopted to analyze the data. Through inductive and deductive data analysis, three main themes are extracted, and six sub-themes are generated, helping to form a framework of authenticity in VR tourism. The findings contribute both to be authenticity theory and VR tourism implication.

Keywords: Authenticity; Virtual reality tourism; Postmodernism approaches; Thematic analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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