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Everyday life as a creative experience in cities

Everyday life as a creative experience in cities Purpose – This paper aims to explore how overseas visitors experience off‐the‐beaten‐track areas and everyday life in London. Design/methodology/approach – Initially scoped through quantitative research using visitor surveys involving some 400 respondents, the study was subsequently developed through qualitative research: 49 semi‐structured interviews with visitors from a wide range of countries. Findings – These areas offer city visitors opportunities to create their own narratives and experiences of the city, and to build a cultural capital in a convivial relationship with other city users. At the same time, visitors contribute to the discovery of new areas for tourism ‐ and in some sense the creation of new places to visit. Research limitations/implications – Further research in other areas of London and in other world tourism cities is needed to develop ideas discussed here. Practical implications – Subtler forms of tourism marketing are required to develop the potential of areas like those discussed in the paper. Social implications – Some tourists and residents enjoy a convivial and complementary relationship in area development. Originality/value – The paper focuses on everyday life as an element in the attraction that cities exert for tourists, and on the visitors' contribution to recreating the city. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research Emerald Publishing

Everyday life as a creative experience in cities

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2010 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1750-6182
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10.1108/17506181011067574
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Purpose – This paper aims to explore how overseas visitors experience off‐the‐beaten‐track areas and everyday life in London. Design/methodology/approach – Initially scoped through quantitative research using visitor surveys involving some 400 respondents, the study was subsequently developed through qualitative research: 49 semi‐structured interviews with visitors from a wide range of countries. Findings – These areas offer city visitors opportunities to create their own narratives and experiences of the city, and to build a cultural capital in a convivial relationship with other city users. At the same time, visitors contribute to the discovery of new areas for tourism ‐ and in some sense the creation of new places to visit. Research limitations/implications – Further research in other areas of London and in other world tourism cities is needed to develop ideas discussed here. Practical implications – Subtler forms of tourism marketing are required to develop the potential of areas like those discussed in the paper. Social implications – Some tourists and residents enjoy a convivial and complementary relationship in area development. Originality/value – The paper focuses on everyday life as an element in the attraction that cities exert for tourists, and on the visitors' contribution to recreating the city.

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International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 10, 2010

Keywords: Tourism; Cities; Social environment; Cultural synergy

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