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Green Open AccessDazzled by the strobe lights: Tourist experience and complexity in the night-economy
Date Issued
September 1, 2022
Abstract
This study that is anchored in complexity theory investigates the complex factors affecting the destination nightlife experience of tourists while using the destination of Cyprus as a fitting place context. Based on a sample of 390 holidaymakers, a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis reveals certain complex solutions. These deal with the social and marketing nexus; the socio-cultural and quality connection; and the relationship between price with quality in the night economy. In spite of hygiene and safety issues that are deemed necessary for the prevention of a non-positive overall night-time experience, the socializing aspect is the one that appears to prevail within the nightlife tourist experiential milieu.
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Scopus Subject Areas
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management