Editorial: Designing Experiences for Transformation and Sustainable Futures
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Goh, Sandra
Neuhofer, Barbara
Duerden, Mat
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SAGE Publications
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The 7th Experience Summit 2023, themed “Transformational Experiences Beyond Borders: Partnership Development for Sustainable Futures,” set out to address the latest developments in experience research towards building a sustainable future. As one of its core goals, the summit highlighted the need for interdisciplinary collaboration among multidisciplinary scholars and practitioners to foster innovative research and practice in the field of experience research (Neuhofer et al., 2023). Designing experiences can trigger transformations at the individual and group level that contribute to sustainable and resilient societies.
This special section explores experience research from diverse perspectives, focusing specifically on the intersection between transformative experiences and sustainable futures. Spanning multiple sectors—including hospitality, tourism, heritage, and events—these studies engage with a range of theoretical frameworks and innovative methodological approaches to deepen our understanding and discussion of experience research. It is our pleasure to introduce a collection of five papers, each offering valuable insights into the conceptualization, design, communication, and marketing of transformative experiences.
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3508 Tourism, 3504 Commercial Services, 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 1503 Business and Management
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Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. Volume 49, Issue 5, June 2025, Pages 863-865. ISSN: 1096-3480 Online ISSN: 1557-7554
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