Abstract
ABSTRACT Building on E. Cohen’s (1979) classification of touristic situations, this study examines how the perceived authenticity of a tourist site – Authentic, Unrecognized, Misled, or Contrived – and tourists’ views about authenticity affect existential authenticity and the desire to reexperience the site. The study found that while perceptions of authenticity are not always aligned with the true nature of the site, both organic and staged attractions can elicit strong existential authenticity if perceived as authentic. When the influence of existential authenticity is accounted for, tourists with a postmodernist view of authenticity show a greater inclination to re-experience sites they deem non-authentic.
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