Making museums attractions to tourists: serious leisure, meaningfulness and emotions as drivers to engagement

• Autores: Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro, Eduardo Sarmento Ferreira
• Localización: Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento, ISSN 1645-9261, Nº. 27-28, 1, 2017, págs. 825-835
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The aim of this study is to explore the relationships among the concepts of serous leisure, meaningfulness, emotions, word-of-mouth and passionate desire, as antecedents and outcomes of engagement with museums. The proposed model is tested with a sample of 461 visitors (from Portugal and abroad) in a culturally specific setting of Lisbon museums (where improvements and innovations were implemented). The findings contribute to a better understanding of visitors’ perceptions about museums acting as tourist attractions. Several implications can be pointed out from the study findings, and interesting directions for future research are provided.