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Emotion in slow motion: Appraisal processes in low-arousal tourism

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Journal of Vacation Marketing: An International Journal for the Tourism and Hospitality Industries

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Abstract

Journal of Vacation Marketing, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 835-849, July 2026.
While emotions are increasingly recognised as central to tourism experiences, their emergence in low-arousal contexts remains underexplored. This study explores how tourists construct emotional experiences in such settings, using a qualitative approach ...