JOURNAL OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM, cilt.22, sa.5, ss.1-21, 2022 (ESCI)
In the destinations they visit, tourists wish to see historical
structures with that they can establish a connection with. The
effects of nostalgic bonds established through experiences can
be evaluated only by the determination of individuals’ developing intentions and judgments. The main purpose of this study
was to identify the relationships between nostalgic emotions,
memorable tourism experience, satisfaction, revisit intention,
and recommendation intention. In this regard, views of the
tourists who visited İstanbul were collected through surveys.
A total of 483 surveys were obtained and the data were analyzed using AMOS software. The obtained results showed that
strong nostalgic bonds had a positive impact on behavioral
intentions such as revisit intention by increasing satisfaction
and memorability. The findings of this paper indicated that
nostalgic emotions significantly affect memorable tourism
experiences.