Decoding the Tourist Experience:
The Interplay of Architecture and Human Needs
The psychological motivations prompting human travel have been a point of considerable interest in tourism studies for many years.
According to Pearce (2005), travel can be viewed as a method of fulfilling one's needs, referencing Maslow's hierarchy of needs. This can include physiological needs like rest, safety needs such as a reprieve from routine stress, love and belonging needs facilitated by family trips, esteem needs that might be met by sharing travel experiences on social platforms, and self-actualization needs tied to personal development and discovery.
"Authentic", "Exotic", "Escapist", and "Spectacular".
Architecture is often interwoven with cultural identity. It isn't simply the physical structures that manifest culture, but the dialogue that lends these structures their meaning (Ye, 2016). In the eyes of post-tourists, architecture takes the form of "tangible cultural capital", synchronizing with their symbolic engagement and fresh understanding of architectural contexts. The inherent value of architecture lies dormant, with a constant potential. Its revival is contingent upon societal practices that metaphorically breathe life into it (Ye, 2016).