RESENSES AS A MULTISENSORY FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING TOURISM EXPERIENCES

Tourism is a fundamentally multisensory and experiential activity, yet existing frameworks often examine tourist behavior, motivation, or destination attributes in isolation. This study introduces the RESENSES Tourism Model, a comprehensive conceptual framework that categorizes the core dimensions of tourist experiences into eight interconnected components: Relaxing & Healing, Experiencing & Learning, Sightseeing, Eating & Drinking, Night Activities, Staying, Enjoying, and Shopping & Admissions. Derived from the word senses, the model emphasizes that tourism engages multiple sensory and emotional dimensions, shaping satisfaction, memorability, and behavioral outcomes. The RESENSES model integrates insights from sensory tourism, the experience economy, and motivation theory, offering both a theoretical and practical tool for understanding and enhancing tourism experiences. It provides a holistic classification of activities, guides destination managers and policymakers in experience design, and lays a foundation for future empirical research on tourist behavior, segmentation, and experience evaluation. This conceptual framework contributes to the advancement of tourism scholarship by emphasizing the interconnected, multisensory, and activity-based nature of modern tourism.

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