Travel beautifully: The role of aesthetics in experience design (2024)

Kirillova, K., & Wassler, P. (2019). Travel beautifully: The role of aesthetics in experience design. In Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research (pp. 153-163). (Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research; Vol. 16). Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1871-317320190000016017

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Kirillova, K & Wassler, P 2019, Travel beautifully: The role of aesthetics in experience design. in Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research. Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, vol. 16, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., pp. 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1871-317320190000016017

Travel beautifully: The role of aesthetics in experience design. / Kirillova, Ksenia; Wassler, Philipp.
Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2019. p. 153-163 (Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research; Vol. 16).

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Academic research › peer-review

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