Abstract
This chapter first describes what is and what constitutes a memorable experience and addresses afterwards the issue of how to engage tourists to collaborate in the co-creation of such experiences. The chapter considers involvement in tourist experiences as a mediator and moderator variable in value co-creation. In particular, after defining the involvement construct, discussing its measurement, and presenting the different research methodologies that have been used to investigate it, the chapter discusses the main implications and consequences of tourists' involvement in the delivery of tourism experiences. Strategies that could be adopted in order to encourage tourists' engagement with the tourism firms and destinations are provided at the end of the chapter. Together with these managerial and marketing implications for tourism managers, future lines of research that may be identified from gaps identified in the literature are also discussed.