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Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 1367–1386, 2011 0160-7383/$ - see front matter 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain /locate/atoures doi:10.1016/j.annals.2011.03.009 EXPLORING THE ESSENCE OF MEMORABLE TOURISM EXPERIENCES Vincent Wing Sun Tung J. R. Brent Ritchie University of Calgary, Canada Abstract: The concept of the tourism experience has become a focal point for current tour- ism research and management. While academic studies are increasingly examining tourism as a function of memorable experiences (ME), more research most be done to uncover the essence of what exactly makes certain experiences special, spectacular, and fittingly, memo- rable. This study sought to explore the essence of MEs based on research from the field of psychology, with a view to understanding the cognitive processes that impede individuals from paying attention to their experiences, as well as the conceptual processes of memory for- mation and retention. In-depth interviews revealed four key dimensions of MEs: affect, expec- tations, consequentiality and recollection. Finally, we propose several avenues for future research on MEs. Keywords: memorable experience, tourism experience, psychology, memory, grounded theory. 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved INTRODUCTION A recent editorial by the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Hospitality Management has driven home perhaps the most funda- mental characteristic of the phenomenon we call ‘‘tourism’’; namely, the delivery of positive experiences to tourists.