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Item Exploring the Tourist Perceptions of Destination Components at the Sigiriya World Heritage Site: A Tripadvisor-Based Study(Taylor & Francis Group, 2024) 11. Weerasinghe, G. B. I.; Biyiri, E. W.This study explores tourists’ perceptions of the Sigiriya UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka. The study has used TripAdvisor reviews and analysed using content analysis employing the 5’A’s framework for destinations (Attractions, Accessibility, Amenities, Activities, Accommodation). The results indicate that tourists perceive the attraction based on scenery, historical significance, features, cost, and crowd levels. Their perception highlighted the availability of accommodation, facilities and amenities. The activities including rock climbing, garden visits, photography, and artefact observation along with the accessibility considerations, such as fitness requirements, were also highlighted in their perceptions. The study revealed a key finding that ‘authentic experience’ is a crucial component of heritage tourism. Accordingly, this study proposes expanding 5’A’s framework incorporating ‘authentic experiences’ to understand tourists’ perceptions and their recommendation behaviour. Practical implications include preserving the site’s natural and historical value, improving accessibility and amenities, and offering authentic experiences in heritage destinations to enhance tourists’ perceptionsItem The Sculpture of Polonnaruwa(Godage International Publishers (Pvt) Ltd, 2007) Basnayake, H. T.; Hettige, UdaItem පුරාවිද්‍යා අධ්‍යයනය, පදනම සහ දත්ත සම්පාදනය(පිරිවෙන් අධ්‍යාපන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, අධ්‍යාපන හා උසස් අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය, 1999) හෙට්ටිගේ, උදාItem බෞද්ධ වෘත්තාන්ත කලාවේ සංචරන විධි පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනයක්(බෙල්ලන්විල රජමහා විහාරය, 2006) හෙට්ටිගේ, උදාItem දළදා පෙරහැරේ අන්තර්ගතය හා මධ්‍යකාලීන සමාජ ව්‍යුහය(ශ්‍රී ලංකා කලා මණ්ඩලය, 2005) හෙට්ටිගේ, උදාItem දැඹව (දඹාව) විහාරයේ පෙතිකඩ චිත්‍ර විවරණයක්(සිංහල සාහිත්‍යය අනු මණ්ඩලය, සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු පිළිබඳ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, 1998) හෙට්ටිගේ, උදාItem Traditional Methods and Techniques of Food Preservation in Ancient Sri Lanka(Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2005) Hettige, UdaItem The Sculpture of Polonnaruwa(S. Godage International Bool Publishers, 2007) Hettige, UdaItem කරගම්පිටිය විහාර චිත්‍ර(සුභෝධාරාම පුරාණ මහා විහාරය දෙහිවල, 2012) Hettige, UdaItem Polonnaruwa Civilization(S. Godage International Book Publishers, 2007) Basnayake, H.T.; Hettige, Uda