scholarly journals ‘Hayan na ang mga Hampas-dugo! (the Penitents are coming!)’: Penitensya as religious-dark tourism

2021 ◽  
pp. 146879762110672
Author(s):  
Alexander Craig Wight ◽  
Mabel Victoria
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Dark Tourism ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Indigenous Research Methods ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Knowledge Seeking

This paper applies indigenous research methods to understand the motives of visitors attending Penitensya (a Lenten Filipino ritual involving violent ritualistic performances) which we introduce as a novel form of religious-dark tourism. The paper also examines the tourism product potential of Penitensya as a controversial, yet potentially valuable feature of Filipino public culture. The motives of visitors to the Penitensya ritual in the Philippines during the 2019 schedule of events are examined to understand the touristic appeal of this unique form of religious-dark pilgrimage which involves overt and abject rituals of mortification and self-harm. Analysis suggests that the motives for attending Penitensya resonate with the motives of visitors to dark tourism attractions, and these include the allure of a novel cultural experience, knowledge-seeking and rubbernecking. The findings suggest that Penitensya might have unrealised potential as a legitimate form of intangible Filipino cultural heritage, but in order to authenticate the event as part of the nation’s cultural tourism product mix it must be carefully curated and marketed, and embraced by local authorities and the wider community.

Preferences for Heritage Tourism Development Using a Choice Modeling Approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 747-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Draper ◽  
Chi-OK OH ◽  
Rich Harrill
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Choice Modeling ◽  
The South ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Development And Management

Development and management of heritage tourism attractions pose several challenges, such as lack of financial resources and political support. heritage sites and attractions often include numerous attributes (e.g., education, guided tours, shopping for local products) that can be provided at various levels of involvement and interest. however, the financial constraints of heritage tourism sites inhibit the ability to improve programs and services. The purpose of this study is to identify and compare the preferences of consumers and ambassadors (i.e., local tourism and community leaders) for improving management programs and services of the South Carolina National heritage Corridor using a choice modeling method. Both groups were generally in favor of developing more opportunities for local shopping, education/interpretation, and enhancing the cultural experience when visiting the South Carolina National heritage Corridor. however, ambassadors were more in favor of developing education/interpretation and the cultural experience compared to consumers. As agencies develop programs and services designed to increase visitation, preference information from different constituent groups are valuable to effectively decide what programs and services to develop.

Post-disaster tourism: Towards a tourism of transition

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazel Tucker ◽  
Eric J Shelton ◽  
Hanna Bae
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Dark Tourism ◽  
Tourism Promotion ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
National Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Disaster Narratives ◽  
Post Disaster

‘Disaster tourism’ is usually conflated with ‘dark tourism’ and also is often linked with disaster recovery. This article contributes to discussion on these relationships by examining the post-disaster narratives which have played out through tourism in the central Canterbury city of Christchurch, New Zealand, following the major earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011. Through an analysis of regional and national media and tourism promotion material related to the earthquakes, the post-disaster narratives which developed in relation to tourism were observed. The article thereby highlights how disasters become framed through tourism, showing how post-quake tourism narratives can transition from narratives of destruction and loss to narratives of renewal and hope. The notion of ‘transition’, having become a powerful tourism product in itself, sheds new light on the relationship between ‘disaster tourism’ and ‘dark tourism’ and also between tourism and disaster recovery.

Cultural Tourism and Economic Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-44
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Key Aspects

There are many links between cultural tourism and economic development. Governments from entire nations down to cities and counties have made tourism a focal point in their economic development efforts. This chapter discusses 18 types of cultural tourism attractions ranging from architecture to gastronomy to sex. Each of the types of cultural tourism are assessed in terms of the level of interaction between a tourist and an attraction. Travel and tourism's contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) has outpaced overall GDP in 62% of the 185 countries studied by the World Travel and Tourism Council in 2017. Tourism's contribution to GDP exceeds 10% for several countries with Iceland topping the list at 20.1%. Sustainability is a key to the success of any long-term development strategy, and this is certainly the case with cultural tourism. The tradeoff communities face is maximizing short term returns versus managing development (tourism) to maintain the quality of the resource for the long run. Over-tourism results when an attraction or a community experiences numbers of tourists beyond the carrying capacity of the attraction. While the marketplace is better suited for managing much of tourism and its impacts, government is uniquely suited to manage some key aspects of tourism. Government is better able than business to manage for the long term. Additionally, governments can weigh costs and benefits to different groups (e.g., residents versus tourists). Two case studies are presented to highlight these issues.

Dark Tourism in the Philippines Islands

2019 ◽  
pp. 23-42
Author(s):  
Bintang Handayani ◽  
Hugues Seraphin ◽  
Maximiliano Korstanje
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Dark Tourism ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
The Future

Though the study of dark tourism has been widely expanded over the recent years, less attention was given to the Southeast Asian destinations. Dark tourism exhibits events that are marked a disgrace, the fatalities that interrogate on our own vulnerability. As a gaze of the Significant Other, dark tourism anthropologically mediates between our finitude and the future. The chapter centers on Philippines as a new emergent destination of dark tourism, stressing the contributions of the industry to the heritage sites but alerting the contradictions this new morbid consumption generates.

Reinterpreting the value chain in an indigenous community enterprise context

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merata Kawharu
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Deep Dive ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Indigenous Research Methods ◽  
Research Findings

Purpose Research in the field of indigenous value chains is limited in theory and empirical research. The purpose of this paper is to interpret values that may inform a new approach to considering value chains from New Zealand Maori kin community contexts. Design/methodology/approach The paper derives from research that develops Indigenous research methods on positionality. By extending the “included researcher” (Kawharu, 2016) role, the research recognises the opportunity of being genealogically connected to one of the communities, which may enable “deep dive research” relatively easily. Yet practical implications of research also obligate researchers beyond contractual terms to fulfil community aspirations in innovation. Findings Research findings show that a kin community micro-economy value chain may not be a lineal, progressive sequence of value from supplier to consumer as in Porter’s (1985) conceptualisation of value chains, but may instead be a cyclical system and highly consumer-driven. Research shows that there is strong community desire to connect lands and resources of homelands with descendant consumers wherever they live and reconnect consumers back again to supply sources. Mechanisms enabling this chain include returning food scraps to small community suppliers for composting, or consumers participating in community working bees, harvesting days and the like. Social implications The model may have implications and applicability internationally among indigenous communities who are similarly interested in socio-economic growth and enterprise development. Originality/value The apper’s originality, therefore, derives from addressing a research gap, showing that indigenous values may provide a new approach to conceptualising value chains and developing them in practice.

scholarly journals Turismo Comunitario Alternativa Para Lograr Emprendimientos Participativos Estudio De Caso: Determinación Comercial De Un Producto Turístico En El Cantón Suscal, Provincia Del Cañar Provincia De Cañar - Ecuador

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Catalina Margarita Verdugo Bernal ◽  
Otto Fernando Balseca Sampedro ◽  
Carlos Renato Chávez Velásquez ◽  
Juan Carlos Carrasco Baquero ◽  
Juan Hugo Rodríguez Guerra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
National Level ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Level I ◽  
Tourism Potential

This research involved during a first phase a market study of the implementation of a tourist package in the Suscal County, province of Cañar, Ecuador, followed by a second phase, a Comprehensive Feasibility Study of the package. Using bibliographic research and a field tour, we described the package’s commercial potential, technical, environmental, social, administrative, legal, economic, financial aspects. The study of tourism potential in the area identified the richness of an intangible cultural heritage, the existence of an ancestral collective memory alive in every community, and natural attractions of level I and II. The market study identified acceptance of the tourism package by 84% of domestic tourists and interest among 67% of foreign tourists, whose service whose preferences are: accommodation, food, cultural experience, transportation and information. Depending on the tourist profile, we will define and plan the technical design of tourism infrastructure and will conduct feasibility studies on legal, environmental and economic-financial aspects that will appear in a second phase of the project. Despite its great potential, tourism in the province of Cañar has not achieved an optimal level, as reflected in the minimal fraction of GDP in cultural tourism, which in 2011 was 0.26% (MCPEC, 2011:22), much lower than the national level. In Suscal County, this activity currently generates no income, but interest is recently being generated, while this study illustrates the potential of cultural tourism.

scholarly journals Challenges and Prospects of Ethiopian Tourism Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Jember Belete Engda
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Topographic Features ◽  
Economic Contribution ◽  
Tourism Attractions

Tourism is a circulation of people who travel to or stay in places outside their home country. It has being believed as a major ingredient in the economic development strategy. Ethiopia possesses numerous natural, religious,historical, non-natural and cultural tourism attractions;economic contribution and its potential are incomparable. However, various external and internal factors have been affecting the sustainable development of the tourism industry in Ethiopia. Shortage of tourist facilities, lack of skillful human resources, weak promotion, lack of integration and political will are the major negatively contributing forces. Although Ethiopia possesses massive tourism development potentials with its unique biodiversity and spectacular topographic features, its economic contribution to the country is unmatched. A solution could be the implementation of a tourism tax;these taxes can be used to fund the continuous development and improvement of its tourism markets. Thus, relieving the country of the stigma relying on foreign money to help its own industry and giving full of tourist facilities, skillful human resources,promotion, socio-cultural and political will for the tourists.

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