scholarly journals Dark Tourism: Understanding the Concept and Recognizing the Values

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-59
Author(s):  
Ramesh Raj Kunwar ◽  
Neeru Karki
Keyword(s):  
Special Interest ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Distinct Form ◽  
Dark Tourism ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Tourism Studies

Dark tourism is a youngest subset of tourism, introduced only in 1990s. It is a multifaceted and diverse phenomenon. Dark tourism studies carried out in the Western countries succinctly portrays dark tourism as a study of history and heritage, tourism and tragedies. Dark tourism has been identified as niche or special interest tourism. This paper highlights how dark tourism has been theoretically conceptualized in previous studies. As an umbrella concept dark tourism includes than tourism, blackspot tourism, morbid tourism, disaster tourism, conflict tourism, dissonant heritage tourism and others. This paper examines how dark tourism as a distinct form of tourism came into existence in the tourism academia and how it could be understood as a separate subset of tourism in better way. Basically, this study focuses on deathscapes, repressed sadism, commercialization of grief, commoditization of death, dartainment, blackpackers, darsumers and deathseekers capitalism. This study generates curiosity among the readers and researchers to understand and explore the concepts and values of dark tourism in a better way.

scholarly journals Oriental Marco Polo Plaza Encounter: Choreographing Place and Placelessness from a Phenomenological Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6159
Author(s):  
Huihui Gao ◽  
Shangyi Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Historical Period ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
Marco Polo ◽  
Phenomenological Perspective ◽  
Insight Into

The notion of place has raised great concern within weaving tourism studies in recent decades. Nevertheless, dialectical indigenous considerations of Edward Relph’s phenomenological concepts of place and placelessness are still insufficient, particularly in non-Western countries. Phenomenology, as an immersive approach, provides an open and descriptive examination of the diverse perceptions and constitutive meanings of a place. From a phenomenological perspective, this article aims to explore the dynamic grasping of place and placelessness in tourism experiences. Twenty-four tourists participated in the research in Marco Polo Plaza in Italian Style Town, a concession for a particular historical period, in Tianjin, China. The findings suggest that tourists’ experiences could be ordered into three themes: (1) encountering a place labelled recreation and entertainment, (2) encountering an exotic heterogeneous place, and (3) encountering a lived place in the lifeworld. These results emphasize that place and placelessness are intertwined paradoxically beyond the binary, and such a nonlinear, dialectical, and subtle dimension is the possible inspiration that the phenomenological perspective brings to tourism research. Drawing on the inevitability of tourists’ diverse perceptions, we advance that an open multi-sensuous engagement and inclusive geographic practices offer an insight into the understanding of sustainability.

The Palgrave handbook of dark tourism studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-95
Author(s):  
Kathryn N. McDaniel
Keyword(s):  
Dark Tourism ◽  
Tourism Studies

Predicting World Heritage site visitation intentions of North American park visitors

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Halpenny ◽  
Shintaro Kono ◽  
Farhad Moghimehfar
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Brand Equity ◽  
North American ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Behavioural Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Behavioural Control ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
The Future

Purpose World Heritage sites (WHS) can play an important role in promoting visitation to emerging and remote destinations. Guided by the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this study aims to investigate factors that predict intentions to visit WHS. Design/methodology/approach Survey questionnaires were used to collect data from visitors (n = 519) to four Western North American WHS. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to identify three reflective models (attitude toward visiting World Heritage, perceived behavioural control and intention to visit WHS in the future), three formative models (attitude toward World Heritage designation, social influence (subjective norms) to visit World Heritage and World Heritage tourism brand equity) and a structural model. Findings World Heritage tourism brand equity and social influence were strong positive predictors of intentions to visit WHS in the future. Attitudes towards World Heritage designation, followed by World Heritage travel attitudes and perceived behavioural control, were progressively weaker, yet positive predictors. However, the latter two concepts’ impact was negligible. Originality/value This study addresses four deficiencies in tourism studies: TPB studies have failed to find consistent predictors of intentions to visit destinations; very few studies have attempted to verify the factors that predict visitation to WHS, despite the opportunities and costs that can arise from WHS-related tourism; few studies of tourists’ perceptions of World Heritage and related WHS travel intentions have been conducted in North America; and PLS-SEM was used to perform statistical methods not commonly used in tourism studies including formative models, importance-performance mapping and confirmatory tetrad analysis.

Making Punishment Memorialization Pay? Marketing, Networks, and Souvenirs at Small Penal History Museums in Canada

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Luscombe ◽  
Kevin Walby ◽  
Justin Piché
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Dark Tourism ◽  
Museum Management ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
History Museums ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
Historical Specificity ◽  
Tourism Enterprises

Existing literature on the commodification of punishment has yet to examine small penal history museums or related issues of tourism marketing, networking, and souvenirs. Bringing this literature into conversation with tourism studies, we examine how penal history sites attempt to attract visitors and generate revenue to sustain their operations. Drawing on findings from a 5-year qualitative study of penal history museums across Canada, we argue tourism operators use three strategies for the marketing of commodified punishment: authenticity, historical specificity, and exclusiveness. Our findings also indicate that networking between these sites is underdeveloped and that the souvenirs sold to visitors are an important source of museum funding. Overall, we show that the concepts of marketing, networking, and souvenirs can comprise a key conceptual framework for examining consumption in small tourism enterprises in Canada and internationally. Our findings also raise questions about how to theorize and investigate museum management, solvency, and profitability in the penal and dark tourism sector.

Towards the development of cultural tourism as an alternative for tourism growth in Northern Zimbabwe

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erisher Woyo ◽  
Edith Woyo
Keyword(s):  
Special Interest ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Empirical Context

Purpose Zimbabwean tourism, whose draw-card is wildlife, has been on the decline since land invasions that occurred in 2000. Due to the farm invasions, wildlife-based tourism is no longer a viable option. In cases where traditional industries are declining, cultural tourism has been found to be an effective alternative source of revenue. Cultural and heritage tourism represents a growing special interest market whose demand is very high; however, this sector is yet to be sufficiently explored in the empirical context of Northern Zimbabwe. The purpose of this paper is to explore the development potential of the sector. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative methodology was applied in this study. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that was distributed to 500 international tourists who visited Northern Zimbabwe’s cultural and heritage attractions between October 2013 and February 2014. Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 19.0 was employed in data coding and analysis. Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests and one way analysis of variance were used in this study. Findings On the whole, the study found that there is potential to develop cultural tourism as an alternative for tourism growth in Northern Zimbabwe. Results showed that there exists a certain demand for cultural and heritage tourism in Northern Zimbabwe and should be developed. Cultural and heritage tourists’ spending is high per visit, despite the fact that Zimbabwe is an expensive destination. The intention to repeat visitation was found to be significant with the age, level of qualification and nationality of respondents. Originality/value The findings provides insights for cultural and heritage tourism managers in Northern Zimbabwe and similar places around the country to invest in this special interest tourism. The development of cultural and heritage tourism will contribute towards the diversification of the seasonal and threatened nature-based tourism in Zimbabwe. With a better understanding of the motivations, trip behaviour characteristics and perceptions of Northern region, this paper presents insights that are important in developing the cultural and heritage tourism sector. Research on tourism growth in Zimbabwe has predominantly focused on nature-based tourism, suggesting a clear relegation of the contribution that cultural and heritage resources can make towards tourism growth; thus, this study provides a significant contribution in the Zimbabwean context with regards to literature.

scholarly journals Reading Between the Scenes

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Rita Baleiro ◽  
Rosária Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Special Interest ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Literary Tourism ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
Tourism Studies

Departing from the assumption that cinema has always had the capacity to represent social structures and movements and provide valuable sources of information about societal phenomena, this chapter employs representation as a research approach to offer contributions to understanding realities “outside the film” regarding literary tourists' motivations, experiences, and literary places. The authors analyse cinematic representations of literary tourism in feature films and take the perspective of literary tourism studies, reviewing the literature on cultural tourism, special interest tourism, niche tourism, literary tourism, and literary sites and landscape. The analysis and interpretation of the cinematic sequences reveal two opposed ideas of what literary tourism experiences might be: a shallow, disappointing, and inauthentic experience or a meaningful and authentic event.

scholarly journals WARISAN BUDAYA SEBAGAI ASET PARIWISATA THAILAND

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elda Fima Indriani
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The City ◽  
Main Attraction ◽  
Thai Culture

The heritage tourism is a special interest tour by seeing culture and local wisdom. Thailand is one of the countries in Southeast Asia that earned the nickname Thousand Pagoda and White Elephant. For a long time, Buddhists in Thailand thought that the white elephant was sacred. As well as having a variety of cultural heritage assets that are the main attraction for tourists, the city of Hat yai is a mainstay tourist destinations in Southern Thailand. In Hat Yai city there are cultural heritage assets, namely Hat yai municipal park, Wat Hat Yai Nai Buddhist temple, and Buddha Statue Wat Phranon Laem Pho. And the Thai tradition has a habit of promoting the subtle and avoid the rudeness because, smile is an important symbol of Thai culture.

scholarly journals Dark Tourism Sites in India: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
Swapnil P Dhatrak
Keyword(s):  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
Dark Tourism ◽  
The Road ◽  
The World ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Time Away ◽  
Main Attraction ◽  
Historical References

The study of this paper aims to study the various sites of dark tourism in India. Tourism in India is important for the country’s economy and its sectors growing rapidly. Tourism means the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure while making use of the commercial provision. There are many forms of tourism based on the purpose of visit. in that paper; we discussed dark tourism development and sites in India. Dark tourism (black tourism, morbid tourism)has been defined as tourism involving travel to places historically associated with death and tragedy, planning a project on dark tourism documenting the increasing popularity of morbid landmarks around the world. The main attraction to dark locations is their historical value rather than associations with death and suffering. Holocaust tourism contains aspects of both dark and heritage tourism .dark tourism is a sheer curiosity that pushes people to thread the road less traveled to search their answers, so travel by far has always been related to journey and to explore beautiful places. There are a lot of places in India. This research paper includes references to the promotion of dark tourism in India. The work includes references in the promotion of dark tourism in India, a destination that has largely failed to improve itself on Indian tourism market because this form of tourism promotions a destination .dark tourism attractions demonstrate demand but also consist of commemoration, historical references, narrative legacies, and populist heritage this tourism sites in some cases become one of few remaining elements of victims and tier testimonies. There is a lot of scope for developing dark tourism in India but taking some efforts and specific solutions to developed dark tourism in India. For this paper used secondary research methodology has been used for research for data collection, secondary data collected from the literature review also government agency data; online tourism news has been collected.

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