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Dark tourism and spectral geographies: ghosts, memories, and the rupturing of absence and presence

Tourism Geographies
This paper explores the intersection of dark tourism and spectral geographies, offering a critical examination of how spaces of death, disaster, trauma, and painful memories are shaped by hauntings and spectral presence.
Annaclaudia Martini   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

THE HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF «DARK» TOURISM

Bulletin of the International University of Tourism and Hospitality
This article is devoted to the analysis of scientific research in the field of «dark» tourism in the world and in the Republic of Kazakhstan. «Dark» tourism remains a niche segment of the tourism industry, the share of which in the total tourism market ...
A. Velichko, R. Plokhikh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Embrace or discard? Cultural perceptions of dark tourism among local residents in developing country

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights
PurposeResidents’ understanding of the development and promotion of dark tourism cannot be universally assumed due to cultural and traditional disparities across different geographical regions.
Kayode D. Aleshinloye   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dark tourism: definition of functions and its role in society

Tourism, leisure and hospitality
Dark tourism is a relatively new and poorly researched direction in tourism. In Russian-language literature, there are practically no in-depth fundamental studies of this phenomenon, while abroad there are many publications on this topic, covering a ...
A. Velichko, R. Plokhikh, E. Frolova
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Broaden-and-Build Theoretical Perspective on Dark Tourism Visitors’ Transformative Emotional Journeys

Leisure Sciences, 2023
Emotions are at the epicenter of dark tourism, where visitors are confronted with topics relating to death and suffering and experience heightened emotional responses. Using the Broaden-and-Build model as a theoretical lens, we aim to examine the process
E. Lundin, J. Soulard, W. Stewart
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“Definitely gets the Adrenaline Pumping!” Fright and Dark Tourism in a Haunted Forest

Tourism Planning & Development
This study uses visitors’ comments (TripAdvisor and Google Maps) and articles (press and blog) to explore fear in a dark tourist attraction—the haunted forest Hoia Baciu. By researching a large corpus of texts using Leximancer software, we identified the
Viorel Mionel, Oana Mionel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dark Sky Tourism

2022
Dark sky tourism (DST) . sometimes referred to as 'terrestrial star tourism' or 'celestial ecotourism' . consists of visitors travelling to remote, unlit areas on land or water, to observe celestial objects. Depending on the object(s) observed (e.g., stars, planets, moons, nebulae, star clusters or galaxies), stargazing activities occur either aided ...
Dalgleish, Hannah, Bjelajac, Dajana
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Dark tourism geographies: ontological, epistemological and axiological perspectives

Tourism Geographies
In this state-of-the-art review, we provide an overview of past debates and current trends in dark tourism geographies, and conceptually examine its theoretical intersections with critical issues, emerging ideas, paradigmatic progress and future research
Nitasha Sharma, Annaclaudia Martini
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dark Tourism

2023
The chapter delves into a relatively newer segment in tourism arena: dark tourism. Dark tourism is a phenomenon that embodies the dramatic side of society including some horrific experiences. It is a complex fusion of history and heritage, tourism, and catastrophes.
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Dark tourism research: a bibliometric analysis and future research directions

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
The present study employs bibliometric analysis to conduct a comprehensive systematic review based on 395 articles published during 1994–2024 (31st March) to investigate critical publication trends and insights.
Anil Kumar   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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