The Darker the Spectrum, the Better Image? – Relationship between visitors-based dark tourism spectrum rating of Museum Fatahillah as a heritage site and its image as a tourist attraction [PDF]
This paper examines the relationship between the visitors-based dark tourism spectrum and the image of Museum Fatahillah as a tourist attraction in Jakarta. Stone’s six dark tourism spectra were used to rate the level of darkness of the museum, which was
Patria Teguh Amor +2 more
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HOW TO BE A DARK TOURIST: ANALYSIS OF THE TOURIST BEHAVIOR THROUGH A DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Over the past few decades, dark tourism has become increasingly popular. The level of participation of the dark tourist within a dark site underlies the variety of experiences that can be produced, depending on the type of audience engagement.
Konstantina Zerva
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Perspectives of the development of dark tourism at the sites of genocide in Belgrade [PDF]
Dark tourism, or visits to places marked by death, violence and suffering, is an increasingly important component of the modern tourist experience. Genocide sites, which are witnesses of historical atrocities and tragedies, offer great tourist potential ...
Todorov Predrag, Mijuk Nenad
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INDONESIA – A GOLDMINE OF DARK TOURISM DESTINATIONS [PDF]
Known for its significant potential in the tourism industry, Indonesia fails to promote dark tourism destinations as one of their main pillars of national tourism.
Ioana Prodan
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Consuming dark tourism: A Thanatological Perspective [PDF]
Despite increasing academic attention paid to dark tourism, understanding of the concept remains limited, particularly from a consumption perspective. That is, the literature focuses primarily on the supply of dark tourism; less attention, however, has ...
Sharpley, Richard, Stone, Philip
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Egypt is one of the few countries with significant archaeological sites in every region. Some of these sites have been identified as dark archaeological sites that have not been used in a long time.
Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Shaimaa M. Naguib
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Dark Cities: A dark tourism index for Europe’s tourism cities, based on the analysis of DMO websites [PDF]
Purpose: Dark tourism is a topic of increasing interest, but it is poorly understood when considering its significance for mainstream and commercial tourism.
Barton, Christopher +2 more
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Consuming post-disaster destinations: The case of Sichuan, China [PDF]
Addressing the call for a better understanding of tourist behavior in relation to post-disaster destinations, this study explores the motivations and intentions of potential domestic tourists (from non-hit areas) to visit Sichuan, China in the aftermath ...
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TOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS FOR VISITING DARK TOURISM SITES. CASE OF ROMANIA [PDF]
Nowadays, tourism plays an essential role in economic growth and development in many countries. Tourists have different travelling motivations and behavioural manifestations, helping tour operators decide suitable for them.
Andreia Schneider +3 more
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Dark cities? Developing a methodology for researching dark tourism in European cities [PDF]
Despite the recent growth of research into dark tourism (Dale & Robinson, 2011; Lennon & Foley, 2000; Stone, 2013; Tarlow, 2005) and the growth of the dark tourism market (Biran & Hyde, 2013; Stone 2005; Stone & Sharpley, 2008), there has been little ...
Kennell, James, Powell, Raymond
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