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Shedding light upon the shadows: Exploring the link between country destination image and dark tourism

open access: yes, 2021
Dark tourism is one of those tourism types that currently attracts growing interest and varying interpretations. The present study aims to determine the importance of specific dark tourism motives (namely those relevant to war and terrorism) for dark ...
Eskitark, N.   +4 more
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Mapping the dark: a bibliometric examination of research in Dark Tourism

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences
This paper aimed to identify research activity on Dark Tourism based on bibliometric analysis using the WoS database with the support of the VOSviewer.The analysis revealed 10 areas where the topic of Dark Tourism was found and the top five countries ...
Alžbeta Kiráľová, Radka Šperková
doaj   +1 more source

A social identity perspective on dark tourism impacts

open access: yes, 2023
This theoretical paper investigates the potential of social identity theory to promote reconciliation in the context of dark tourism associated with conflicts.
Yachen Zhang   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Tourist experiences of genocide sites: The case of Rwanda [PDF]

open access: yesTurističko Poslovanje, 2014
Dark tourism is not a new phenomenon. As long as people have been able to travel they have visited places associated with death, disaster and suffering.
Sharpley Richard, Gahigana Innocent
doaj   +1 more source

Resident attitudes towards dark tourism, a perspective of place-based identity motives

open access: yes, 2017
Place-based identity theories prove to be valid in better understanding resident attitudes towards support for tourism. Yet, its effectiveness is not verified in the context of dark tourism and resident attitudes towards dark tourism remains unknown ...
Chen, Shengrong   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Dark Tourism aplicando realidad aumentada en la ciudad de Ibarra

open access: yes, 2023
La ciudad de Ibarra revela un prometedor potencial para el desarrollo de atracciones turísticas, en especial en el ámbito del 'dark tourism', y más aún al aprovechar la tecnología de realidad aumentada.
Cedeño Vinces, Kimberly Lizeth
core   +1 more source

Unpacking dark tourism motivations: framing places of mafia in South Italy

open access: yes, 2022
Over the last twenty years, the interest in visiting places associated with death and disasters has grown along with exponential growth in the offer of dark tourism sites and attractions, such as an increase in searches to destinations associated with ...
Gerardi Lorenza, Sfodera Fabiola
core  

MAPPING TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH ON DARK TOURISM AND THANATOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC PERSPECTIVE [PDF]

open access: yesGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
Dark tourism is an umbrella term for tourism related to death, suffering, cruelty, tragedy and/or crime. Thanatourism, on the other hand, refers to travel motivated by the specific desire to encounter death.
Rocio HERNÁNDEZ-GARRIDO   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ILLUMINATING DARKNESS THROUGH VACATIONS

open access: yesZbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić"
Dark tourism is fascinating because it unifies cultural heritage, history, and travels with death. Travels usually refer to hedonism and relaxation, but this niche tourism brought to the stage new dimensions: death and morbidity.
Jasna Micić   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Storytelling in Dark Tourism: The Role of Flow Experience and National Identity

open access: yesSAGE Open
In the domain of dark tourism, storytelling serves a dual purpose: it preserves and interprets cultural and historical significance while providing a context that shapes tourists’ experiences.
Ze Lin, Siyu Zhang, Wii-Joo Yhang
doaj   +1 more source

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