Dark tourism

When it comes to the topic of The Rise of Dark Tourism many people would readily agree that in past several years people have developed a special interest in it. This argument usually ends on the question of how things are interpreted by people. Some people don’t think of this type of tourism as an evil or nuisance, whereas, others consider it not to be a wise thought to visit such places where a tragedy had happened. However, the main purpose of this article is to unearth the facts that why people are getting more interested in visiting places where tragedies or dangerous incidents have occurred and it’s for this reason why beautiful places are receiving less tourists than before. People know that this type of tourism is not at all safe and…

Dark tourism, also known as grief tourism, is not a popular form of tourism in most countries but has occurred ever since people have the ability to travel. Within the last ten years, dark tourism has become increasingly popular with tourists, with websites like www.thecabinet.com naming the various dark attractions around the world (Dark Destinations, 2007). The term ‘dark tourism’ was coined by Malcolm Foley and J. John Lennon to describe “…the phenomenon which encompasses the presentation and…

word Thanatos and is when death is personified. The tourism activities mainly seen at historical sites with controversial pasts are the attractions and presentations of death, disaster, memorial sites. “Dark tourism” is a concept that began gaining popularity in the mid-1990’s to early 2000’s. It has transformed war and places of tragedy into tourist and travel destinations. Some examples include the Auschwitz Museum in Poland, the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Alcatraz Prison off the coast of…

tourist visitors coming to Tunisia on their holidays. Tour operator 's such as Thomas Cook have begun to market Tunisia differently to potential visitors after the attacks and have been offering holidays to Tunisia to the public with up to a 50% discount, desperately trying not to lose valuable customers (Thornhill, 2015). Tunisia has recently launched new tourism campaigns using clever puns with an aim to attract holidaymakers back to their country by using humour about their recent revolution,…

complex, biodiversity and ecological community represented this park (Eagles & McColl, 2002). Furthermore, the Great Barrier Reef provide a various mixture of tourists and non-tourists activities that goes from fishing, snorkelling, scuba diving, nature and island locations to visit (Cumock et al. 2014). For that, as stated by Deloitte Access Economics (2013) and Tobin et al. (2014) there is a contribution on the tourism side but also on the economic side, 64,000 full-time jobs and $5.2 billion…

During winter, then the Alps are where you need to do your skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing. If you prefer the warmer months, you may find mountain bike trails, road cycling routes and horseback riding tours more to your liking. In addition to the undisputed beauty of nature, you may find Victoria's other assets just as satisfying. Breweries, cheese factories, wineries and delicious regional eateries make your trip to Victoria well-worth the travel. When you visit Phillip Island, you'll…

the Gulf of Thailand with picturesque white sandy beaches, clear azure water, palm trees, and many resorts. It is truly paradise, in every sense of the word. We spent four perfect days in Phú Quốc, living the luxury vacation life. We stayed at Eden Resort, a massive, four-star, beach-front resort hotel that cost less than a Motel 6 in the states. For a few days, we lived a champagne lifestyle on a beer budget. This was also unfortunately when I got sick, but I still had a fantastic time. The…

Apart from its striking design and curious boulevards, Italy has numerous things for the viewing pleasure of anyone passing by with popular urban areas, for example, Rome, Florence, and Venice. For an extraordinary Honeymoon involvement, look at the supernatural Cinque Terre situated in the Liguria area toward the west of La Spezia. The best time to go to this great nation is April-June and late September – October as you will be feeling the loss of the mid year tourism surge of July –…

Introduction Sustainable tourism has been defined in a number of ways by tourists and the most acceptable meaning seems to be “Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting a place as a tourist and trying to make only a positive impact on the environment, society and economy (Lisse, 2014).” The fundamental premise behind sustainable tourism is that the tourism activities respect the locals who call that place home, their culture as well as their custom, and as well as the socioeconomic…

Background Research The tourism industry has reached the stage of maturity and tourism is a very competitive industry. Whether it is a new destination or an old destination, to attract tourists to the destination is the main competition. In the tourism industry, film-induced tourism is one of the sectors which growing faster. Along with the popularity of film-induced tourism, the international tourism and entertainment industry also has a significant improvement(Hudson & Ritchie, 2006b). The…