... at the darker or the lighter end of the dark tourism spectrum. Consequently, it offers a better understanding of lighter dark attractions, which allows DMOs and others to improve the communication of their tourism products. Therefore, pretravel tourist behavior regarding lighter dark sites is still poorly...

... suggest that Generation Z could be pulled to visit Wuhan city through four core products such as dark tourism activities, special-interest leisure, heroism and storytelling. Originality/value The destination image restoration framework after health-related crisis is creatively proposed. It combines...

... publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Alongside the development of initial definitions and typologies, there has been a growing interest and effort to identify sub-forms of dark tourism and, therefore, a myriad...

... industrial re-employment, improvement of international images and governmental financial supports to re-boost local tourism in Chinese cities were paid great attention. Digitalization, close-to-nature and cultural heritages became important factors in the future development of China’s tourism. Dark tourism...

... 19 07 2022 20 09 2022 22 09 2022 © International Tourism Studies Association. 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Urban exploration Role-playing Domestic tourism Post-conflict Dark tourism Walking tourism Micro-adventures Bosnia and Herzegovina Place identity...

... Association. Licensed re-use rights only Northern Ireland Dark tourism Belfast Troubles tourism The primary aim of this article is to investigate the prospects for troubles tourism in Belfast through a study of the attitudes of both potential tourists and residents towards the phenomenon...

... and no empirical data are presented. Findings Gothic tourism is not as clearly differentiated from other forms of tourism as has been claimed. In particular, Gothic tourism can be conceptualised as a particular form of “lighter” dark tourism, but it can also be considered as a form of literary tourism...

...Geraldine Anne Tan; Sonia Lim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential of Penang in being a dark tourism destination in Malaysia with the influence of urban tourism development. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review was conducted to serve as a foundation...

...Lea Kužnik; Nina Veble Purpose Dark tourism has a very long heritage. Compared to the rest of the world, dark tourism in Slovenia is very poorly developed. The theme is therefore a novelty in Slovenia as well as in the Slovenian professional and scientific literature. The purpose of this paper...

...Jonathan Skinner Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present contrasting approaches to the descriptive case study of tourism to the buried city of Plymouth, Montserrat, an example of the marketing and burying – the supply and demand – of apocalyptic dark tourism on the island. Design...

.... As such, this is the first research project designed to highlight the experience of dark tourism, under the concept of nostalgic tourism, by providing valuable data and a deeper understanding of the field. © International Tourism Studies Association 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

...Raymond Powell; James Kennell; Christopher Barton Purpose Dark tourism is a topic of increasing interest, but it is poorly understood when considering its significance for mainstream and commercial tourism. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the significance of dark tourism in the top ten...

...Yanjun Xie; Jiaojiao Sun Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the actions of different senses on visitors’ embodied experience in dark tourism “field,” including embodied emotions/cognitions. Design/methodology/approach This research uses qualitative analysis by applying tourists...

...John Lennon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the history and dark tourism attractions associated with a case study of the Thai-Burma Railway in the city of Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The paper considers how history has been abridged and distorted at a number of attraction sites...

...Antonio Azevedo Purpose The lighthouse tourism, which has been flourishing in several coastal areas and port cities with waterfront, provides the ideal scenario for escape experiences. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implicit (dark tourism) meanings, symbolisms and emotions evoked...

...Sherry Liyanage; J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak; Raymond Powell Purpose – Dark tourism and, more specifically, visitor experiences at Nazi concentration camp memorials are emerging fields of research in tourism studies and destination management. The purpose of this paper is to build on this growing...