Dark tourism spectrum: Visual expression of dark experience

Lv, Xingyang; Luo, Haohan; Xu, Shuangyu; Sun, Jiaojiao; Lu, Ruihua; Hu, Yubei

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104580

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“…Thereafter, the scope of research is expanding as scholars are paying greater attention to the consumption and behaviors in dark tourism from the demand perspective. Research on dark tourists has branched out from exploring dark tourism motivations (DTMs; Bhati et al , 2021) to dark tourism experiences (Khaydarova and Isheryakova, 2022), perceptions (Sarkar et al , 2021), satisfaction (Aprilia et al , 2022) and revisit intentions (Zheng et al , 2020), and research topics have covered various perspectives such as influence of visual expression on experience (Lv et al , 2022), the narration of dark events (Lischer, 2019) and dark tourism digitization (Addeo et al , 2021). However, there has been less research focus on perceived benefits, and more empirical studies are needed to deepen the research of dark tourism demand (Isaac and Çakmak 2014).…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Equally critical, this study shows that perceived benefits can significantly influence satisfaction and behavioral intentions, hence there is a need to care about the interaction among tourists and with attractions. By creating an appropriate environment, such as enhancing venue environment (Lv et al, 2022), the quality of interpretation (Lischer, 2019) and organizing some memorial events (Qian et al, 2021), perceived benefits will increase as well as improving evaluations and post-visit intentions. Considering the similarities and differences between local and nonlocal tourists, there is a need to focus on the dissimilar priorities and concerns of tourists with different backgrounds.…”

Section: Practical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Visiting natural disaster sites as transformational experiences

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the perceived benefits arising from tourist activities at natural disaster sites, to analyze the influence of perceived benefits on satisfaction and behavioral intentions and to identify origin region’s moderating role. Design/methodology/approach A research model containing dark tourism motivations (DTMs), tourist perceived benefits (TPBs), tourist satisfaction (TS), protection intention (PI) and loyalty intention (LIs) was developed, and visitor origin was introduced as a moderating variable. Taking the 5·12 Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum as a case site, data were obtained by distributing questionnaires on-site, and the model was tested using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings DTMs had a significant effect on cognitive and affective benefits, and TPBs significantly affected TS, PI and LIs, with satisfaction playing a partial mediating role. The origins of tourists showed a moderating role in part of the influence relationship of perceived benefits. Practical implications This study explored the perceived benefits among dark tourists and built a research model of their influence on tourist satisfaction and behavior. This study not only provides suggestions for managers related to dark tourism development in natural disaster areas, but also offers the possibility of enhancing tourist dark tourism experiences by interpreting the psychology and behavior of dark tourists. Originality/value This research adopted a new perspective of the decision-making behavior of dark tourists. The perceived benefits arising from visiting natural disaster sites were analyzed and the relationships between TBSs and motivation, TS, PI and LIs were examined. Considering the specificity of dark tourism emotions, the research also analyzed the similarities and differences in the psychology and behavior of locals and non-locals in dark tourism. The research results enrich and deepen the theoretical study of dark tourism.

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Section: Literature Review and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Practical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Visiting natural disaster sites as transformational experiences

Wang

et al. 2023

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“…travel to sites of death, tragedy, and suffering) is a feasible post-war tourism mode with several potential benefits. It offers chances for education, remembrance, and reflection on historical events and their societal impacts; these opportunities foster empathy and a sense of collective memory [ 20 , 21 ]. Dark tourism can also revitalise local economies by attracting visitors and generating revenue.…”

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Solidarity tourism: A pathway to revitalising the health of vulnerable war-affected populations?

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Hu,

Zheng

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J Glob Health

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“…The development of embodied theory provides new possibilities for the exploration of the tourism experience [ 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Surfing tourism is a form of tourism experience that requires a high degree of physical participation.…”

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A Study on Embodied Experience of Surfing Tourism Based on Grounded Theory—Take China’s Hainan Province as an Example

Zhang

Yang-le

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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In the context of the rapid development of surfing tourism in China, the behavior explanation of surfing tourists has not attracted attention from the academic circle. Based on the theory of embodiment, this study takes surfing tourism in Hainan Province as the first case to explain the process and results of body experience in surfing tourism behavior. Based on the grounded theory analysis of the collected online travel notes and on-site interview text materials related to tourism experience, 21 categories and 6 main categories were extracted, and the story line of the surfing tourism experience was constructed based on embodied experience. The results show that the embodied phenomena and processes of the surfing tourism experience affect the quality of tourists’ experience. Surfing tourists experience four typical processes, namely embodied perception, embodied awakening, embodied emotion and embodied extension, and represent the body’s meaning, self-identity and social value through surfing behavior. The research theoretically proposes the embodied experience model and a new category of surfing tourism and provides a reference value for the practice of the surfing tourism industry.

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Dark tourism spectrum: Visual expression of dark experience

Cited by 24 publications

References 64 publications

Visiting natural disaster sites as transformational experiences

Visiting natural disaster sites as transformational experiences

Solidarity tourism: A pathway to revitalising the health of vulnerable war-affected populations?

A Study on Embodied Experience of Surfing Tourism Based on Grounded Theory—Take China’s Hainan Province as an Example

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