Discovering strange events in empty spaces: The role of multimodal practice and the interpretation of paranormal events

Ironside, Rachael

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2017.09.005

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“…Table 3 shows that this type of tourism is mainly discovered through the internet or social networks (53.8%), though the dark tourism web still has a low percentage of attraction compared to the demand for tourist information (13.5%). Additionally, it can be seen that dark tourism is not highly publicized in brochures or by tour operators; this behavior is similar to that observed in Malaysian research by Mohd et al [ 37 ], who indicate that dark tourism, as a new tourist product, has a very low promotional effort made by tour operators until the demand increases.…”

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“…From the sites analyzed, it can be deduced that dark tourism, especially that of cemeteries, is not configured as an attractive tourist product. A good strategic plan is needed to develop this tourism segment in a sustainable manner and become an all-season tourist draw for cultural tourism in the city, as is possible because of the high degree of satisfaction with the visit, similar to the studies of Moh et al [ 37 ]. Uncertainty, charm, emotion, authenticity, and expectations of what may happen or be seen at a destination are variables that make certain places that carry the legend of Córdoba destinations unique and attractive to a special tourist [ 49 ].…”

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Dark Tourism in Southern Spain (Córdoba): An Analysis of the Demand

Millán

Torre

Rojas

2021

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In recent decades, there has been a change in tourists’ tastes; they want to experience something novel. To satisfy this demand, a new type of tourism, known as “dark tourism”, has arisen; it has various modalities, among which cemetery tourism and ghost tourism stand out, in addition to very different motivations from those of the cultural tourist. In this type of tourism, cemeteries are not visited to appreciate their architecture or heritage but to explore a morbid curiosity about the people buried there; ghost tourism or paranormal tourism seizes on the desire to know the events that occurred there and tends to have macabre content. This study analyzes dark tourism in the province of Córdoba in southern Spain with the aim of knowing the profile of the tourist and his motivation. This study additionally will forecast the demand for this type of tourism, using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models, which allow us to know this market’s evolution and whether any promotional action should be carried out to promote it.

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confidence: 95%