Mini Lecture Tourism, Culture and Sustainability

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Dark Tourism

Mini lecture Tourism, Culture and Sustainability

Viktor, Patrick & Sanne

Table of contents

• Activate your knowledge
  
• Concepts Dark Tourism
  
• Example Chernobyl

What is Dark Tourism?

Dark Tourism

• Rise of social media
  
• Definition
• Examples

Dark tourism

"Only for some people who gain satisfaction from observing the sites of violence and conflict which most of the tourists would never find enjoyable or atractive" (Lisle, 2007)

Dark Tourism

"There is nothing wrong with visiting sites of death and even point

out that it carries a commemorative and educational character and helps tourists to remember those different historical periods when tragic events happened" (Lennon and Foley, 2000)

Thanatourism

• Conscious and accidental
  

Toxic Tourism

• Motives
  
• Environment
  

Thanatourism

"Travel to a location wholly, or partially, motivated by the desire for actual or symbolic encounters with death." (Seaton, 1996, p.420)

Toxic Tourism

"Organised tours to places of environmental degradation in underprivileged communities" (Pezzullo, 2007)

Have you visited a Dark Tourism site?

Chernobyl

• Example of dark and toxic tourism

• 26 april 1986

•  Reactor 4 safety operation
• “The lesson is that lying, arrogance and suppressing criticism is dangerous.”

Chernobyl

• Seasonal difference (Dark - Toxic)
• Guide - educational experience
• Perspective and tourist attitudes
• Overwhelming

Would you, in the future, visit a dark tourism site?

Yes

No

What is dark tourism to you?

Thank you!

Are there any questions?