This conceptual article brings to the attention of tourism scholars new possibilities to theorize dark tourism as an affective socio-spatial encounter. To do so, we frame dark tourism within theori...

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Dark tourism and affect: framing places of death and disaster

Chapter 5. Purposeful Otherness: Approaches to the Management of Thanatourism

Few empirical studies have examined how post-trip destination image is shaped by tourists’ experiences. Although previous studies examined the relationships between experience, image, satisfaction and behavior, these are not fully understood, especially in ecotourism contexts, in which managing destination image can be more challenging. Consequently, an Experience-Image-Satisfaction-Loyalty framework is suggested and examined in an ecotourism context. The present study used multidimensional experience and image constructs and added ecotourism loyalty to the model, extending the previous research. The data used were collected from 375 outbound Chinese tourists on bus tours immediately after visits to a well-known Western Australian ecotourism site. Using PLS-based structural equation modeling (SEM) technique, results show that acting, fun learning, and emotional experiences had an influence on both attribute-based and holistic destination image. In addition, tourism experience had an indirect effect on loyalty (including destination loyalty and ecotourism loyalty) via the mediating effects of destination image and satisfaction. The results suggested some practical implications for ecotourism destination operators designing experiences for visitors as well as for governments and non-profit organizations attempting to promote ecotourism.

Experiences, post-trip destination image, satisfaction and loyalty: A study in an ecotourism context

Ecotourism development in Thailand: Community participation leads to the value of attractions using linguistic preferences

The experience of emotion: Directions for tourism design

Engaging the neglected intersection between dark tourism, the visitor postexperience and geopolitics, this research reports the findings from a survey of 1,082 domestic visitors to Lushun Prison Museum in Dalian, China, a Japanese-era incarceration and punishment site that projects hegemonic anti-Japanese social representations. Most respondents reported strong emotional reactions and elevated patriotism along with worsened attitudes toward Japan, Japanese products and, to a lesser degree, Japanese people, suggesting negative implications for the increasingly tense China–Japan bilateral relationship. However, sample diversity is indicated by the revelation of small Japan-neutral clusters whose members are more likely to express contemplation and pity as dominant emotions rather than the anger and hate of the majority, and who qualify the dominant social representations accordingly. Communist Party membership, age, lack of student affiliation, and not having Japanese friends or knowing any Japanese people ...

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Dark Tourism, Emotions, and Postexperience Visitor Effects in a Sensitive Geopolitical Context: A Chinese Case Study:

Toward an ecological civilization: Mass comprehensive ecotourism indications among domestic visitors to a Chinese wetland protected area

The study identifies barriers to participation in cruises from domestic homeports among higher income Chinese adults. Results from 775 respondents extend leisure constraints theory by revealing that “structural” constraints (lack of knowledge, time, and money) most influence intentions not to cruise even for these wealthier consumers, whereas “not‐an‐option” constraints (disinterest due to previous cruising experience, intentions to cruise from a foreign homeport) are least influential. “Personal” factors (lack of companions and fears about safety, boredom, and seasickness) are moderately important. Six identified clusters include a large normative “moderate‐constraint” cluster, small “low‐potential” and “high‐potential” segments, and several specialized segments.

Ming-Feng Huang

Papers

Dark Tourism, Emotions, and Postexperience Visitor Effects in a Sensitive Geopolitical Context: A Chinese Case Study:

Toward an ecological civilization: Mass comprehensive ecotourism indications among domestic visitors to a Chinese wetland protected area

Constraints to domestic ocean cruise participation among higher income Chinese adults

From curious to connoisseur: a longitudinal segmentation of attendees at a Chinese wine festival