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Gay neo-tribes: Exploration of travel behaviour and space
Citation
Vorobjovas-Pinta, O, Gay neo-tribes: Exploration of travel behaviour and space, Annals of Tourism Research, 72 pp. 1-10. ISSN 0160-7383 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.annals.2018.05.008
Abstract
This research seeks to understand space as a point of coherence around which neo-tribes form. In doing so, it draws upon neo-tribalism as a way to conceptualise belonging, connectedness, and affinity. Using ethnographic methods including semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this research investigates whether gay travellers experience a sense of connectedness to other gay travellers, certain spaces, and specific activities in relation to their sexual identities. Space becomes a connective thread and a point of coherence around which neo-tribes form. Findings reveal that space acts as a performance site, where the collective neo-tribal identity can be manifested.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | gay travel, neo-tribes, space, travel behaviour, ethnography, critical studies |
| Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
| Research Group: | Tourism |
| Research Field: | Tourist behaviour and visitor experience |
| Objective Division: | Commercial Services and Tourism |
| Objective Group: | Tourism services |
| Objective Field: | Socio-cultural issues in tourism |
| UTAS Author: | Vorobjovas-Pinta, O (Dr Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta) |
| ID Code: | 126417 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 25 |
| Deposited By: | TSBE |
| Deposited On: | 2018-06-11 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-12-05 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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