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Rethinking Gay Tourism: A Review of Literature
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Vorobjovas-Pinta, O and Hardy, A, Rethinking Gay Tourism: A Review of Literature, CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality in the Contemporary World: Trends, Changes and Complexity, 10-13 February 2014, Brisbane, pp. 635-644. ISBN 9780987050755 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This paper presents an exploratory overview of the emergence of gay travel market as well as the travel motivations of gay men and women. Moreover, it is suggested that there is a parallel between gay space and gay travel motivations. However, little research has been undertaken on the outcomes of societal change and increased acceptance of homosexuality and its impact on the gay tourist motivations. The present paper reveals that gay tourism literature has failed to catch up with the changing societal environment, therefore the stereotyped and generalised projections on the motivations and social behaviours of gay travellers have perpetrated a distorted understanding of gay travel market.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| UTAS Author: | Hardy, A (Associate Professor Anne Hardy) |
| ID Code: | 96033 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Deposited By: | TSBE |
| Deposited On: | 2014-10-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-03-29 |
| Downloads: | 500 View Download Statistics |
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