The Dark Tourist: An Insight into the Appeal of Dark Tourism (original) (raw)

Abstract

Tourism is a multifaceted sector, which is manifested in various forms, including dark tourism. Of late there seem to be an increase in the number of tourist opting for Dark Tourism. This paper studies the motivating factors that influence tourists to visit places that have a past which may be haunted, have a sinister past or is related to death.

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The above data mentions that with respect to Views of respondents on Dark Tourism, 63% of respondents state that ‘It is an existing fact’, while 35% feel that it is ‘Purely a marketing strategy’ while 1% state that it needs to be marketed more strongly as well as are ‘Not aware of it’.

The above data mentions that with respect to Views of respondents on Dark Tourism, 63% of respondents state that ‘It is an existing fact’, while 35% feel that it is ‘Purely a marketing strategy’ while 1% state that it needs to be marketed more strongly as well as are ‘Not aware of it’.

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

The above data states that with respect to the ‘Undertaking of Dark Tourism’, 42% of respondents feel that it is justified, and 24% state that it is not, while 35% of respondents, mention that it May be justified. Fig. 4: With Respect to Dark Tourism, Do You Agree With the Following Statements?

The above data states that with respect to the ‘Undertaking of Dark Tourism’, 42% of respondents feel that it is justified, and 24% state that it is not, while 35% of respondents, mention that it May be justified. Fig. 4: With Respect to Dark Tourism, Do You Agree With the Following Statements?

Fig. 3: Undertaking of Dark Tourism Justified

Fig. 3: Undertaking of Dark Tourism Justified

24% have said that there may be certain challenges faced while undertaking Dark Tourism. With regards to the challenges that occur while undertaking Dark Tourism, 58% have mentioned that there are challenges that they face, while 18% have replied No and

24% have said that there may be certain challenges faced while undertaking Dark Tourism. With regards to the challenges that occur while undertaking Dark Tourism, 58% have mentioned that there are challenges that they face, while 18% have replied No and

Fig. 6: According to You What Can Be the Challenges Faced by Tourists Opting for Dark Tourism? The above data clearly mentions that ‘Lesser known facts about a certain place’ leads to the maximum number of challenges (42%), followed by Lack of Transport (25%), Lack of tourist accommodation closer to a dark tourism site (22%) and Unfavorable climatic conditions (11%).

Fig. 6: According to You What Can Be the Challenges Faced by Tourists Opting for Dark Tourism? The above data clearly mentions that ‘Lesser known facts about a certain place’ leads to the maximum number of challenges (42%), followed by Lack of Transport (25%), Lack of tourist accommodation closer to a dark tourism site (22%) and Unfavorable climatic conditions (11%).

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