Racial discrimination in tourism: the case of African-American travellers in South Carolina

Hudson, Simon; So, Kevin Kam Fung; Meng, Fang; Cárdenas, David; Li, Jing

doi:10.1080/13683500.2018.1516743

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“…They contribute to perpetuating the perceptions that it is the natural order of things for racialized people to serve the white, dominant clientele. Both workers and travellers perceive racialized travellers as out-of-place because they are consistently portrayed as the help and never as the client; leading to them being treated poorly and told they are not welcome when engaging in leisure and tourism activities (Hudson et al, 2020). Tourism, as an international phenomenon, has been an important instrument in perpetuating white cultural domination established during colonial times, and racist stereotypes about the social position of black and brown bodies as labourers and entertainers for white tourists continue to be reinforced.…”

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“…Abassah-Oppong and Holmes (2020), in a Canadian study, found that even though 8% of participants reported experiencing workplace discrimination, 27% reported seeing racial discrimination, 27% reported witnessing gender discrimination, and 18% reported witnessing sexual harassment. It has been shown that racism affects all tourism stakeholders including racialized workers and tourists (Costen et al, 2002;Hudson et al, 2020). In fact, there is evidence that racialized tourists have reported experiencing racism while on vacation (Dillette et al, 2019;Lee & Scott, 2017).…”

Section: Reliance On Cheap Labourmentioning

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Canadian immigration policies: Implications for discrimination and biases in tourism employment

Wright¹,

Dimanche²

2023

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<p>Canada has long been recognized as an immigrant-friendly nation that is committed to welcoming people from all over the world. However, many immigrants, particularly racialized and ethnic minorities, regardless of social capital, skill sets, and experience, find themselves increasingly concentrated in low-paying and low-skilled jobs. Discrimination and bias, either from individuals or institutions, are not uncommon and have impacted every stratum of tourism stakeholders. Furthermore, discriminatory practices have long been documented within the sector including racial segregation between different job functions, wage gaps, and insufficient advancement opportunities for minorities. This chapter explores how Canada’s immigration policy may be working (intentionally or unintentionally) to supply racialized immigrants, many of whom are highly educated and professionally trained, as cheap labour to the Canadian labour market where they face de-skilling, discrimination, and exploitation in various sectors, including hospitality and tourism. </p>

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Section: Reliance On Cheap Labourmentioning

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Canadian immigration policies: Implications for discrimination and biases in tourism employment

Wright¹,

Dimanche²

2023

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“…In the analysis of the antecedents of customer-perceived discrimination, the distribution of structure–agency causes is nearly equal. Structural causes include cultural distance, social norms and social memory (Monterrubio, 2016; Ye et al , 2012), while individual causes are related to individuals’ past experience (Hudson et al , 2020) and intercultural competence (Sirakaya-Turk et al , 2014).…”

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How does discrimination occur in hospitality and tourism services, and what shall we do? A critical literature review

Zhou

Liu

De-guang

2021

IJCHM

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Purpose This study aims to critically review the research on the phenomenon of discrimination in hospitality and tourism services to identify the key thematic areas, scenarios, antecedents and consequences; to provide theoretical propositions for future research; and to propose practical strategies to reduce discrimination and to improve equality in the field. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines to collect relevant academic work on discrimination in hospitality and tourism services from 1985 to 2020 and critically reviews and analyses the studies through bibliometric analysis, content analysis and critical analysis. Findings The findings show that the main sources of discrimination in hospitality and tourism services include sexism, racism, ethnocentrism, lookism and ego-altruism. Discrimination-related research has temporal and geographical variations. A research map is proposed to present existing knowledge of discrimination in hospitality and tourism services, which indicates that while the impacts (at the individual, organizational and institutional levels) of discrimination in hospitality and tourism services have been thoroughly researched, the nature and characteristics of the phenomenon remain context-based and poorly conceptualized. Practical implications An anti-discrimination guideline for hospitality and tourism practitioners is designed to cope with and eliminate discriminatory situations. This evidence-based guideline provides useful coping strategies based on the prevent–monitor–manage principle. Originality/value This paper is comprehensive in its scope, methodology and wide coverage of discrimination-related research in hospitality and tourism services. It is the first attempt to review this phenomenon in the existing literature and identifies the research gaps and future research agendas.

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“…Among the negative factors of tourism impacting the living conditions includes racial discrimination as well as those arising from disparities in wealth, income, and discretionary spending. These lead to negative sentiments and social intolerance (Hudson et al, 2020;Tse & Tung, 2020). Other negative influences of tourism on living conditions include resettlement of traditional communities, crime, prostitution, littering, population size, increase in traffic congestion, and traffic accidents (Juan Carlos Monterrubio et al, 2012;Zhao & Li, 2018).…”

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Tourism as a Socio-Cultural Phenomenon: A Critical Analysis

Amoiradis¹,

Velissariou²,

Stankova³

2021

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Global tourism is based on the movement of people from their usual environment, which makes interaction between people possible. It creates a mutual impact on tourists and the host community by bringing together people of different races, languages, and beliefs. Global tourism leads to a beneficial economic impact on the host country and it also increases the socio-cultural exchange between the host and tourist countries. In this respect, the current paper presents the analysis of tourism as a socio-cultural phenomenon. It presents a critical analysis of earlier findings on the evolution of tourism as a concept and sheds light on cultural and social factors leading to tourism in its present state as well as its social and cultural impacts, positive and negative. Furthermore identifies some sociological and cultural factors that shape the characteristics of tourists and highlights the role of socio-cultural motivations of tourists.

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Racial discrimination in tourism: the case of African-American travellers in South Carolina

Cited by 13 publications

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Canadian immigration policies: Implications for discrimination and biases in tourism employment

Canadian immigration policies: Implications for discrimination and biases in tourism employment

How does discrimination occur in hospitality and tourism services, and what shall we do? A critical literature review

Tourism as a Socio-Cultural Phenomenon: A Critical Analysis

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