Abstract:The purpose of this chapter is to examine the relationship between dark tourism and pilgrimage tourism and determine whether both are the same. After discussing the convergence of dark tourism and pilgrimage tourism, the chapter focuses on how these phenomena are manifested in a south-east Asian context. Through research using visitor comments on TripAdvisor, the author examines the motivations and experiences of visitors at the 'Killing Caves' at Phnom Sampeau in Battambang, Cambodia, to determine if there we… Show more
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