The touristification of nightlife: some theoretical notes

Abstract

Agrowing number of authors have recently suggested a clear interaction between tourist gentrification and commercial gentrification. However, little scholarly attention has been paid to the growing interrelation between the nighttime leisure economy and urban tourism, along with all its complex forms of simultaneous interaction as fundamental driving forces of the current processes transforming the social, economic and cultural fabric of the central areas of many European cities. This short paper will argue that much more academic attention should be paid to how the touristification of nightlife is emerging as one of the most aggressive forms of material, symbolic and heritage dispossession of local communities within the central historic neighborhoods of many European cities.

Comprehensive Evaluation of the Provincial Sustainable Tourismization Level in China and Its Temporal and Spatial Differences

“…Andrade et al [47] stated that the tourismization of European port cities is a process that accompanies globalization and promotes cities as products or destinations for vacations or business. Nofre [48] argued that tourismization related to nightlife has had negative impacts on spaces and society in central historic neighborhoods of lots of European cities, so it is necessary to strengthen the social and cultural value of nightlife. Taking the Seochon and Bukchon areas of Seoul in Korea as examples, Kwon et al [49] pointed out that tourismization promotes tourism development by changing urban spaces, which affects residents along with the commercial and social structures of communities.…”

Factors influencing tourists’ nightlife experience in Belgrade

“…The dynamic nightlife has been identified as a significant part of Belgrade’s tourism offer and the most dominant component of the city’s image (Vujović et al , 2021). However, research on Belgrade as a “nocturnal tourist city” – to use the terminology proposed by Nofre (2021) – has been widely neglected.…”

“…Shopping, restaurants, clubs, museums, theatres, art exhibitions and different events are all examples of activities that might be included in the NTE offer (Rowe and Lynch, 2012). However, various authors (Nghiêm-Phú, 2020; Theerakulvanich and Chotiyaputta, 2021) noted that there is a paucity of research on nightlife as a “tourist-oriented night-time leisure economy” (Nofre, 2021, p. 1552). Although diverse topics of the nightlife have been present in the literature for the past two decades, the authors’ focus has been mainly on the negative impacts of the night-time tourism development, such as intoxication and extensive drug use (Tutenges, 2012; Wood et al , 2016) and violence (Calafat et al , 2010; Hughes et al , 2008).…”

“…Although diverse topics of the nightlife have been present in the literature for the past two decades, the authors’ focus has been mainly on the negative impacts of the night-time tourism development, such as intoxication and extensive drug use (Tutenges, 2012; Wood et al , 2016) and violence (Calafat et al , 2010; Hughes et al , 2008). Recently, authors such as Eldridge (2019), Eldridge and Smith (2019) and Nofre (2021), have begun to study the touristification of nightlife or night-time tourism more extensively. Eldridge (2019) reported that one of the most distinctive aspects of night-time tourism is people’s desire to avoid feeling like strangers and instead feel a sense of belonging and attachment.…”

Music as an Element of Tourism Innovation: Types of Nightlife Premises in Ibiza (Spain)

“…Studies that focus on nightlife, nightclubs, and their management are not very extensive, although the economic importance of nightlife is evident ( Eldridge, 2019 ; Eldridge and Smith, 2019 ; Nofre, 2020 ). There are purely descriptive or historiographic studies of nightlife and nightclubs in Los Angeles ( Hong and Duff, 1997 ), Belgrade ( Todorovic and Bakir, 2005 ), Ios ( Stylidis et al, 2008 ), Milwaukee ( Campo and Ryan, 2008 ), Newcastle-Australia ( Bavinton, 2010 ), London ( Garcia, 2018 ), New York ( Houser, 2018 ; Rees, 2019 ), Taiwan ( Huang, 2011 ), Lisbon ( Nofre et al, 2019 ), Sunny Beach ( Tutenges, 2013 ), Ayia Napa ( Sönmez et al, 2013 ), Corfu ( Kamenidou et al, 2013 ), Perth ( Allmark and Stratton, 2019 ), Wrocław ( Iwanicki and Dłuewska, 2015 ), Berlin ( Garcia, 2018 ), Barcelona ( Nofre et al, 2018 ), Madrid ( Aramayona and García, 2019 ) and Sydney ( Homan, 2019 ), but without delving into systematic classifications.…”