Tourism Imaginaries: A Conceptual Approach

Salazar, Noël B.

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2011.10.004

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“…Though individually expressed, people's experiences and behaviors are shaped by social dynamics, reinforced by tourism imaginaries (Salazar, 2012). Sometimes these are pushed to the limits by tourism marketing (Jeuring, 2015;Pike & Page, 2014;Ren & Blichfeldt, 2011;Warnaby & Medway, 2013), in which socio-spatial identifiers such as nations and regions are used to discern between self and other, between home and away.…”

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“…Tourism is imbued with imaginaries of escaping the mundanity of everyday life and engaging with otherness (Salazar, 2012). This dynamic has received extensive attention in tourism scholarship and is arguably hegemonic in the social discourse about and the meanings attributed to the phenomenon of tourism (in Western societies and quickly spreading beyond).…”

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The challenge of proximity: the (un)attractiveness of near-home tourism destinations

Jeuring

Haartsen

2016

Tourism Geographies

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Imaginaries of touristic otherness have traditionally been closely related to geographical distance and travel far away from the everyday. But in today's context of sustainable tourism, a moral and behavioral shift may be expected, toward traveling near home. Distance may actually become a disadvantage and proximity a new commodity. This implies a need to disentangle subjective understandings of both distance and proximity in relation to perceived attractiveness of and touristic behavior in places near home. Thus, it is aimed to shed light on how 'proximity tourism' is constructed, endorsed and appreciated (or not). An online survey (N D 913) was administered to residents of the Dutch province of Friesland, exploring their attitudes toward their home province as tourism destination and representations of proximity and distance in relation to preferred vacation destinations. We grouped respondents into four categories, reflecting destination preferences: (1) proximate, (2) distant, (3) intermediate and (4) mixed. These groups were differentiated and characterized using quantitative and qualitative analyses. The 'proximate' and 'distant' preference groups, respectively, were most and least engaged in proximity tourism. However, the perceptions of proximity and distance expressed by the 'intermediate' and 'mixed' preference groups were associated in a nonlinear way with appreciation of the home region as a tourism destination. Additionally, respondents used proximity and distance in various ways as push, pull, keep and repel factors motivating their destination preferences. Interpretations of both proximity and distance were thus important in determining engagement in proximity tourism and, in turn, the potential for proximity tourism development in the region. This implies that such development will require a balanced consideration of the relative, temporally sensitive ways that people negotiate distance and proximity in their perceptions of being at home and away. Our results advance the discussion about imaginaries of travel, distance and proximity, and their impact on regional tourism. 抽象旅游者对他者感的想象传统上与地理距离和远离日常生活的旅行密切相关,但是在当今可持续旅游背景下,可能期望人们在道义和

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The challenge of proximity: the (un)attractiveness of near-home tourism destinations

Jeuring

Haartsen

2016

Tourism Geographies

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“…Las grandes ciudades han entendido este fenómeno y su apuesta por satisfacer esta nueva demanda se ha ido consolidando en los últimos años (Fernández Salinas, 2007; González y Morales, 2009;Barrado, 2010;Smith, 2012). Ahora bien, para que estos nuevos productos sean competitivos en el entorno actual, globalizado, es imprescindible conocer lo más detalladamente posible las motivaciones de estos turistas para escoger un destino turístico (Martínez Quintana, 2006;Salazar, 2012). El turismo LGBT no es ajeno a este fenómeno.…”

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Las motivaciones de los turistas LGBT en la elección de la ciudad de Barcelona

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2015

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Recepción: marzo de 2015 Aceptación: junio de 2015 ResumenEl turismo LGBT se está consolidando como una importante actividad dentro del sector turístico. La ciudad de Barcelona no es ajena a esta tendencia. Sin embargo, la satisfacción obtenida con esta experiencia depende de diferentes variables según la motivación principal para realizar este viaje. En este artículo se analizan estos aspectos comparando los resultados de dos encuestas. La primera, a una muestra de los asistentes al Festival Circuit, y la segunda, a un grupo de turistas LGBT ajenos a este evento. De esta manera se ha confirmado que hay significativas diferencias entre la valoración dada por estos dos grupos de turistas a las diferentes variables que influyen en su viaje. El aspecto afectivo es el más valorado por los que realizan el viaje sin el reclamo de un gran evento pensado para este colectivo, aunque el componente lúdico tiene una gran influencia entre los asistentes a un macroevento pensado para el colectivo LGBT. Palabras clave: turismo LGBT; satisfacción visitas; festivales musicales; motivaciones; Barcelona. Resum. Les motivacions dels turistes LGBT en l'elecció de la ciutat de BarcelonaEl turisme LGBT s'està consolidant com una important activitat dins del sector turístic. La ciutat de Barcelona no és aliena a aquesta tendència. No obstant això, la satisfacció obtinguda amb aquesta experiència depèn de diferents variables segons la motivació principal per realitzar aquest viatge. En aquest article s'analitzen aquests aspectes comparant els resultats de dues enquestes. La primera, a una mostra dels assistents al Festival Circuit, i la segona, a un grup de turistes LGBT aliens a aquest esdeveniment. D'aquesta manera s'ha confirmat que hi ha diferències significatives entre la valoració donada per aquests dos grups de turistes a les diferents variables que influeixen en el seu viatge. L'aspecte afectiu és el més valorat pels que realitzen el viatge sense el reclam d'un gran esdeveniment pensat per a aquest col·lectiu, encara que el component recreatiu té una gran influència entre els que assisteixen a un gran esdeveniment preparat per al col·lectiu LGBT. Paraules clau: turisme LGBT; satisfacció visites; festivals musicals; motivacions; Barcelona. Résumé. Les motivations des touristes LGBT dans le choix de la ville de BarceloneLe tourisme LGBT s'est consolidé en tant qu'activité importante à l'intérieur du secteur touristique. La ville de Barcelone n'est pas étrangère à cette tendance. Cependant, la satisfaction obtenue avec cette expérience dépend de différentes variables selon la motivation principale pour réaliser ce voyage. Dans cet article, ces aspects sont analysés en comparant les résultats de deux enquêtes. La première, réalisée auprès d'un échantillon des assistants au Festival Circuit et, la deuxième, auprès d'un groupe de touristes LGBT étrangers à cet évènement. De cette façon, nous avons une confirmation du fait qu'il existe des différences significatives entre l'évaluation donnée par ces deux groupes de touristes aux diffé...

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“…For him these imaginaries are socially constructed representations used to make sense of experiences that at the same time influence the creation and transformation of the world in discursive and material terms. Thus "tourism imaginaries" are complex trans-local processes that involve elements of otherness, exoticism, essentialism, colonial and historical legacies and (often uneven) power relations (Salazar, 2012). As Morgan and Pritchard (1998) have asserted, a certain tourism imaginary "reveals as much about the power relations underpinning its construction, as it does about the specific tourism product or country it promotes [y] they are powerful images which reinforce particular ways of seeing the world".…”

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Keeping it pure: could New Zealand be an eco paradise?

Yeoman

Palomino-Schalscha²,

McMahon‐Beattie

2015

Journal of Tourism Futures

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. * AbstractPurpose -The world is changing and key change agents include climate change and scarcity of resources. The purpose of this paper is to address how New Zealand and tourism could address the future and generate appropriate strategic responses. Design/methodology/approach -Using the process of scenario analysis and drawing upon recent research from the www.tourism2050.com project, this paper describes the circumstances, drivers, economic consequences and key decisions that New Zealand would have to take in order to position itself as an eco paradise. The background to the scenario presumes overarching behaviours in a cooperative world in which resources are scarce. Findings -The scenario portrays a future of collective individualism, where a high degree of personal freedom exists but within the constraints of a world in which there is a scarcity of resources. A communitarian ethos drives policy making with an emphasis on efficient resource use and waste minimisation. New Zealand is a nation favoured by climate change. Environmental intellectual property is one of the nation's key resources and in the spirit of achieving a global environmental equilibrium these technologies are shared with the rest of the world. Life is simple. Competitive individualism is equated with excess and resource waste, while cooperation, harmony, and the continuation of a global cooperative psyche are seen as the foundation stones of the continued, relatively comfortable survival of humanity. Tourism is a luxury and activities are environmentally ethical. Visitors are well-off, purposeful, highly respectful and careful to prove their worth. Originality/value -Eco paradise represents the classic tale of a prisoner's dilemma in which decision makers and consumers ponder the betterment of humankind against individualism. The scenario concludes with a strategic map of the core decisions New Zealand's tourism industry would have to take. The significance of the paper is its portrayal of a possible future to industry leaders, researchers and stakeholders thereby facilitating decision making in order to adapt to this future.

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Tourism Imaginaries: A Conceptual Approach

Cited by 320 publications

References 28 publications

The challenge of proximity: the (un)attractiveness of near-home tourism destinations

The challenge of proximity: the (un)attractiveness of near-home tourism destinations

Las motivaciones de los turistas LGBT en la elección de la ciudad de Barcelona

Keeping it pure: could New Zealand be an eco paradise?

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