Gay Tourism

Author : Gordon Waitt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136783377
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gay Tourism written by Gordon Waitt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gay tourism industry—a progressive social force or a pull towards an oppressive status quo? The pink tourism dollar is now recognized as a highly profitable niche of the tourism market. Gay Tourism: Culture and Context critically investigates the emergence of a commercial gay tourism industry for male clients, the way it is organized, and how the tourism industry promotes cities, resorts, and nations as ’gay’ destinations. This careful examination critically questions the social, political, and cultural implications regarding relationships between gay tourism, Western gay male culture, the erotic, sexual politics, and sexual diversity. Gay Tourism: Culture and Context begins by detailing how travel often enabled the expression of Western same-sex male desire in the nineteenth century and then charts the emergence of a Western gay tourism industry in the late twentieth century. A critical analysis is given of gay guidebooks and erotic videos that help to establish and maintain destinations as seemingly gay utopias, including Hawaii and the Greek island Mykonos. Carefull consideration as to debates about how the gay tourism industry operates in the context of questions regarding the globalization of sexuality, sexual citizenship and place-marketing of (homo)sexualised cities. The text includes an extensive bibliography plus several photographs, charts, and figures to clearly present concepts and ideas. Topics in Gay Tourism: Culture and Context include: the history of gay travel and tourism the effect of HIV/AIDS on gay tourist destinations gay travel writing sustaining same-sex fantasies about popular gay tourist destinations analysis of the socio-political ramifications of gay tourism the sexual politics of a heterosexual nation gay tourists as an “invading force” of corruption the economic rationale for the (homo)sexualized city the concept of “gay villages” the role of special events and festivals in gay tourism and many more! Gay Tourism: Culture and Context is enlightening reading for tourism policymakers, tourism planners, tourism managers, and teachers and students in the fields of tourism studies, gay studies, social and cultural geography, and sociology.

Author : Gordon Waitt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136783385
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gay Tourism written by Gordon Waitt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pink tourism dollar is now recognized as a highly profitable niche of the tourism market. Gay Tourism: Culture and Context critically investigates the emergence of a commercial gay tourism industry for male clients, the way it is organized, and how the tourism industry promotes cities, resorts, and nations as 'gay' destinations. This careful examination critically questions the social, political, and cultural implications regarding relationships between gay tourism, Western gay male culture, the erotic, sexual politics, and sexual diversity.

Author : Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 1845418441
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gay Tourism written by Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the emerging and shifting issues in the field of gay tourism, how these relate to significant societal and technological changes and the implications of these changes for theory, policy and practice. It addresses the political and sociocultural discourses evident within gay tourism consumption and explores the conceptualisations of gay tourism within the contexts of tourist profiles and identities. While gay travel research has been dominated by Western perspectives and traditions, this book incorporates voices from non-Western perspectives and cultures. The volume investigates the value of gay tourism that facilitates our engagement with tourism experiences, leisure opportunities and pleasure. It will be a useful resource for students, lecturers and researchers in tourism, human geography, cultural studies and sociology.

Author : Jeff Guaracino
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136401156
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gay and Lesbian Tourism written by Jeff Guaracino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique introductory resource provides a broad foundation of knowledge on the gay and lesbian market segment. Topics and themes are illustrated by interviewing the top professionals in gay travel and gay media who share their experience, tips for success and future predictions. Packed with best case examples and practices of existing gay tourism initiatives and campaigns, this engaging text provides analysis and context that addresses some of the burning questions in this area, including the potential negative consumer and stakeholder reaction, and strategies to educate the local hospitality community.

Author : Howard L. Hughes
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845930762
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pink Tourism written by Howard L. Hughes and published by CABI. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a detailed picture of gay and lesbian tourism from, primarily, a marketing perspective and examines how marketing activity engages with and affects social issues relating to homosexuality. It gives an overview of the nature of homosexuality and relevant issues that bear upon tourism and marketing. Topics covered include holiday profiles of both gay men and lesbians; supply of related holiday products; popular and non-popular destinations; tour operators and accommodation provision; tourism and sex and sexually transmitted infections; barriers and inhibitors to choice including host reactions; appropriate marketing strategies. The book locates gay and lesbian tourism and holiday marketing within a context of current issues such as citizenship, identity and consumerism, political activity and distraction, and contested space and de-gaying.

Author : Jeff Guaracino
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0750682329
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gay and Lesbian Tourism written by Jeff Guaracino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a foundation of knowledge on gay and lesbian market segment. Packed with case examples and practices of gay tourism initiatives and campaigns, this text provides analysis and context that addresses some of the questions in this area.

Author : Lynda Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134429142
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queering Tourism written by Lynda Johnston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the intersection of sexuality, space and tourism, and using empirical data gathered at gay pride parades, this important work considers how the queered spaces of these parades may prompt new understandings of power and tourism.

Author : Howard L. Hughes
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 184593119X
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pink Tourism written by Howard L. Hughes and published by CABI. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of gay and lesbian tourism from, primarily, a marketing perspective but italso examines how marketing activity engages with and affects social issues relating tohomosexuality. It includes an overview of the nature of homosexuality and relevant issues that bear upontourism and marketing. Content includes holiday profiles of both gay men and lesbians;supply of related holiday products; popular and non-popular destinations; tour operatorsand accommodation provision; tourism and sex and sexually transmitted infections; barriersand inhibitors to choice including host reactions; appropriate marketing strategies. The book locates gay and lesbian tourism and holiday marketing within a context of current issuessuch as citizenship, identity and consumerism, political activity and distraction, andcontested space and de-gaying.

Author : Jeff Guaracino
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 1939594197
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality written by Jeff Guaracino and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To research this book, the authors traveled to six continents, interviewed nearly a hundred industry experts, and analyzed multiple emerging trends among LGBT travelers. The Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality is an easy-to-read, practical, and relevant guidebook with a simple goal: to help marketing professionals, business owners, and allied professionals compete in the increasingly competitive global LGBT travel and hospitality industry.

Author : Jeff Guaracino
Publisher : Harrington Park Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781939594174
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality written by Jeff Guaracino and published by Harrington Park Press, LLC. This book was released on 2017 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To research this book, the authors traveled to six continents, interviewed nearly a hundred industry experts, and analyzed multiple emerging trends among LGBT travelers. The Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality is an easy-to-read, practical, and relevant guidebook with a simple goal: to help marketing professionals, business owners, and allied professionals compete in the increasingly competitive global LGBT travel and hospitality industry.