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Dark tourism: A bibliometric review of the past, present and future trends

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to critically review the knowledge structure of dark tourism. It is an emerging tourism attraction, but one that has received less attention in the literature. The fundamental difference between dark tourism and other forms of tourism is the deeply rooted assoc...

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Main Author:	Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Rijeka 2023
Subjects:	GV Recreation Leisure Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39799/1/2023_THM_Dark%20tourism-%20a%20bibliometric%20review%20of%20the%20past%2C%20present%20and%20future%20trends.pdf http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39799/ https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.29.3.8 https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.29.3.8
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spelling	my.ump.umpir.397992024-01-09T02:39:28Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39799/ Dark tourism: A bibliometric review of the past, present and future trends Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi GV Recreation Leisure Z665 Library Science. Information Science Purpose – The purpose of this study is to critically review the knowledge structure of dark tourism. It is an emerging tourism attraction, but one that has received less attention in the literature. The fundamental difference between dark tourism and other forms of tourism is the deeply rooted association with death and mortality, which is considered a distinctive element of the tourist attraction. Despite the role that gloom tourism plays in the economic development of tourism, its function as an economic resource for the local community needs to be further explored and evaluated. With this in mind, this study conducts a science mapping based on a bibliometric analysis to uncover the knowledge structure of the phenomenon based on recognized publications in the field. Methodology/Design/Approach – Drawing from the opportunity of dark tourism, this paper analyzes the knowledge structure based on two bibliometric analyses to uncover the past, present and future trends in dark tourism. 592 journal publications were extracted and analyzed from the Web of Science (WoS) core collection database. Findings – The results indicate that the clusters that emerged from the analyzes focus on the foundations of dark tourism, motivations for visiting dark sites, and specific interest in war/ battlefield tourism. This research shows that dark tourism benefits each segment of society in different ways by making it possible to experience the pain and suffering of the dead, the dark and agonizing events of past generations. Implications for theory and practice are discussed to further develop the field into a sustainable tourism segment. Originality of the research – This study provides the state-of-the-art knowledge structure analysis of the dark tourism phenomenon University of Rijeka 2023-07 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_sa_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39799/1/2023_THM_Dark%20tourism-%20a%20bibliometric%20review%20of%20the%20past%2C%20present%20and%20future%20trends.pdf Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi (2023) Dark tourism: A bibliometric review of the past, present and future trends. Tourism and Hospitality Management, 29 (3). 397 -408. ISSN 1330-7533. (Published) https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.29.3.8 https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.29.3.8
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description	Purpose – The purpose of this study is to critically review the knowledge structure of dark tourism. It is an emerging tourism attraction, but one that has received less attention in the literature. The fundamental difference between dark tourism and other forms of tourism is the deeply rooted association with death and mortality, which is considered a distinctive element of the tourist attraction. Despite the role that gloom tourism plays in the economic development of tourism, its function as an economic resource for the local community needs to be further explored and evaluated. With this in mind, this study conducts a science mapping based on a bibliometric analysis to uncover the knowledge structure of the phenomenon based on recognized publications in the field. Methodology/Design/Approach – Drawing from the opportunity of dark tourism, this paper analyzes the knowledge structure based on two bibliometric analyses to uncover the past, present and future trends in dark tourism. 592 journal publications were extracted and analyzed from the Web of Science (WoS) core collection database. Findings – The results indicate that the clusters that emerged from the analyzes focus on the foundations of dark tourism, motivations for visiting dark sites, and specific interest in war/ battlefield tourism. This research shows that dark tourism benefits each segment of society in different ways by making it possible to experience the pain and suffering of the dead, the dark and agonizing events of past generations. Implications for theory and practice are discussed to further develop the field into a sustainable tourism segment. Originality of the research – This study provides the state-of-the-art knowledge structure analysis of the dark tourism phenomenon
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title	Dark tourism: A bibliometric review of the past, present and future trends
title_short	Dark tourism: A bibliometric review of the past, present and future trends
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title_fullStr	Dark tourism: A bibliometric review of the past, present and future trends
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publisher	University of Rijeka
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Dark tourism: A bibliometric review of the past, present and future trends

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