Gay tourism : new perspectives / edited by Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vorobjovas-Pinta, Oscar, 1987- editor.

Series:

Tourism and cultural change ; 59.

Tourism and cultural change ; 59

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Travel.

Gay people.

Sexual minorities--Travel.

Sexual minorities.

Culture and tourism.

Sex tourism.

Tourism--Technological innovations.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Channel View Publications, [2021]

Summary:

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 will be a useful resource for students, lecturers and researchers in tourism, human geography, cultural studies and sociology.

Contents:

Intro

DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/VOROBJ8427

Contents

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Foreword

1 Gay Tourism: New Perspectives

Part 1 Gay Tourism: Political and Sociocultural Discourses

2 Gay Tourism: A Celebration and Appropriation of Queer Difference

3 The Significance of Gay Tourism Spaces for Local Gay Men: Empirical Evidence from Mexico

4 Managing Sexuality for Gay and Lesbian Parents in Heterosexual Family Holiday Spaces: Setting an Agenda for Research

Part 2 Gay Tourism: Profiles and Identities

5 Understanding African LGBT Traveller Motivations: A Non-Westernised Perspective

6 (Re)discovering Chinese Lesbian and Gay Travel

7 The Search for Gay Space, Relationship Dynamics and Travel Decisions among Same-Sex Couples in a Secular Muslim Country

Part 3 Gay Tourism: Pleasure and Leisure

8 LGBTQI+ Resort Workers: Blurring the Lines of Work and Leisure

9 Sensual and Sexual Experiences Come First: An Analysis of Gay Patrons' Comments on Gay Saunas, Spas and Cruising Clubs in the Asia Pacific Region

10 Away from the Mainstream: Motivations of Travellers Seeking Alternative Forms of LGBT Travel

Part 4 Gay Tourism: Spatial Discourses

11 Marketing and Communicating Gay-Friendly Hospitality Spaces: The Case of Rainbow Tasmania Tourism Accreditation

12 Is Porto a Gay-Friendly Travel Destination? A Tourism Supply Analysis

13 Buenos Aires: Authentically Straight-Friendly

14 Out of the Closet and into the Streets: Reflections on the Considerations in Hosting Rural Pride Events

Afterword

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781845418441

1845418441

OCLC:

1255221909