International Journal of Tourism Cities: Volume 4 Issue 1

Dark tourism and cities

J. John Lennon, Raymond Powell

Dark cities: a dark tourism index for Europe’s tourism cities, based on the analysis of DMO websites

Raymond Powell, James Kennell, Christopher Barton

Dark tourism is a topic of increasing interest, but it is poorly understood when considering its significance for mainstream and commercial tourism. The purpose of this paper is…

Potential of development of dark tourism in Bulgaria

Sonia Varadinova Mileva

The paper is making a preliminary evaluation of dark tourism potential in Bulgaria. Dark tourism is underestimated research topic in Bulgaria – a country with long and rich…

Into the dark – dark stories in the cities of Brežice and Krško in Slovenia as a basis for the future dark tourism products

Lea Kužnik, Nina Veble

Dark tourism has a very long heritage. Compared to the rest of the world, dark tourism in Slovenia is very poorly developed. The theme is therefore a novelty in Slovenia as well…

Lighthouse tourism: is there a “dark” side?

Antonio Azevedo

The lighthouse tourism, which has been flourishing in several coastal areas and port cities with waterfront, provides the ideal scenario for escape experiences. The purpose of…

The “Pearl of the Orient” as a dark tourism destination in Malaysia

Geraldine Anne Tan, Sonia Lim

The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential of Penang in being a dark tourism destination in Malaysia with the influence of urban tourism development.

Post-war tourism as an urban reconstruction strategy case study: Khorramshahr

Seyed Mehdi Mirisaee, Yahaya Ahmad

Tourism development has been perceived as a promoter of city restoration and can also affect the post-war city reconstruction. Questions on how to reconstruct ruined buildings and…

Experiences of visitors to Gallipoli, a nostalgia-themed dark tourism destination: an insight from TripAdvisor

Kadir Çakar

The purpose of this paper is to examine and understand the experiences of travelers to Gallipoli, by analyzing their online comments and reviews.

How does embodiment work in dark tourism “field”? Based on visitors’ experience in Memorial Hall of the victims in Nanjing Massacre

Yanjun Xie, Jiaojiao Sun

The purpose of this paper is to explore the actions of different senses on visitors’ embodied experience in dark tourism “field,” including embodied emotions/cognitions.

Plymouth, Montserrat: apocalyptic dark tourism at the Pompeii of the Caribbean

Jonathan Skinner

The purpose of this paper is to present contrasting approaches to the descriptive case study of tourism to the buried city of Plymouth, Montserrat, an example of the marketing and…

Kanchanaburi and the Thai-Burma railway: disputed narratives in the interpretation of war

John Lennon

The purpose of this paper is to consider the history and dark tourism attractions associated with a case study of the Thai-Burma Railway in the city of Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The…