This paper reviews academic research into dark tourism and thanatourism over the 1996–
2016 period. The aims of this paper are threefold. First, it reviews the evolution of the …

Current literature on dark tourism largely follows a supply perspective, almost ignoring the
tourist experience. Focusing on Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp (here after Auschwitz), the …

This paper provides insights into the motivations and experiences of tourists who visit sites
associated with war and conflict, specifically 25 individuals who participated in a tour of the …

Popular press and industry stakeholders are reporting a travel trend whereby tourists
increasingly seek to experience the world's most endangered sites before they vanish or are …

This study begins to fill the gap in research of people's motivations to visit sites of death and
suffering and to contribute to a deeper understanding of dark tourism consumption within …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to advance the conceptualisation of dark tourism by
evaluating both the supply‐side drivers for dark tourism development and the demand‐side …

This paper investigates the managerial perspectives of dark heritage sites and considers
how visitors can benefit from and ideally be transformed by the overall experience. Initially …

Through a series of case studies that involve past conflict in China, the United States, The
South Pacific and Europe, the nature of battlefield sites as tourist locations are explored. As …

In today's world, the need to eliminate natural and human-made disasters has been at the
forefront of national and international socio-political agendas. The management of risks …

War is one of the world's great tragedies, but it is clear that the history and social outcomes
of war as a human experience and event as well as the indirect outcomes of warfare …