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

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Contributors viii
5. Foreword xii
6. 1 Gay Tourism: New Perspectives 1
7. Part 1 Gay Tourism: Political and Sociocultural Discourses
8. 2 Gay Tourism: A Celebration and Appropriation of Queer Difference 15
9. 3 The Significance of Gay Tourism Spaces for Local Gay Men: Empirical Evidence from Mexico 34
10. 4 Managing Sexuality for Gay and Lesbian Parents in Heterosexual Family Holiday Spaces: Setting an Agenda for Research 52
11. Part 2 Gay Tourism: Profiles and Identities
12. 5 Understanding African LGBT Traveller Motivations: A Non-Westernised Perspective 67
13. 6 (Re)discovering Chinese Lesbian and Gay Travel 89
14. 7 The Search for Gay Space, Relationship Dynamics and Travel Decisions among Same-Sex Couples in a Secular Muslim Country 103
15. Part 3 Gay Tourism: Pleasure and Leisure
16. 8 LGBTQI+ Resort Workers: Blurring the Lines of Work and Leisure 119
17. 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 134
18. 10 Away from the Mainstream: Motivations of Travellers Seeking Alternative Forms of LGBT Travel 153
19. Part 4 Gay Tourism: Spatial Discourses
20. 11 Marketing and Communicating Gay-Friendly Hospitality Spaces: The Case of Rainbow Tasmania Tourism Accreditation 171
21. 12 Is Porto a Gay-Friendly Travel Destination? A Tourism Supply Analysis 185
22. 13 Buenos Aires: Authentically Straight-Friendly 201
23. 14 Out of the Closet and into the Streets: Reflections on the Considerations in Hosting Rural Pride Events 211
24. Afterword 224
25. Index 230