Gay Tourism: New Perspectives

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Gay Tourism

New Perspectives

Edited by: Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2021

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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.

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Business and Economics Business Management Industries Tourism, Hospitality, Travel

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Foreword Kevin Markwell Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
1 Gay Tourism: New Perspectives Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part 1 Gay Tourism: Political and Sociocultural Discourses
2 Gay Tourism: A Celebration and Appropriation of Queer Difference Can-Seng Ooi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
3 The Significance of Gay Tourism Spaces for Local Gay Men: Empirical Evidence from Mexico Carlos Monterrubio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	34
4 Managing Sexuality for Gay and Lesbian Parents in Heterosexual Family Holiday Spaces: Setting an Agenda for Research Wenjie Cai and Carol Southall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	52
Part 2 Gay Tourism: Profiles and Identities
5 Understanding African LGBT Traveller Motivations: A Non-Westernised Perspective Christiaan Hattingh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
6 (Re)discovering Chinese Lesbian and Gay Travel Xiongbin Gao Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	89
7 The Search for Gay Space, Relationship Dynamics and Travel Decisions among Same-Sex Couples in a Secular Muslim Country Güliz Coşkun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	103
Part 3 Gay Tourism: Pleasure and Leisure
8 LGBTQI+ Resort Workers: Blurring the Lines of Work and Leisure Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	119
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 Bình Nghiêm-Phú and Jillian Rae Suter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	134
10 Away from the Mainstream: Motivations of Travellers Seeking Alternative Forms of LGBT Travel Stephan Dahl and Ana Margarida Barreto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
Part 4 Gay Tourism: Spatial Discourses
11 Marketing and Communicating Gay-Friendly Hospitality Spaces: The Case of Rainbow Tasmania Tourism Accreditation Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta and Louise Grimmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
12 Is Porto a Gay-Friendly Travel Destination? A Tourism Supply Analysis Helena Andrade, Zélia Breda and Gorete Dinis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	185
13 Buenos Aires: Authentically Straight-Friendly Heather L. Jeffrey and Martin Sposato Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	201
14 Out of the Closet and into the Streets: Reflections on the Considerations in Hosting Rural Pride Events Clifford Lewis and Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
Afterword Rodrigo Lucena Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	224
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	230

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July 5, 2021

eBook ISBN:

9781845418434

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256

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781845418434

eBook ISBN: 9781845418434

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Computer modelling and simulation; Research methods: general; Tourism industry

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