The Buried Village, New Zealand - an example of dark tourism?

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dc.contributor.authorRyan, Chris
dc.contributor.authorKohli, Rahul
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T03:56:50Z
dc.date.available2009-01-28T03:56:50Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractIn 1886, the explosion of Mount Tarawera resulted in the loss of 150 lives and the burial of the village of Te Wairoa, the base from which tourists had visited the Pink and White Terraces, a silicone-stained natural formation then advertised as one of the natural wonders of the world. Since 1931, the buried site has itself been a tourist attraction and Smith and Croy have argued that it serves as an example of “dark tourism”. This paper uses a different methodology to argue that Lennon and Foley's original definition of dark tourism is precise, that the buried village of Te Wairoa does not meet that specification, but does support the model suggested by Sharpley, that the site's characteristics are those of grey tourism supply. However, the findings derived from a sample of over 600 respondents indicate that sites are complex packages of potential experiences, and are potentially multi-faceted in terms of the experiences they offer. It is also suggested that cultural components might play a role in the experience of what is “dark” about a site.en
dc.identifier.citationRyan, C. & Kohli, R. (2006), The Buried Village, New Zealand - an example of dark tourism? Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 11(3), 211-226.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10941660600753240en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/1888
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfAsia Pacific Journal of Tourism Researchen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a749268606~db=all~order=pageen
dc.subjectdark tourismen
dc.subjecttourist experienceen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.titleThe Buried Village, New Zealand - an example of dark tourism?en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
pubs.begin-page211en_NZ
pubs.elements-id31973
pubs.end-page226en_NZ
pubs.issue3en_NZ
pubs.volume11en_NZ
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