Factors Affecting Dark Tourism in the UK

Factors Affecting Dark Tourism in the UK

Background of Research

Defined as tourism focused on sites that have a historical connection with death, dark tourism has gained considerable attention with academic scholarship and an equally profound coverage in the media over the same period. Consequently, there is a growing body of literature that not only supports and discusses the representation but also tourists' experiences of deathcscapes with contemporary visitor economies. Dark tourism has evolved into a unique academic field of study that includes a range of interdisciplinary viewpoints on the darker side of travel in business management, thanatology, geography, cultural studies, anthropology, and sociology. However, in spite of the widespread attention that it has attracted over the years, the concept dark tourism is still unclear and limited, especially when looking at it the subject from a sociological perspective. The aim of this research is to determine the factors that affect dark tourism in the UK by answering the question - why does death fascinate humans?

Hypothesis

Dark tourism in the UK is affected by a range of factors.

Aims and Objectives

The primary objective of this research study is to determine the factors that affect dark tourism in the UK.

Proposed methodology

A growing body of literature is available on dark tourism and the factors that affect it in the UK. The main source of data collection for this study will involve reviewing already available data on the subject such as credible online resources and published academic journals. This will help the researcher to gain a better understanding of the factors that affect dark tourism in the UK.

Initial literature review

Niemela (2010) explains dark tourism as a mixture of heritage and history, explaining how it combines tourism with tragedy. Focusing on the question “why does death fascinate humans?”, the study carries out an extensive ...