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 …

Purpose–Commonly referred to as dark tourism or thanatourism, the act of touristic travel to
sites of or sites associated with death and disaster has gained significant attention with …

The'punitive turn'has brought about new ways of thinking about geography and the state,
and has highlighted spaces of incarceration as a new terrain for exploration by geographers …

Dark tourism has passed into the language and study of tourism since it was first designated
as such in 1996 (see Lennon & Foley, 1996; Seaton, 1996). It is now established as a term …

Dark tourism and the commodification of death has become a pervasive feature within the
contemporary visitor economy. Drawing upon the thanatological condition of society and a …

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 study identifies implications of dark tourism and describes how tourists and
destinations, which are principal collateral cores, define what constitutes “dark” travel. The …

This research examines visitor experiences at a contemporary dark tourism site: the April 3rd
Peace Park on Jeju Island, South Korea, a site commemorating and memorializing one of …

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 develop a typology of dark tourists through an
investigation of people's motivations to visit burial grounds. This research extends Stone's …