Gay Tourism : New Perspectives.

ISBN:

9781845418441

Title:

Author:

Vorobjovas-Pinta, Oscar, 1987-

Personal Author:

Vorobjovas-Pinta, Oscar, 1987-

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Series:

Tourism and Cultural Change Ser. ; v.59

Contents:

1 Gay Tourism: New Perspectives -- Part 1 Gay Tourism: Political and Sociocultural Discourses -- 2 Gay Tourism: A Celebration and Appropriation of Queer Difference -- 3 The Significance of Gay Tourism Spaces for Local Gay Men: Empirical Evidence from Mexico -- 4 Managing Sexuality for Gay and Lesbian Parents in Heterosexual Family Holiday Spaces: Setting an Agenda for Research -- Part 2 Gay Tourism: Profiles and Identities -- 5 Understanding African LGBT Traveller Motivations: A Non-Westernised Perspective -- 6 (Re)discovering Chinese Lesbian and Gay Travel -- 7 The Search for Gay Space, Relationship Dynamics and Travel Decisions among Same-Sex Couples in a Secular Muslim Country -- Part 3 Gay Tourism: Pleasure and Leisure -- 8 LGBTQI+ Resort Workers: Blurring the Lines of Work and Leisure -- 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 -- 10 Away from the Mainstream: Motivations of Travellers Seeking Alternative Forms of LGBT Travel -- Part 4 Gay Tourism: Spatial Discourses -- 11 Marketing and Communicating Gay-Friendly Hospitality Spaces: The Case of Rainbow Tasmania Tourism Accreditation -- 12 Is Porto a Gay-Friendly Travel Destination? A Tourism Supply Analysis -- 13 Buenos Aires: Authentically Straight-Friendly -- 14 Out of the Closet and into the Streets: Reflections on the Considerations in Hosting Rural Pride Events -- Afterword -- Index.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Gays -- Travel.

LGBTQ+ people -- Travel.

Culture and tourism.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

Click to View

Publication Date:

2021

Publication Information:

Bristol :

Channel View Publications, Limited,

2021.

Available:*

Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
338.4791 VOR	1:E-BOOK	1	1:ONLINE	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

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 addresses the political and sociocultural discourses evident within gay tourism consumption and explores the conceptualisations of gay tourism within the contexts of tourist profiles and identities. While gay travel research has been dominated by Western perspectives and traditions, this book incorporates voices from non-Western perspectives and cultures. The volume investigates the value of gay tourism that facilitates our engagement with tourism experiences, leisure opportunities and pleasure. It will be a useful resource for students, lecturers and researchers in tourism, human geography, cultural studies and sociology.

Author Notes

Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta is a Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Management at the School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Australia. He is a Board Member of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Research and the Social Media Editor of Annals of Leisure Research. As well as gay tourism, his research interests include social issues and social justice in tourism, hospitality and events.

Foreword: Kevin MarkwellKevin Markwell

1 Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta: Gay Tourism: New PerspectivesOscar Vorobjovas-Pinta

Part 1 Gay Tourism: Political and Sociocultural Discourses

2 Can-Seng Ooi: Gay Tourism: A Celebration and Appropriation of Queer DifferenceCan-Seng Ooi

3 Carlos Monterrubio: The Significance of Gay Tourism Spaces for Local Gay Men: Empirical Evidence from MexicoCarlos Monterrubio

4 Wenjie Cai and Carol Southall: Managing Sexuality for Gay and Lesbian Parents in Heterosexual Family Holiday Spaces: Setting an Agenda for ResearchWenjie Cai; Carol Southall

Part 2 Gay Tourism: Profiles and Identities

5 Christiaan Hattingh: Understanding African LGBT Traveller Motivations: A Non-Westernised PerspectiveChris Hattingh

6 Xiaogbin Gao: (Re)Discovering Chinese Lesbian and Gay TravelXiongbin Gao

7 Güliz Co#351;kun: The Search for Gay Space, Relationship Dynamics and Travel Decisions among Same-Sex Couples in a Secular Muslim CountryGüliz Co#351;kun

Part 3 Gay Tourism: Pleasure and Leisure

8 Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta: LGBTQI+ Resort Workers: Blurring the Lines of Work and LeisureOscar Vorobjovas-Pinta

9 Bình Nghiêm-Phú and Jillian Rae Suter: Sensual and Sexual Experiences Come First: An Analysis of Gay Patrons' Comments on Gay Saunas, Spas and Cruising Clubs in the Asia Pacific RegionBình Nghiêm-Phú; Jillian Rae Suter

10 Stephan Dahl and Ana Margarida Barreto: Away from the Mainstream: Motivations of Travellers Seeking Alternative Forms of LGBT TravelStephan Dahl

Part 4 Gay Tourism: Spatial Discourses

11 Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta and Louise Grimmer: Marketing and Communicating Gay-Friendly Hospitality Spaces: The Case of Rainbow Tasmania Tourism AccreditationOscar Vorobjovas-Pinta; Louise Grimmer

12 Helena Andrade, Zelia Breda and Gorete Dinis: Is Porto a Gay-Friendly Travel Destination? An Analysis from the Point of View of the Tourism SupplyHelena Andrade; Zélia Breda; Gorete Dinis

13 Heather L. Jeffrey and Martin Sposato: Buenos Aires: Authentically Straight FriendlyHeather Jeffrey; Martin Sposato

14 Clifford Lewis and Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta: Out of the Closet and into the Streets: Reflections on the Considerations in Hosting Rural Pride Events Focusing on Hay's first Mardi GrasClifford Lewis; Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta

Afterword: Rodrigo Lucena de MelloRodrigo Lucena de Mello

Available:*

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Summary

Author Notes

Table of Contents