Ethnic Tourism: Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities

The book explores emerging themes, concepts, and issues in ethnic tourism, examining theoretical underpinnings and empirical research in various ethnic destinations worldwide. It encapsulates cultural, environmental, and economic dimensions, suggesting ways to enhance local benefits and reduce costs. Case studies from diverse destinations reveal outcomes and changes, such as commodification, exploitation, and modernization policies. It appeals to students, scholars, and applied disciplines interested in tourism, ethnic communities, and their circumstances.

Format: Hardback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 11 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Ethnic tourism is a rapidly growing industry that has the potential to bring significant benefits to local communities while also posing challenges and risks. This book explores the emerging themes, concepts, and issues in ethnic tourism through an examination of theoretical underpinnings and empirical research in various ethnic destinations worldwide. It encapsulates the cultural, environmental, and economic dimensions of ethnic tourism, which is a force of change in many ethnic communities. The book suggests means through which local benefits can be enhanced and costs reduced, while also highlighting the potential for the commodification of ethnic culture, the exploitation of minority peoples by outsiders, and the impact of wider forces of modernization and national integration policies.

The book presents a range of case studies from diverse well-known ethnic destinations, which reveal the various outcomes and changes engendered by ethnic tourism. These include the commodification of ethnic culture, the exploitation of minority peoples by outsiders, and the impact of wider forces of modernization and national integration policies. The book summarizes what has been done so far and suggests initiatives to increase the contribution of tourism to the economic development and quality of life of ethnic communities.

This book brings together a diversity of perspectives that are not currently readily available in one location. It will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals interested in social sciences, tourism studies, geography, anthropology, sociology, and economics, as well as in applied disciplines such as planning. It addresses academic and professional audiences that are interested in tourism and its consequences, as well as those who are interested in ethnic, including indigenous peoples, and their circumstances.

In conclusion, this book provides a comprehensive and insightful examination of the emerging themes, concepts, and issues in ethnic tourism. It offers valuable insights into the cultural, environmental, and economic dimensions of this industry, and suggests initiatives to promote its sustainable development and benefits to local communities.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032447940