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Question: What is dark tourism?

Answer: The act of tourists visiting locations of death, misery, or suffering is referred to as dark tourism. Many scholars also came up with other terms like thanatourism, disaster tourism, black spot tourism, morbid tourism, and even phoenix tourism to explain the phenomenon. Despite its various names, the concept revolves around visiting locations of death that are frequently associated with violence.

(Source: Emerald Insight, 08 Oct 2021)

Source Link: https://www-emerald-com.ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IHR-01-2021-0004/full/pdf?title=dark-tourism-motivations-and-visit-intentions-of-tourists