Authenticity & tourism : materialities, perceptions, experiences /

• Other Authors: Rickly, Jillian (Editor), Vidon, Elizabeth S. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
• Series: Tourism social science series ; v. 24
• Subjects: Tourism > History.; Tourism.; Business & Economics > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.; Tourism industry.

Debates around the concept of authenticity date to the earliest theories of tourism, as scholars attempted to understand motivations for traveling away from 'home' and touristic experiences of places far 'away'. Over time, theories of authenticity have burgeoned from epistemologi...

Table of Contents:

• Prelims
• Introduction: from pseudo-events to authentic experiences
• Marketing maneuvers
• Cultural (mis)interpretations
• Technological interventions
• Theoretical inquiries
• References
• Acknowledgments
• About the authors
• Index.