dark tourism

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dark tourism (uncountable)

  1. Recreational travel to view the sites of former atrocities.
    Synonyms: black tourism, grief tourism, thanatourism
    • 2022 October 28, Maria Cramer, “Beaches? Cruises? ‘Dark’ Tourists Prefer the Gloomy and Macabre”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      The growing popularity of dark tourism suggests more and more people are resisting vacations that promise escapism, choosing instead to witness firsthand the sites of suffering they have only read about, said Gareth Johnson, a founder of Young Pioneer Tours, which organized trips for Ms. Joyce and Mr. Faarlund.
    • 2024 December 12, Gabriella Rudy, Guad Venegas, “Jonestown Massacre site to reopen as tourist destination in Guyana”, in NBC News‎[2]:
      Despite the rise in popularity of "dark tourism," a term describing travelers' visiting locations associated with death and tragedy, some in Guyana are skeptical about the tour that will take visitors to such a morbid site.

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