MyTravelResearch.com

Easy to use market research and marketing tools for the travel and tourism industry.

  PRICING       LOG-IN
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Subscribe to Travel Trend Reports
  • Insight to Action Products
    • Tourism Marketing Plan Blueprint
    • Tourism Marketing Plan LITE
  • Consulting
  • My Travel Research
  • About Us
    • Our Vision
    • Our Privacy Policy
    • Premium Membership FAQs
  • Testimonials
  • Contact
You are here: Home / 2016 / Archives for May 2016

Archives for May 2016

Developing and managing dark tourism

by Carolyn Childs 2 Comments

Dark Tourism

Late last year I spent a few days in Medellin (Colombia).  For many people, the name Medellin will be associated with the ultra-violent rule of the cocaine cartel chief Pablo Escobar.  In fact, over the last 20 years, Medellin has undergone a remarkable and heartwarming transformation.  But that link to Escobar remains through the emergence in tours to key sites associated with him - dark tourism. What is Dark Tourism? The tour is one of a growing body of experiences known as ‘dark tourism’: defined as any travel associated with death, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cultural tourism, dark tourism, Destination Marketing, Tourism

Search

Our Latest Report

Our Latest Report

Events and Webinars

Member Events and Webinars graphic for sidebar widget image

Sign Up

 
Fill out the form to receive our actionable insight.
 
 

Marketing Plan Blueprint

Marketing Plan Blueprint

Latest Tweets

  • As we grapple with the twin evils of climate emergency and rising living costs there are sometimes win-win solution… https://t.co/jeXbwg4LE6

    2 weeks
  • We agree with Sally Cope of @TourismAus that #Vfr is still good traffic! #destaus2022

    3 months
  • Great to hear from @TourismAus that increasingly we will use Indigenous place names in promotion.#destaus2022

    3 months
  • Some festive cheer and a lovely story of human connection (with considered planning to make it safe 😀)‘Caroling on… https://t.co/WareGTgXOE

    5 months

© Copyright 2022 My Travel Research · Tourism & Marketing · All Rights Reserved