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  • 02/05/2024
Is dark tourism non-ethical or educational?

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00:00 "A lot of people are now looking for more cultural experiences and within that comes
00:05 often times dark tourism. So people are looking to do things that are a little bit different
00:10 and to learn different things as well. To have tourists who are not entirely paying
00:15 respect can cause issues, can cause resentment towards the tourists. So it is really important
00:21 that we sort of, we do have that almost code of conduct."
00:24 Areas like Alcatraz and the Kigali Genocide Memorial Museum in Rwanda are considered dark
00:30 tourism hotspots. It's said that problems tend to arise in these areas when tourists
00:36 aren't respectful of the sensitivity. And notorious examples of this include people
00:41 taking selfies outside places like Grenfell Tower and Auschwitz.
00:44 "I think it's about being sensitive because there is actually so much to gain from visiting
00:49 dark tourism sites. And even sort of the more light-hearted ones, like I mentioned before
00:54 the London Dungeons, that is supposed to be a fun day out for families. Your children
00:58 go there. And I think there's also sort of a timeline aspect associated with it quite
01:05 often. The longer ago it took place, the less offense it tends to have on people. Whereas
01:12 I've heard people saying that Wuhan is the next big dark tourism destination. And that
01:16 is still very, very close in people's minds. So people are more affected by things that
01:22 happened to themselves or close relatives. When there's things like disasters, like there
01:27 are a lot of people after Hurricane Katrina that went to the site to go and see and take
01:31 pictures, there were still people suffering and grieving and picking up the pieces.
01:36 "You just need to make sure that when people visit, and if you are a tour operator or a
01:41 travel organization who is facilitating dark tourism, it's really important. And I think
01:46 it's a moral obligation, really, that they do educate the tourists and let them know
01:51 some of the do's and the don'ts and maybe put in a ban on selfie sticks or whatever
01:55 it might be to prevent that sort of offensive behavior from taking place."

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