Theorising township tourism: Moving beyond the ‘slum’
• ‘Slum’ tourism research tends to recycle normative arguments while remaining lacking in theory • The literature relying on township tourism as a key example of slum tourism overlooks its evolution • An emphasis on place presents a way forward for theorising tourism in marginalised settlements
Authors
- Gijsbert Hoogendoorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7969-7952)
- Irma Booyens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5543-9780)
Institutions
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Tourism Research
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2025.103918
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.81