Soundscapes in Tourism

Video content to ‘Silence is the best language’ – sound as taboo in tourism’ by Janine Traber in The Mouth Vol. 4. Watch the Videos by clicking on the HTML links. Video 1 (mp4): Diani Beach (Kenya) 2017, recorded by Anne Storch. It shows the view on an abandoned pool belonging to a five star hotel. Their potential customers are well-to-do international guests who come for leisure and silence. The only sound is the dripping of water from an artificial well into the pool. Video 2 (MOV): El Arenal (Spain) 2018, recorded by Janine Traber. This video shows the fountain of a restaurant within a two star hotel complex. The area is infamous for their excessive party tourism and struggles to construct a better and cleaner image. The sound of the water is drowned out by the noise of a nearby construction site, that is trying to redeem the traces of destructive partying guests.