The Intratourist Gaze: Grey Nomads and 'Other Tourists'
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Sage
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
School of Communication and Arts / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts,Technology, Education and Communications
RAS ID
12729
Abstract
The presence of other tourists is an integral part of the tourist experience. Hence, gazing upon other tourists is an inevitable part of being a tourist. This paper introduces the concept of the intratourist gaze, a tourist gaze where tourists are both the subjects and objects of the gaze. An analysis from ethnographic fieldwork carried out with senior tourists in rural and remote Australia indicates that the intratourist gaze has the potential to be a disciplinary gaze which, in this case, privileges and safeguards the natural environment. This paper explores the important influence other tourists have on tourists’ behaviours and sense of identity. It also contributes to discussion regarding tourist/tourist interactions in the under-explored area of qualitative research into senior tourism.
DOI
10.1177/1468797611432043
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Comments
Holloway, D.J., Green, L., & Holloway, D. (2011). The intratourist gaze: Grey nomads and 'other tourists'. Tourist Studies, 11(3), 235-252. Available here