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Narratives of place and self

Narratives of place and self This article addresses narratives of place and self as they are constructed in thecontext of package tours. Based on participant observation and interview researchconducted on two eight-day coach tours aimed at different age groups, the discussionexplores the self-performances of tourists while participating in sightseeing toursin New Zealand. The research showed that the narratives that tour participantseither brought with them or generated in interaction while on tour were based on acomplex set of meanings regarding place and self. For the older tour group, visitingNew Zealand brought some closure to aspects of their lives that had been unresolved,but their experiences also served to heighten their sense of nearing mortality. Forthe other group, visiting New Zealand on this particular group tour aimed at youngpeople was an opening to new aspects of their identity. This research thuschallenges previous conceptualizations of package coach tourism which have notallowed for the multiple ways in which touring experiences serve to write not onlytouring selves but also toured places. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tourist Studies: An International Journal SAGE

Narratives of place and self

Tucker, Hazel
Tourist Studies: An International Journal , Volume 5 (3): 16 – Dec 1, 2005
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Abstract

This article addresses narratives of place and self as they are constructed in thecontext of package tours. Based on participant observation and interview researchconducted on two eight-day coach tours aimed at different age groups, the discussionexplores the self-performances of tourists while participating in sightseeing toursin New Zealand. The research showed that the narratives that tour participantseither brought with them or generated in interaction while on tour were based on acomplex set of meanings regarding place and self. For the older tour group, visitingNew Zealand brought some closure to aspects of their lives that had been unresolved,but their experiences also served to heighten their sense of nearing mortality. Forthe other group, visiting New Zealand on this particular group tour aimed at youngpeople was an opening to new aspects of their identity. This research thuschallenges previous conceptualizations of package coach tourism which have notallowed for the multiple ways in which touring experiences serve to write not onlytouring selves but also toured places.

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Tourist Studies: An International Journal – SAGE

Published: Dec 1, 2005

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