Gay men's holiday destination choice: a case of risk and avoidance
✍ Scribed by Howard Hughes
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1099-2340
- DOI
- 10.1002/jtr.382
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Gay men are subject to discrimination and social disapproval in many parts of the world. This paper examines the possible impact of this on choice of holiday destination, drawing on the concepts of risk and destination avoidance. A number of interviews were held with gay men and it was concluded that risk of adverse reactions and of the need to modify behaviour were significant issues in destination avoidance and choice. It is possible, as a consequence, to classify holiday‐taking by gay men into a typology including gay‐centric and gay‐related. In addition, it is appropriate to modify existing models of risk‐avoidance through the addition of the risks that are more applicable to gay men than to other tourists. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.