What is it about?
Is tourism a generator of peace or simply the beneficiary of peace? This article questions the often-stated claim of tourism as the world's peace industry and asks whether there exists a causal relationship between tourism and peace or simply a co-relationship with tourism as a beneficiary, and not a cause, of peace, with the conclusion that tourism needs peace, but that it likely rarely contributes to the cause.
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Why is it important?
Tourism and peace is an often studied topic. This paper was the first to question D'Amore's premise lauding the power of the industry.
Perspectives
If reading this paper, please also read: Litvin, S. W. (2020). "Review and commentary tourism and peace: a review and commentary." Tourism Review International, 23(3-4), 173-181, which provides a latter, more nuanced, view of the topic.
Stephen Litvin
College of Charleston
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This page is a summary of: Tourism: The World's Peace Industry?, Journal of Travel Research, August 1998, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/004728759803700108.
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