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Disaster tourism

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Disaster tourism is the act of traveling to a disaster area as a matter of curiosity.

That's what Wikipedia says, although other sources also indicate that the disaster tourists may be motivated not only by curiosity, but also by grief and fear.

Some of the most popular disaster tourism destinations include:

- Ground Zero in NYC after 9/11,

- New Orleans, Louisiana after the Hurricane Katrina and

- Phuket, Thailand after the disastrous tsunami.

Photo author: *Hiro from flickr.com

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Disaster tourism - media resources

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Like most human tragedies, Tahoe fire is irresistible to spectators - from San Franciso Chronicle.

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New Orleans - one of prime destinations of disaster tourism - Orbitz!

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Disaster tourism - Amazon Spotlight

Hazard or disaster: Tourism management for the inevitable in Northeast Victoria [An article from: Tourism Management]

Hazard or disaster: Tourism management for the inevitable in Northeast Victoria [An article from: Tourism Management]

by: L. Cioccio, E.J. Michael

Amazon Price: $10.95 (as of 05/26/2012)Buy Now

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  • christopherlee Jul 4, 2011 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    A good Len, thanks for sharing.
  • zapider Sep 25, 2010 @ 11:56 am | delete
    another disaster tourism : Sidoarjo mud flow, Indonesia
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