Celebrities, air travel, and social norms

Stefan Gössling

Annals of Tourism Research, 2019, vol. 79, issue C

Abstract: The year 2018 saw the rise of a new global youth movement, Fridays for Future. The organization underlines the importance of personal accountability for greenhouse gas emissions, specifically in the context of air travel. This position is in stark contrast to views associating aeromobility with status. Celebrities in particular maintain personal brands based on frequent flying. This paper assesses the aeromobilities of celebrities, for which it develops a netnography-based methodology that tracks spatial movement on the basis of social media posts. Data is analyzed to determine travel patterns, distances flown, and fuel consumed. Findings are discussed in terms of the energy-intensity of celebrity lifestyles and the struggle over moral and social norms regarding personal accountability for contributions to climate change.

Keywords: Air travel; Celebrities; Carbon inequality; Climate change; Fridays for Future; Moral and social norms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2019.102775

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