Gay neo-tribes: Exploration of travel behaviour and space

Oskaras Vorobjovas-Pinta

Annals of Tourism Research, 2018, vol. 72, issue C, 1-10

Abstract: This research seeks to understand space as a point of coherence around which neo-tribes form. In doing so, it draws upon neo-tribalism as a way to conceptualise belonging, connectedness, and affinity. Using ethnographic methods including semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this research investigates whether gay travellers experience a sense of connectedness to other gay travellers, certain spaces, and specific activities in relation to their sexual identities. Space becomes a connective thread and a point of coherence around which neo-tribes form. Findings reveal that space acts as a performance site, where the collective neo-tribal identity can be manifested.

Keywords: Gay travel; Neo-tribes; Space; Travel behaviour; Ethnography; Critical studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2018.05.008

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