Disconnected and Unplugged: Experiences of Technology Induced Anxieties and Tensions While Traveling

Cody Morris Paris (), Edward Alexander Berger (), Simon Rubin () and Mallory Casson ()
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Cody Morris Paris: Middlesex University Dubai
Edward Alexander Berger: University of Copenhagen
Simon Rubin: Freelance Tourism Researcher
Mallory Casson: Double Tree Boston North Shore

A chapter in Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2015, 2015, pp 803-816 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of being disconnected while traveling for technologically savvy travelers. This paper will explore how new technologies ‘separate’ travelers from the physical and embodied travel experience, and how experiences and tensions caused by being disconnected or unplugged are negotiated. For this study, travelers’ experiences were elicited through a series of online interviews conducted primarily through email and Facebook. Pearce and Gretzel’s (Int J Tourism Sci 12(2):1–20, 2012) technology-induced tensions and recent literature on internet/technology addiction provide a conceptual framework for the analysis.

Keywords: Mobile technology; Tourist experience; Smartphone; Technological involvement; Spillover (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14343-9_58

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