COVID-19 and rural tourism: an anthropological perspective

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https://doi.org/10.47557/CKDK5549

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rural tourism, COVID-19, hospitality, otherness

Abstract

Rurality plays an important role in the history of tourism in Latin America, it occupies a place within the imaginary collective of large cities. The capitalist system has forced massive migration from these areas, which were left unpopulated, to the big cities. Today, rural tourism offers an escape for thousands of city tourists and an opportunity for domestic economies. In times of crisis like the one that has caused COVID-19, is presented as a must-see destination for thousands of people as a valid alternative to a new normal where the encounter with the other is closed. The pandemic has not only accelerated a crisis of meaning in the Western world, probably caused by September 11th, but it also reaffirms a trend that we have called "the death of hospitality." In the days after 9/11, many Americans chose rural destinations for their vacations, therefore it is not surprising to note that most of the empirical and theoretical approaches date back to the years after 2001. These studies shed some light on the positive and negative effects around rural tourism that, as discussed in this critical review piece, appears not to be the solution to all problems.

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2020-09-27

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Korstanje, M. E. (2020). COVID-19 and rural tourism: an anthropological perspective. Dimensiones turísticas, 4, 179-196. https://doi.org/10.47557/CKDK5549

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