"If I was going to die I should at least be having fun": Travel blogs, meaning and tourist experience

被引：160
作者：
Bosangit, Carmela [1 ]
Hibbert, Sally [2 ]
McCabe, Scott [2 ]
机构：
[1] Coventry Univ, Ctr Business Soc, Coventry CV1 5FB, W Midlands, England
[2] Univ Nottingham, Sch Business, Nottingham NG8 1BB, England
来源：
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH | 2015年 / 55卷
关键词：
Backpacker travel; Tourist experience; Travel narratives; Travel blogs; PSYCHOLOGY; IDENTITY; SELF; CONSUMPTION; NARRATIVES; EMOTIONS; PLEASURE; MEMORY; RISK;
D O I：
10.1016/j.annals.2015.08.001
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Travel blogs are an under-utilised resource for researchers of tourism experiences. They can provide rich insights on how tourists express the transformational effects of their experiences for the self. This study of travel blogs by nineteen British bloggers reveals how elements of the narrative relating to self-reflection and emotions are central to the process of transforming their travel experiences into personally meaningful experiences. Bloggers implicitly and explicitly express how travel contributes to self-identity, signalling self-development. The study contributes to knowledge about the lasting impact of long term travel on people, adding meaning symbolic of an evolving self. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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