Answer to Question #303414 in English for Nbmako

Question

What is anthropology's unique perspective on tourism

Answer 1

The anthropology of tourism is concerned with the social and cultural nature of tourism and the behaviour of tourists.

The anthropology of tourism offers an insight into the socio-cultural dimensions of tourism, such as the behaviors of cultures and societies. International tourists in the second half of the twentieth century started to visit those locations in which many anthropologists had carried out their fieldwork. Holden (2005) noted that the interaction between tourists and local people provided a new source of anthropological enquiry. Therefore, traditionally in tourism studies, anthropology tended to deal with the impacts of tourism on the lifestyles, traditions, and cultures of local people, residents or "hosts."