Solo Travel, Tourism and Loneliness: A Critical Sociology (Routledge Focus on Tourism and Hospitality) - Hardcover

Séraphin, Hugues; Korstanje, Maximiliano E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1032817100 ISBN 13: 9781032817101

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

This timely and topical book presents a unique critical exploration of the sociology of single travel and theory of consumption in relation to loneliness and tourism.

Logically structured and interdisciplinary in scope, this book introduces disrupting questions around the convergence of the post-modern self in relation to solo travel post-pandemic, with chapters exploring topics such as romantic loneliness, the benefits and drawbacks of single travel in a globalized world, the influence of technology on solo travel and the impact of sex tourism. International case studies and examples are given throughout and the book is richly illustrated and data-led. The volume looks to the future, exploring relevant trends and the development of new products and services in the next few years.

This volume is a pivotal resource for students, scholars and academics with an interest in tourism and mobility studies, international relations, development economics, crisis management, sociology and public policy. The book may also be of professional interest to practitioners and policymakers dedicated to tourism sociology and sociology of tourism consumption.

About this title

About the Author

Hugues Séraphin is an Assistant Professor at Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom.

Maximiliano E. Korstanje is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Palermo, Argentina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032817100
• ISBN 13: 9781032817101
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 110