Tourism destination boycotts – are they becoming a standard practise?

• Ismail Shaheer ^[1] ; Andrea Insch ^[1] ; Neil Carr ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Otago

     University of Otago

     Nueva Zelanda

     
• Localización: Tourism recreation research, ISSN 0250-8281, Vol. 43, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 129-132
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Destinations have been boycotted for deviating from acceptable norms and engaging in egregious behaviour. Such events can have an adverse impact on the tourism industry of a destination, highlighting the need to understand this phenomenon. To help initiate research on tourism boycotts, this research note collated and analysed information about all destination boycotts. One hundred and forty-six boycotts were identified as having started between 1948 and 2015. More than 90% of the boycotts were initiated between 2003 and 2015. This research note suggests that the increase in destination boycotts may be a result of a combination of factors: [1] innovation of new technology, specifically social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter; [2] the increase in social movements; [3] emphasis on ethical consumerism; and [4] the use of tourism as a vehicle for social change.