Meanings
- uncountableThe practice of visiting locations at which an environmental disaster, either natural or human-made, has occurred.
Near-synonym: dark tourism
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As a vehicle towards reconstruction, disaster tourism allows rapid recovery and further financially-aid programs for affected communities. Hence post-disaster marketing offers a fertile ground to the exploration of new horizons of research, which made pain its main commodity.
2023, Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Hugues Séraphin, Vanessa G. B. Gowreesunkar, editors, Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Tourism, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBNSynonyms: dark tourism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe practice of visiting locations at which an environmental disaster, either natural or human-made, has occurred.
Translations
Afrikaans ramptoerisme
- ramptoerismeTranslations
Dutch ramptoerisme
- ramptoerismeTranslations
Finnish katastrofiturismi, katastrofimatkailu
- katastrofiturismiTranslations
- katastrofimatkailuTranslations
French tourisme de catastrophe
- tourisme de catastropheTranslations
German Katastrophentourismus
- KatastrophentourismusTranslations
Polish turystyka katastroficzna
- turystyka katastroficznaTranslations
Cite this entry
disaster tourism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaster%20tourism
“disaster tourism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaster%20tourism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disaster tourism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaster%20tourism.
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