On Holiday in the Liminoid Playground: Place, Time, and Self in Tourism

This chapter examines the notions of liminality and the liminoid in tourism from three different but interrelated perspectives, those of place, time, and self. These perspectives present themselves quite naturally for the purposes of understanding what happens when a person goes on holiday, that is,...

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Published inSex and Tourism pp. 19 - 31
Main Author Selänniemi, Tom
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2003
Edition1
Subjects
Spatio Temporal Transition
Marginal Importance
Young Man
Spanish Island
Van Gennep
Mass Tourism
Limited Time Span
River Guides
Sea Water
Hervey Bay
Gran Canaria
Rational Rhythm
Beach Life
Child Sex Tourism
Timeless
UN
Lap
Transition Rites
Topless
Travel Agent's Office
Sunny
Ritual Subjects
Interrelated Perspectives
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Summary:This chapter examines the notions of liminality and the liminoid in tourism from three different but interrelated perspectives, those of place, time, and self. These perspectives present themselves quite naturally for the purposes of understanding what happens when a person goes on holiday, that is, goes through a process of traveling where the process itself can lead us to a more coherent interpretation of tourist behavior and experiences that differ from those of everyday life. As tourists we travel from one place to another and we also exchange the time of our everyday lives to that of the holiday (un)reality. What happens to us with the change of place and time?
ISBN:0789012030
9780789012029
0789012022
9780789012036
DOI:10.4324/9780203048245-3