The Future of Dark Tourism: Enlightening New Horizons - Paperback

by Philip R. Stone (Editor), Daniel W. M. Wright (Editor)

This book offers critical scenarios of dark tourism futures and how our significant dead will be remembered in future visitor economies. It outlines key features of difficult heritage and future cultural trauma and highlights the role of technology, immersive visitor experiences and the thanatological condition of future dark tourism.

Author Biography

Philip R. Stone is Director of the Institute for Dark Tourism Research (iDTR), University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, UK. He is the Editor of the International Journal of Dark Tourism Studies.

Daniel W.M. Wright is a Fellow of the Institute for Dark Tourism Research (iDTR), University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, UK. His research interests are dark tourism, thanatology, futurology, technology, heritage and cultural studies and tourism management.