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    ‘Lest we forget’: a veteran and son share a ‘warfare tourism’ experience

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    Authors
    Fallon, P., Dr. and Robinson, P.D., Dr.
    Robinson, P.D., Dr.
    Issue Date
    2016-07-01
    
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    Abstract
    ‘Warfare tourism’ represents an increasingly significant dimension of contemporary tourism. This paper provides a fresh perspective on participation in ‘warfare tourism’ by investigating the behaviour and experiences of a living veteran and his son returning to two theatres of war in which the veteran had served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Active interviews with the two family members were used to gather rich data regarding the two extended trips, which had been funded by ‘Heroes Return’, to Australia in 2012 and Sri Lanka in 2013. The findings indicate that some of the facets of visiting the fallen at other dark tourism sites, such as empathetic identification and personal connection, are also very relevant to trips shared between the living. However, with the living these contribute to a powerful co-created experience in which ‘closer’ bonds between the travellers can be developed. Furthermore, whilst the experiences at times represented ‘bitter-sweet’ nostalgia for the veteran, they also provided the son with the opportunity to ‘look through his father’s eyes’ from both a past and current perspective. Given that there will be war veterans as long as conflicts exist, the results have valuable messages for all those dealing with veterans in the future.
    Citation
    Fallon, P., Robinson, P.D., (2016) '‘Lest we forget’: a veteran and son share a ‘warfare tourism’ experience', Journal of Heritage Tourism, 12 (1), pp. 21-35.
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis
    Journal
    Journal of Heritage Tourism
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/620560
    DOI
    10.1080/1743873X.2016.1201087
    Additional Links
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1743873X.2016.1201087
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1743-873X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1080/1743873X.2016.1201087
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