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Nightlife tourism : A mixed methods study of young tourists at an international nightlife resort

Tutenges, Sébastien LU (2012) In Tourist Studies 12(2). p.131-150
Abstract

Drawing on data generated through quantitative and qualitative methods, this article explores the prevalence and experiences of substance use, casual sex, commercial sex, and health problems among young Danish tourists at an international nightlife resort in Bulgaria. The article argues that the risks the tourists take should not be interpreted as a symptom of nihilism, pathology, or escapist inclinations. Rather, the tourists intentionally engage in certain forms of risk in order to move far beyond the mundane and into states of drunken adventure and memorable excess.

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alcohol, drugs, guides, health problems, nightlife tourism, pleasure, prostitution, sex, tourists
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Tourist Studies
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12
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2
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20 pages
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SAGE Publications
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  • scopus:84865160095
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1468-7976
DOI
10.1177/1468797612454250
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English
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