PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural (Jan 2009)
Interfaces entre turismo e migrações: uma abordagem epistemológica
Abstract
This paper aims to register some interfaces between tourism and migrations as a contribution to tourism theory grounded on studies on mobility. In this first approach, the author begins with three factual statements: first, tourism and migration are two sides of a greater social phenomenon- mobility or geographical displacement- which share motivations and objectives; second, that mobility is a growing phenomenon; third that new information and communication technologies help mobility..