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Disconnected and Unplugged: Experiences of Technology Induced Anxieties and Tensions While Traveling

verfasst von : Cody Morris Paris, Edward Alexander Berger, Simon Rubin, Mallory Casson

Erschienen in: Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2015

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of being disconnected while traveling for technologically savvy travelers. This paper will explore how new technologies ‘separate’ travelers from the physical and embodied travel experience, and how experiences and tensions caused by being disconnected or unplugged are negotiated. For this study, travelers’ experiences were elicited through a series of online interviews conducted primarily through email and Facebook. Pearce and Gretzel’s (Int J Tourism Sci 12(2):1–20, 2012) technology-induced tensions and recent literature on internet/technology addiction provide a conceptual framework for the analysis.

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Metadaten
Titel
Disconnected and Unplugged: Experiences of Technology Induced Anxieties and Tensions While Traveling
verfasst von
Cody Morris Paris
Edward Alexander Berger
Simon Rubin
Mallory Casson
Copyright-Jahr
2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14343-9_58