Conclusion: The Dreamers and Dark Tourists, a New Solution Toward an Integrated Planning or the Perpetuation of Exclusion?

Abstract

This concluding chapter contains a deep reflection on the ebbs and flows of colonial power, slavery, and modern capitalism. The expansion of global capitalism has eroded social identity as well as national borders. As a result of this, the non-western “Other” has accepted and transformed into a citizen (civilized), while the native who failed to be inserted in the economic system has passed to take part in an invisible underclass, Bauman named as vagabonds. However, some of them work an active role interacting in a friendly with tourists. Unfortunately, the official authorities probably supported by the Tourism Ministry vie for homeless communities. For them, homeless communities are real dangers that affect not only the destination's organic image but also the integrity of vulnerable tourists who daily visit Buenos Aires city. For that reason, there are programs oriented to organizing homeless or poverty tours – like in other urban areas in the world. The book ends with the title of the concluding chapter: the encounter between dark visitors and dreamers opens the doors to new solutions for an old problem or the perpetuation of poverty, as some critical voices lament.

Citation

Korstanje, M.E. (2024), "Conclusion: The Dreamers and Dark Tourists, a New Solution Toward an Integrated Planning or the Perpetuation of Exclusion?", Of Tourists and Vagabonds in the Global South (Tourism Security-Safety and Post Conflict Destinations), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83608-044-220241008