Battlefield Tourism Tourist Flows

Abstract

People's motivation to travel varies from person to person. They may tend to different types of tourism with different travel motivations. In this context, this chapter aims to explore reasons for the flow of tourists to battlefield destinations by examining the travel motivations of people who participate in battlefield tourism. In general, it can be said that motivations such as interest in history, interest in battlefields, provide historical information to children, curiosity, escape stress, boredom and daily routine life, spiritual, experience and emotional motives, etc., lead people toward battlefield tourism.

Citation

Çavuşoğlu, F. (2024), "Battlefield Tourism Tourist Flows", Akbulut, O., Ekin, Y., Güler, M.E. and Saribaş, Ö. (Ed.) Battlefield Tourism (Tourism Security-Safety and Post Conflict Destinations), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83909-990-820241010