Domestic Tourism and its spatiality in Myanmar

A dynamic and geographical vision

Bibliographic Data

ID13118653
AuthorsMartin Michalon (0000-0002-9314-9669, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, corresponding author), Paris Center for Southeast Asia Studies
Year2018
Volume3
Issue1
Publication date2018-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Tourism Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2465-5015 • E-ISSN: 2465-5023
PublisherChiang Mai University (PUBLISHER • TH)
DOI10.12982/ajtr.2018.0005
OpenAlexW2904642752
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited12

Although little-known, domestic tourism in Myanmar widely outweighs inbound tourism.Its dynamics are a relevant lens to understand Myanmar's fast integration into globalization.Statistical analysis, in-depth interviews and field observation in Southern Shan State show that the domestic tourism system relies on its own stakeholder network (travel agencies, sellers, boat drivers); pilgrimages and festivals generate temporary spaces (markets, pilgrim camps) and structure perennial territories (boat driver villages); and visitors have their own distinct spatiality, accommodation and itineraries.Although religion remains a major travel framework, the better access to mobility and information that has followed the 2010 political transition has transformed expectations and practices: more families travel by private cars, couples sometimes transform pilgrimages into romantic getaways; shopping, leisure and rest are becoming increasingly important.These more-individual, hedonistic practices are gaining legitimacy and hybridize traditional frameworks and modern travel modalities.They shed a new light onto the little-known domestic tourism in Myanmar

Accommodation · Business · Domestic tourism · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Geography · Globalization · Legitimacy · Pilgrim · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Stakeholder · Tourism · Tourism geography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Marketing

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