Personalism and sex in tourism

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ID19217907
AuthorsStephen Schweinsberg (0000-0002-8820-8302, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author), David Fennell (Brock University)
Year2026
Volume119
Pages104223-104223
Publication date2026-06-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Tourism Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-7383 • E-ISSN: 1873-7722
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.annals.2026.104223
OpenAlexW7163183349
LanguageEN
References cited70

Over recent years tourism academic scholarship has enhanced our understanding of the motivations of sex tourists but has offered minimal theoretical reflection as to how the wider tourist population who engage in sexual practices whilst travelling relate to ‘others’. Human relations are at the centre of all of society's sexual activities. To further understand these relations, the present paper applies the philosophy of personalism to the social ecological model of ‘sex in tourism’, asking how tourists can shift from an I-it mindset to an I-thou mindset. With specific reference to the Christian personalism of Karol Wojtyla this paper reflects on how tourists might perceive their own subjective self, whilst also seeing other stakeholders as persons in their own right.

Athletes · Mindset · Personalism · Population · Reflection (computer programming) · Scholarship · Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism · Sex work and related issues

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