Disaster Tourism

Abstract

Today, there are many types of tourism and they are developing rapidly. This article highlights the importance and development of disaster Tourism. Disaster tourism involves visiting environmental disaster places that are either natural or man-made. People are attracted to this type of tourism because of its social, academic or cultural essence. The perceived benefits in this type of tourism are intellectual, emotional, physical, and psychological gains that people derive from visiting natural disaster sites. Disaster tourism is not a new phenomenon. Yet, it is a part of the tourism industry that has yielded little attention to date.