Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Maria Alexandra Sandu
Author-Name-First: Maria Alexandra
Author-Name-Last: Sandu
Author-Email: sandu4alexandra19@stud.ase.ro
Author-Workplace-Name: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Title: Dark Tourism in Romania: The Bellu Cemetery
Journal: CACTUS - The Tourism Journal for Research, Education, Culture and Soul
Abstract: This article focuses on the most important aspects of dark tourism and deals with the Romanian population's perception of the Bellu Cemetery of Bucharest, a must-see dark tourism attraction. The main purpose of this research was to collect and analyze the opinions of Romanians regarding dark tourism, especially their opinion about the practice of tourism in this cemetery. The objectives to be achieved were (1) to determine the main motives for visiting the cemetery, (2) to determine the most popular gravestones, (3) to determine if and why people believe the cemetery is haunted, and (4) to determine the ethical concerns of being a tourist there. Accordingly, a survey was conducted for the defined scope. It was found that Romanians of all ages are positive about the concept of dark tourism and are willing to practice it.
Keywords: Dark tourism, tombstone tourism, Bellu Cemetery
Classification-JEL: L82, L83
Creation-Date: 2023
Year: 2023
Volume: 28
Issue: 1
File-URL: https://cactus-journal-of-tourism.ase.ro/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/vol5_no2_2023_art8_III-2.-Sandu_2023_5_2.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:bum:cactus:cactus-2023-15