TRAVEL MOTIVATION OF SELECTED HIKERS IN QUEZON PROVINCE ABOUT MOUNT CRISTOBAL AS A DARK TOURISM DESTINATION

Completed2017

Abstract

Dark tourism is a tourism phenomenon that is being drawn to attractions that have a dark historical past. These attractions are memorials of different kinds where death, tragedy and suffering have occurred. In the beginning of this thesis the definition of Dark tourism is presented and the main focus of this research is to reveal the motivation of tourists behind their decision on visiting and hiking in such place. Also to raise awareness about Mount Cristobal in Dolores, Quezon as one of the Dark tourism destination, a mountain that falls under dark tourism since it is considered as the ?Devil‘s Mountain? by local residents and even by mountain hikers.

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