Siegel, Lauren A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2117-8492, Scarles, Caroline and Tussyadiah, Iis P. (2024) “Selfie Parks”: enclaves for social media-induced tourist photography. In: 2024 TTRA International Conference. ScholarWorks . University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts. (doi:10.7275/54926)

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Abstract

As the Instagrammability phenomenon has increasingly impacted travel and tourism, spaces have begun to emerge that cater exclusively to selfie-seeking and social media-induced visitors in the form of selfie parks and museums. This paper sets out to explore the saliency of these spaces, especially as they relate to effective visitor management and community development. Additionally, the concept of “enclavic spaces” in tourism and existing research will be revisited in this new context. This empirical paper takes an ethnographic approach to explore and provide in-depth insights into selfie-dedicated spaces in Bali, Indonesia. The findings of the study identify that the emergence of such spaces is beneficial to both the local community and to visitors because of the increased revenue streams, health and safety regulations, and soft control over visitor flows that the spaces naturally provide. This paper also contributes to the existing research on tourism enclaves and proposes a repositioning of the literature in the context of social media-induced tourists.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	2024 TTRA International Conference
Uncontrolled Keywords:	selfies, selfie parks, tourist enclaves, instagram tourism, instagrammability, social media-induced tourism, enclaves, tourism, bali, indonesia, enclavic spaces, commodification of place, mcdonaldization
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) T Technology > TR Photography
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > School of Management and Marketing Greenwich Business School > Tourism and Marketing Research Centre (TMRC)
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Last Modified:	01 May 2025 14:51
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50301

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