1st Edition

Negotiating Hospitality Ethics of Tourism Development in the Nicaraguan Highlands

By Emily Höckert Copyright 2018
200 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

How do hosts and guests welcome each other in responsible encounters? This book addresses the question in a longitudinal ethnographic study on tourism development in the coffee- cultivating communities in Nicaragua. The research follows the trail of development practitioners and researchers who travel with a desire to help, teach and study the local hosts. On a broader level, it is a journey... Read more
    1. Introduction
    2. The ethics of hospitality
    3. Unconditional welcome of tourism to Nicaragua
    4. Negotiating the conditions for rural hospitality
    5. Envisioning hospitable encounters
    6. Conclusion

Biography

Emily Höckert is Postdoctoral Fellow in Tourism Studies at the Linnaeus University in Kalmar, Sweden.