1.
Meyola Fernandes
– Assistant Professor, AISSMS CHMCT, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
2.
Rasika Jamadagni
– Assistant Professor, AISSMS CHMCT, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract
Tourism is a multifaceted sector, which is manifested in various forms, including dark tourism. Of late there seem to be an increase in the number of tourist opting for Dark Tourism. This paper studies the motivating factors that influence tourists to visit places that have a past which may be haunted, have a sinister past or is related to death.