RT Journal Article
T1 Homecoming tourism and community social capital
A1 Gálvez García, Mª Cristina
A1 Jaraíz Arroyo, Germán
A1 Ruiz Ballesteros, Esteban
K1 Homecoming tourism
K1 Rural Social capital
K1 Community
K1 Spain
AB Tourism in rural contexts is often approached from a perspective that situates the tourist as a customer but not as an active part of the community. This generates the feeling that the loss of social cohesion, one of the great problems affecting the rural world, can only be tackled by those who reside permanently in the villages. Our research proposes a broader view of the issue through the concept of homecoming tourism, a phenomenon whereby emigrants return to visit their place of origin, becoming tourists while also being part of the community. Through an ethnographic case study in Extremadura (Spain) we analyse the implications of homecoming tourism for the rural crisis and its capacity to generate community social capital.
PB Elsevier
YR 2024
FD 2024-12-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22096
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22096
LA en
NO Annals of Tourism Research 110 (2025) 103886
NO Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain PDI2021-123158OB-I00.
NO Departamento Antropología Social, Psicología Básica y Salud Pública. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026