Aesthetics and Tourism
Author
Barretto, MargaritaDate
2013Abstract
The aim of this few comments is to link tourism to the desire for beauty that seems to be side
by side with humankind since the very beginnings. Reflections are grounded on Benjamin´s interpretation
of Baudelaire, on Boorstin, MacCannel and Urry, as well as on my own field experience and intend to
stimulate more research on the role played by aesthetics in tourism experience.