03341oam 2200721I 450 991077925150332120230126202903.01-280-87426-097866137155791-136-33704-01-136-33703-20-203-12309-310.4324/9780203123096 (CKB)2550000000104769(EBL)981839(OCoLC)804662327(SSID)ssj0000693953(PQKBManifestationID)12289509(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000693953(PQKBWorkID)10666403(PQKB)10871223(MiAaPQ)EBC981839(Au-PeEL)EBL981839(CaPaEBR)ebr10578062(CaONFJC)MIL371557(OCoLC)801405664(FINmELB)ELB137191(EXLCZ)99255000000010476920180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTravel connections tourism, technology and togetherness in a mobile world /Jennie Germann MolzFirst edition.Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (217 p.)International library of sociologyDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-02006-0 0-415-68285-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Travel Connections Tourism, technology and togetherness in a mobile world; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: tourism, technology and togetherness in a mobile world; 2 Fieldwork on the move: mobile virtual ethnography; 3 Landscape: connecting to place, connected places; 4 Gaze: mobilizing and mediating the tourist gaze; 5 Hospitality: the mobile conviviality of CouchSurfing; 6 Authenticity: representation, commodification and re-enchantment; 7 Escape: unplugging from modernity; 8 Conclusion: performing mobile sociality; Notes; Bibliography; IndexLiving in a world that is increasingly 'on the move' means that many of us now rely on mobile devices, social media, and networking technologies to coordinate togetherness with our social networks even when we are apart. Nowhere is this phenomenon more evident than in the emerging practices of 'interactive travel'. Today's travellers are more likely than ever to pack a laptop or a mobile phone and to use these devices to stay in touch with friends and family members - as well as to connect with strangers and other travellers - while they are on the road. New practices such as location-awareInternational library of sociology.Online social networksTourismSocial aspectsTourismTechnological innovationsCulture and tourismOnline social networks.TourismSocial aspects.TourismTechnological innovations.Culture and tourism.306.4/819Molz Jennie Germann1969-,1515759MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779251503321Travel connections3751762UNINA