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Aug 2022
18m 41s

The unusual world of dark tourism

Bbc World Service
About this episode

Instead of choosing a traditional sunny holiday, some tourists choose to visit places that many consider sites of tragedy, death or disaster.

On Business Daily we explore the benefits, and controversies, around this unusual type of tourism.

We speak to tour guides in two different areas to find out why tourists visit, and what benefits they bring. We hear from Dominik Orfanus and Lara Graldina from ChernobylX, which provides specialist tours, and also from Mee Tsuyama, from the Hiroshima Interpreters and Guides Association, on how the travel industry has helped the city recover from the devastation of the atomic bomb.

Presenter/Producer: Rory Claydon

(Picture: Radiation sign in Chernobyl Credit: BBC)

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