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‘Up in the air’: A conceptual critique of flying addiction

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  • Young, Martin
  • Higham, James E.S.
  • Reis, Arianne C.

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The ‘flyers’ dilemma’, where an individual’s self-identity as an environmentally-responsible consumer conflicts with the environmental impacts of frequent air travel, has been shown to produce a range of negative psychological effects. Some have argued that frequent flying may represent a site of behavioural addiction, characterized by guilt, suppression and denial. While this sort of pathologisation finds parallels in other forms of excessive consumption, its application in a tourist context is problematic in terms of classification validity, attribution of negative consequences, transfer of responsibility, and tendency towards social control and domination. We argue for an alternative conceptual approach to frequent flying which elaborates the structural reproduction of the ‘flyers’ dilemma’, rather than its individual, psychological effects.

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  • Young, Martin & Higham, James E.S. & Reis, Arianne C., 2014. "‘Up in the air’: A conceptual critique of flying addiction," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 51-64.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:49:y:2014:i:c:p:51-64
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2014.08.003
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