Guided by data: A logistical approach to tourism in the platform economy
Logistics is a relatively hidden subject in tourism studies. This theoretical article advances a logistical approach to the study of tourism in the platform economy. It is argued that the platform economy rests on logistical accumulation, which means that human practices are not just predicted but u...
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| description | Logistics is a relatively hidden subject in tourism studies. This theoretical article advances a logistical approach to the study of tourism in the platform economy. It is argued that the platform economy rests on logistical accumulation, which means that human practices are not just predicted but ultimately steered in order to generate profitable digital data streams. At the same time, “smart”, mobile media platforms provide unprecedented logistical affordances to people to navigate and manage various flows. Tourism is thus taken as a logistical intersection, where the steering mechanisms of the platform economy entangle with the needs and capacities for orientation, coordination and orchestration among travellers. The social expansion of logistical accumulation raises questions of human agency, especially in relation to tourism, as well as a need to study how the basic tension between “steering” and “being steered” unfolds in different sociocultural settings. The article provides a critical account of the logistical frictions, conflicts and inequalities characterizing digital tourism geographies. It also actualizes the need for further exchanges between media studies, tourism studies, and critical geographical research on logistics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88fa99a5641746b5b9250d7992ef8e3e2022-12-22T04:40:29ZengElsevierDigital Geography and Society2666-37832022-01-013100040Guided by data: A logistical approach to tourism in the platform economyAndré Jansson0Media and Communication Studies, Karlstad University, SwedenLogistics is a relatively hidden subject in tourism studies. This theoretical article advances a logistical approach to the study of tourism in the platform economy. It is argued that the platform economy rests on logistical accumulation, which means that human practices are not just predicted but ultimately steered in order to generate profitable digital data streams. At the same time, “smart”, mobile media platforms provide unprecedented logistical affordances to people to navigate and manage various flows. Tourism is thus taken as a logistical intersection, where the steering mechanisms of the platform economy entangle with the needs and capacities for orientation, coordination and orchestration among travellers. The social expansion of logistical accumulation raises questions of human agency, especially in relation to tourism, as well as a need to study how the basic tension between “steering” and “being steered” unfolds in different sociocultural settings. The article provides a critical account of the logistical frictions, conflicts and inequalities characterizing digital tourism geographies. It also actualizes the need for further exchanges between media studies, tourism studies, and critical geographical research on logistics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666378322000150TourismPlatform economyLogistical mediaTravelPlatformizationSocial differences |
| spellingShingle | André Jansson Guided by data: A logistical approach to tourism in the platform economy Digital Geography and Society Tourism Platform economy Logistical media Travel Platformization Social differences |
| title | Guided by data: A logistical approach to tourism in the platform economy |
| title_full | Guided by data: A logistical approach to tourism in the platform economy |
| title_fullStr | Guided by data: A logistical approach to tourism in the platform economy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Guided by data: A logistical approach to tourism in the platform economy |
| title_short | Guided by data: A logistical approach to tourism in the platform economy |
| title_sort | guided by data a logistical approach to tourism in the platform economy |
| topic | Tourism Platform economy Logistical media Travel Platformization Social differences |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666378322000150 |
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