ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book focuses on the shared needs of Indigenous communities and cultural tourists. It explores the concept of shared culture in Australian Indigenous tourism is examined and connections made with the performative-based methodologies that are a focus of this collection. The book also focuses on socio-political conditions in the Navajo Nation reservation in the United States. It investigates the types of decision-making made by a group of Asian youth who travelled to Hong Kong. The book discusses issues of narcissism, trust and self-censorship in the use of online sites proposing that an emerging culture of narcissism in some social media experiences can play a role in virtual peer support and travel decision-making. It provides new data on the ways local communities both produce and benefit from creative tourism.
