Visual narratives and the tourist gaze: Foreign tourists’ perceptions of rural Iran

Hamdollah Sojasi QeidariDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Siamak SeyfiGeography Research Unit, University of Oulu, Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism , s University, Subang Jaya, Zahra SoleymaniDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Erose Sthapit, Manchester Metropolitan University, Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism , s University, Subang Jaya, School of Business, Woxsen University, UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Dagnachew Leta SenbetoSchool of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Published online on September 28, 2024

Abstract

Tourism and Hospitality Research, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 232-247, April 2026.
Photo-taking is frequently hailed as a powerful instrument for both consuming and constructing the tourist experience. This study, grounded in tourist gaze theory, aims to explore how foreign tourists create narratives and interpret rural landscapes in ...