Dr Pitabasa Sahoo, Head, Dept of Development Studies, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (Govt. of India), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
Online published on 25 August, 2021.
The concept of Selfies in the recent times have changed how travellers record their travel memories and experiences.The 'travel selfie'phenomenon requires a more thorough and critical examination. It is not mere a 'selfish' act, but a complex mixture of social, emotional, mobile and technology that is a result of the ongoing convergences of travel, digital culture and communicational techniques. In order to understand how tourism is experienced by and mediated through mobile technology, we have to understand the way the digital tourist photography is manifested. This paperdeals with major arguments related to selfie tourism while travelling to new places. Selfie has got its own advantages too, but the disadvantages that it carries along with it, overpowers the pros. The consequences of excessive use of phones for clicking selfies are intense and grave. But there are certain ways to beat the habit of taking selfies too, which has been discussed in detail.
