Title
State Tourism, Labour Mobilities, and Remittance Potentials within Huatulco, Oaxaca
Abstract
This paper examines how state tourism agencies may adjust to and capitalise on changing socio-economic conditions within tourism host communities. Ethnographic data from Huatulco, Oaxaca frame the discussion as they illustrate how state tourism development engendered complex international labour mobilities. Emigration from Huatulco centred on finding economic stability, whereby remittances sent from the USA enabled Huatulco families to purchase land, build homes, increase savings, or start businesses. It is suggested that state development agencies work to evaluate and respond to nested and coupled forms of change within tourism initiatives. In Huatulco's case state tourism development affected the formation of labour mobilities and remittance sending strategies, yet these changing socio-economic and labour arrangements simultaneously offer potential monetary flows that could strengthen regional development if supported through appropriate state policies.
Department(s)
Sociology and Anthropology
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1504/ijta.2012.052538
Publication Date
2012
Recommended Citation
Gullette, Gregory S. "State tourism, labour mobilities, and remittance potentials within Huatulco, Oaxaca." International Journal of Tourism Anthropology 2, no. 4 (2012): 299-317.
Journal Title
International Journal of Tourism Anthropology