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Package holidays and 'authentic' travel

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Travel Narratives - A Study of Travel and Tourism in Kenya

Researchers found that participants positioned three aspects of their excursions as authentic. They referenced the remoteness of the place they visited and intimate interactions with local people. Participants also relished the sense that over time they had been accepted as insiders, like being offered the actual price for a souvenir instead of the tourist price.

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