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The Destination as a Backdrop: Photographic Motivation and the Displacement of Tourist Experience

  • Paper ID 517
  • Volume 6, Issue 6
  • Pages 35-44
  • Published Online: November-December 2026
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Authors

  • Guna Sekara Pandi P1
  • SP. Mathiraj2
  • R. Maharaja3
  • N. Naveen4

1 Doctoral Research Scholar, Alagappa Institute of Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. 2 Professor, Department of Corporate Secretaryship, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. 3 4 Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Published Online
November-December 2026
Pages
35-44
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