Cultural changes perceived in host societies as a result of tourism flow impact is one of the most significant aspects in Tourism Anthropology. Many times those changes are associated to some reorganization of the host population in ethnic terms, which is to say, with the setting up of tourism related ethnicities. The article aims at analyzing the theoretical relations between tourism and ethnicity, as well as to try and promote a better understanding of ethnic tourism in the Academia.
cultural change; ethnic tourism; ethnicity; tourism community