critical theory

Del viajero al turista hiperconectado. From the Traveler to the Hyperconnected Tourist

This article tries to clarify the contrast between the contemporary tourist figure and
the romantic traveler. From a conceptual and theoretical framework, it is our aim to
establish a critical apparatus to problematize the influence of new media in the experience of
travel nowadays, as a part of the Industry of Culture. From categories of analysis such as the
unexpected, the travel as a personal transformation or the authenticity, our essay deals with
a critical perspective of the hyperconnected tourist, specially through the smartphone, from

© Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" - Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma