Abstract
Selective unplugging refers to being partially connected or disconnected from information and communication technologies (ICTs) during travel. This study explores the processes of escape and return (i.e., linking with the everyday life domain) in selective unplugging and rethinks the relationship between daily life and travel. Based on the analysis of user-generated content and semi-structured interviews, findings show that: (1) tourists disconnect to reestablish the boundaries between daily life and travel blurred by ICTs; (2) tourists might reconnect to contact with the everyday environment driven by social obligations and inner needs; (3) even if the digital connection is cut off, tourists do not completely leave everyday life behind and would experience a special ideal home. Overall, the relationship between daily life and travel appears to show these two elements are interlaced. This study echoes the mobility turn and further discusses the dialectic of virtual mobility and virtual mooring.
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