Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for
that word a person who travels specifically to visit the scene
of a tragedy or disaster 'A NEW word entered the lexicon of our
language over the last few days, that of "grief-tourist". If the
poor people of Soham in Cambridgeshire did not have enough to
contend with, coaches of day-trippers and individual families
found this a perfect trip for the summer Bank Holiday.'Epping
Forest Guardian 28th August 2002 'The people of Soham appealed
yesterday for an end to the "grief tourism" that is bringing
tens of thousands of visitors to their town after the murders of
Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.'Daily Telegraph 26th August
2002 In 2002, the town of Soham in Cambridgeshire became the
centre of international media attention when two young
schoolgirls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, were tragically
murdered by the caretaker of their local school. It was in this
context that the terms grief tourist and grief tourism first
began to emerge, as tens of t