Purpose

Given Wikipedia’s size and importance to the world’s information infrastructure, it can be forgotten that there exists under the same Wikimedia Foundation umbrella, a number of other volunteer wikis producing information on a variety of topics and subjects. Little research has been conducted on these offshoots. In this article I examine one of the earliest of these efforts, Wikivoyage, a free wiki-based travel guidebook.

Design/methodology/approach

I examine the content of Wikivoyage’s articles on the temples of Angkor, Siem Reap (the tourist gateway to the temples), the introductory page for the country of Cambodia as a whole and a sample of regional Cambodian entries. Textual and discourse analysis is the foundation of this work.

Findings

The findings suggest that although Wikivoyage is not currently an exemplar of alternative tourism discourses, it certainly has potential. But that potential can only be realized if those interested in contributing to the site alternative perspectives and discourses take up the task in a sensitive manner and in accordance with the developing editing culture.

Originality/value

While conceding that Wikivoyage is currently unlikely to monopolize the guidebook market anytime soon, it is still important to study this social phenomenon both for its own intrinsic interest and to assess its potential for a more enlightened and transformative tourism.

Peer review

The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-03-2020-0104

中文翻译：

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一种新的旅行指南或更多相同的旅行指南？维基导游和柬埔寨

目的

鉴于Wikipedia的规模和对全球信息基础设施的重要性，可以忘记的是，在Wikimedia Foundation的保护下，存在许多其他志愿者Wiki，它们提供有关各种主题和主题的信息。对这些分支的研究很少。在本文中，我研究了最早的尝试之一，Wikivoyage，这是一个基于Wiki的免费旅行指南。

设计/方法/方法

我研究了Wikivoyage关于吴哥寺庙，暹粒市（寺庙的旅游门户）的文章内容，整个柬埔寨国家的介绍页以及柬埔寨地区条目的样本。文本和话语分析是这项工作的基础。

发现

调查结果表明，尽管Wikivoyage当前不是替代旅游业话语的典范，但它无疑具有潜力。但是，只有那些对网站替代观点和话语感兴趣的人以敏感的方式并根据不断发展的编辑文化来承担这项任务，才能实现这种潜力。

创意/价值

尽管承认Wikivoyage当前不太可能很快在短期内垄断指南市场，但出于自身的内在兴趣和评估其对更开明和变革性旅游业的潜力，研究这一社会现象仍然很重要。

同行评审

本文的同行评审历史记录可在以下网址获得：https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-03-2020-0104