Culture and tourism 1. Culture and Tourism 1.1 Definition Culture comprises of “the beliefs‚ behaviors‚ objects‚ and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society” (1). Through culture‚ people discover their true identity‚ adapt to social norms and play a vital part in contributing to the society. Therefore‚ culture consists of several aspects of the society such as language‚ values‚ customs‚ norms‚ and so on. On the other hand‚ tourism consists of the practice
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CASE STUDY IN TRAVEL‚ HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM Tourism in Singapore 6 May 2013 Table of Contents 1 Introduction The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board was first established in 1964 with the mandate to promote Singapore as a tourist destination. We began work with a small staff strength of 25 and that year‚ we welcomed 91‚000 visitors. The Merlion was created as a symbol as part of marketing campaigns. (Anon.‚ 2013) Travel agent licensing and tourist guide training were
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Cultural tourism is referred to the kind of tourism‚ which is concerned with the culture of a specific region or country‚ particularly in the arts. It basically focuses on the traditional communities that have diverse customs as well as the forms of art and the distinct social practices that distinguish a certain culture from the others. It would include tourism in the urban areas and even the historic and large cities‚ including facilities like theaters and museums. It also includes this in the
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Response: Intimations of Dark Tourism The study of dark tourism by Foley and Lennon displays a significant amount of research and examples. In pointing out the vast number of dark tourist sites‚ worldwide‚ the two authors validate the importance of dark tourism in anthropology. The manner in which a human views death depends completely on the way in which he or she was socialized from the time he or she was born. Although opinions‚ representations‚ and the ways in which humans cope with
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management. Part of the program for capacity building for the local community consists of eight modules described below and it is designed to educate and develop the skills of local communities. The modules are: Capacity Building -APEC TOURISM WORKING GROUP (TWG02/2008A) All the participants attain the course to learn how to behave in order to acquire good behavioral attributes. Every homestay has a first aid kit. Food safety‚ quality and knowledge is essential to the participants
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Research Paper: MEANING OF TOURISM DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL -is an operating structure‚ system‚ or linkage of various combinations of organizations through which a producer of travel products describes‚ sells‚ or con firms travel arrangements to the buyer. 1.2 Channels of Distribution -are similar to those of other basic industries such as agriculture or manufacturing. Their products flow to the ultimate consumer through wholesalers‚ distributors‚ and middlemen. While there
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Welcome to Presentation of Bangladesh Tourism Coordinating By Samiul Hasan Sami ID: 1310 Tourism in Bangladesh The beautiful country of Bangladesh has tourist attractions including archaeological sites‚ historical mosques and monuments‚ rivers‚ tea gardens‚ beaches‚ forests‚ tribal people and wildlife of various species. Along with rich cultural heritage‚ it leaves an unforgettable impression on the mind of any visitor. SOME TOURIST SPOTS OF BANGLADESH Dhaka: The capital city of Bangladesh
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and housing development. A lot of retirees were drawn to Palm Springs as the 1970s were coming to an end and today the city depends on its tourism to keep the economy going. Celebrities still retreat to Palm Springs‚ but today the city’s economy centers on tourism‚ real estate‚ health care‚ shopping and gambling. A way for the city to capitalize off of tourism is the Transient Occupant Tax or TOT. “The Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT)‚ also known as room tax or bed tax‚ is a tax collected by an operator
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Kauai’s Black Sand Beach Field Trip Report Waimea‚ Kauai Kaua’i is the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands and has some of the most beautiful white sand beaches. However‚ there are a couple of spots on the island that are black sand beaches. The largest one is the beach at Waimea on the West Side of the island. Waimea beach is a long stretch of beach. At one end lies the mouth of the Waimea River and the far end goes out past the pier and towards Kekaha. It had been a few years since I had been
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different market segments and visitors can have more entertainment (not only gambling).If the Macau’s government want to building new attractions‚ more foreign companies will be interested in investing the projects to enhance Macau as an international tourism destination. b) Transportation development As we mentioned before‚ although Macau has international airport‚ it is relatively smaller when compared with that of Hong Kong. Less airlines and direct flights cause tourists travelling to Hong Kong
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