"Cannibal Tours" is a stunning look into a world that most of us never see. Dennis O’Rourke effectively gives us a concrete depiction of the discrepancies between the rich and the poor in different parts of the world‚ focussing on tourism and the anthropology behind it. "Cannibal Tours" opens our eyes into the reality of the world we live in‚ in which the wealthy and carefree take advantage of the poverty stricken natives‚ bargaining for artefacts and souvenirs they can take home as trophies‚ while
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Film Review 1 Cannibal Tours The main thesis of cannibal tours seems to be getting both the natives point of view about the tourists‚ and the tourist’s point of view about the natives. The natives had a lot to say about how much money the tourists had and how they did not want to pay full price for anything. The tourists had a very ethnocentric perspective about the natives. The tourists thought the natives way of life seemed nonproductive. The tourists believed the natives needed to progress slowly
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I’ve given over a hundred tours during my time at Tufts. Which sounds exhausting even to me. But I’ve learned a lot about both tour guiding and tour taking. During this time‚ I’ve really started to figure out some ways that you can take advantage of your time on a college campus most effectively. So without any further ado‚ here’s my guide to tour-taking. 1. Do your research. And this doesn’t mean that you have to spend two hours the night before your tour looking up statistics‚ or even that you
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Tour Operator Table of contents 1. Introduction 3 2. The role tour operator 3 3. Different Type of Tour Operators 3 a. The Domestic Operators 3 b. The Incoming Tours Operators 3 c. Mass Market tour operators 3 d. Specialist tour operators 3 e. Independent tour operator 3 4. Forces affecting on tour operators 4 a. External 4 b. Internal: 4 5. Package Holiday or Inclusive Tour 4 a. Inclusive tour Product Transport 4 b. Inclusive tour Product-Accommodation 4 c. Inclusive Tour Product
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The Meaning and Classification of Tour Guide Description of Today’s Tour Guides Guides * The orphans of the travel industry (somewhat hidden within the trade) * Operate independently as freelancers * Work for agencies or organizations on a part-time basis * Have limited amount of work and income available (due to seasonal and part-time nature of work) * Do not bear the expense of running a small business such as incorporating‚ advertising‚ and renting separate offices and
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Good day tourists! I’m .......your tour guide for today and now where going to explore and see the beauty of the ......City of the ..........City! Ok let start our tour with a prayer. (pray) now I would like to introduce our couch captain. Couch.................. he is an experienced driver for 5 years and he will make sure that we will have a safe and happy trip. So are you all excited guys? Yes! And now lets have a headcount first starting with you.. 1 2.. Ok were all 30 thank you for your cooperation
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Tour Operator Management Introduction: A tour operator typically combines tour and travel components to create a holiday. They prepare itinerary. The most common example of a tour operator’s product would be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative‚ all for one price. Niche tour operators may specialise in destinations‚ e.g. Italy‚ activities and experiences‚ e.g. skiing‚ or a combination thereof. The original raison
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The tour operation sectors Tour operators are businesses that merge 2 or more travel services together e.g. accommodation‚ transport‚ tour guide‚ catering and sell them through travel agencies or directly to the consumers as a single product that is called package tour. The package tour might be the combination of services that the consumer wants to get her hand on. Customers chose tour operators rather than organising a holiday independently because it offers a hassle free‚ secure and most of
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A tour guide (or tourist guide) provides assistance‚ information and cultural‚ historical and contemporary heritage interpretation to people on organized tours‚ individual clients‚ educational establishments‚ at religious and historical sites‚ museums‚ and at venues of other significant interest.[1] They (normally) have a recognized national or regional tourist guide qualification. The CEN (European Committee for Standardization) definition for "tourist guide" (part of the work by CEN on definitions
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GUIDE SHOULD BRING: * Daily Report Form * Tour itinerary * Map * Confirmed booking/ purchase order of tour operator to the supplier * Copy of passenger’s e-ticket * Tour evaluation form * Lapel microphone * Flags * Stickers * Mobile phone with extra battery * Medical/ First-aid kit * Address book/ contact numbers of tour operator‚ tour suppliers and guests * Prizes for recreational activities or tour souvenirs for the guest (optional) * Umbrella
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