According to Theobald (1998:411) authenticity means genuine‚ unadulterated or the real thing. In modern times tourism is frequently accused of destroying authenticity ((a notion which is problematic in its own term)‚ through commoditization of cultures‚ such as festivals‚ dance rituals and food which is produced for monetary gain. The definition of authenticity is debatable by many academics; I will try to explore their views on this subject in this essay. MacCannell‚ in The Tourist (1999)‚ portrayed
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Tourism and Hospitality Management Individual Assignment Kuching - Heaven on Earth Amanda Lim Yen Thang B1002862 HELP University College Kuching - Heaven on Earth KUCHING: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION Situated on the island of Borneo is Malaysia’s largest state‚ Sarawak‚ where its capital‚ Kuching‚ lures tourists and travellers over with its beauty of a great green environment and the friendliness of its people‚ who are also known as Kuchingnites. Kuching is known as the one place where one can
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report will start with definitions of tourism and motivation‚ followed buy a few theories of motivation‚ and ending with a conclusion. Theses theories are relating to the push of individual/s to embark on a holiday‚ and the pull of the tourist destination. Definitions • According to the UK Tourism Society and cited in the BTEC National Travel and Tourism book‚ by Elise James‚ Joanne Thirlaway and Ursula Woodhouse. (2007‚ pg3) Their defection of tourism is as follows. “ The temporary‚
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India is famous as the land of stunning beauty and overall history that can be seen in its culture‚ tradition‚ and geography. There are lots of tourism opportunities in this country as like: Wildlife‚ hill station‚ beach‚ ancient Ayurveda‚ backwater‚ Adventure‚ Cultural‚ monument‚ village pilgrimage‚ monsoon‚ etc are predominant tourism options available in this country. India’s exhilarating beauty has been attracted to visitor since long years. Each part of India is worth exploring and worth enjoying
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Classification Essay During our lifetime‚ we come across many different types of people. Some people will dislike us while others will want to be just like us. The ones who dislike you are mostly referred to as your enemies and the ones who want to be like you are called your friends. There are three different types of friends. They are the acquaintances you make in school‚ the friends you lose as you grow‚ and best friends who may leave‚ but they never go too far. First of all‚ there are
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Antoaneta Stefanova October 5th‚ 2012 DRUG TOURISM Unconventional Tourism Homework Definition: Drug tourism is defined as travel for the purpose of obtaining or using drugs for personal use that are unavailable or illegal in one’s home jurisdiction. It also includes travel experience that is accompanied by the consumption of said substances. Specification: This type of tourism includes crossing a national border to obtain drugs over the counter that are not sold in one’s own country‚ or traveling
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TOURISM IN THE PHILIPPINES Executive Summary Philippine Tourism indeed is one of the major contributors in our Gross Domestic Product. History shows that there are already long term developments of tourism in the Philippines that has been influenced by the interaction of both internal and external factors. Some of these factors include the relative attractiveness of the country over time‚ its proximity to markets‚ the availability of tourist infrastructure and superstructure‚ and the extent
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Michelle DS. Nene BS HRM Reflective Journal Being a student of Hotel and restaurant Management‚ it is required for us to study and take Principles of Tourism class. Since this is my first reflective journal‚ let me share to you my initial experiences. At first‚ I have no idea what to learn and encounter here in this subject. But when I had the chance to meet and see Ma’am Fe‚ our instructor‚ with the help of her explanations and orientation about TC1‚ I began
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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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Tourism On Ice – Case Study People go to Chamonix for Winter Sports and Sightseeing Tourism has Economic‚ Social and Environmental Impacts on the Region Economic Impacts: 1) The TOURISM INDUSTURY in Chamonix creates a lot of JOBS‚ e.g. 2500 PEOPLE work as SEASONAL WORKERS every year. 2) Companies make a LOT OF MONEY from tourism in Chamonix‚ e.g. Compagnie du Mont Blanc is a company that runs SKI LIFTS and RAIL TRANSPORT – it has a turnover of €50 MILLION. Social Impacts:
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