Pergamon Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 3‚ pp. 582-595‚ 1994 Copyright © 1994 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0160-7383/94 $6.00 + .00 0160-7383(93)E0032-9 THE TOURISM PRODUCT Stephen L. J. Smith University of Waterloo‚ Canada Abstract: An industry is characterized by a generic product and production process. For tourism to be considered an industry‚ it is necessary to show that such a genetic product and process exist. This paper argues that they
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Sell me an experience‚ not a package holiday! Selecting and purchasing a holiday is a big-ticket item – a once a year purchase that people are determined to get right. So why do travel companies consistently fail to deliver what the internet user wants when searching for a holiday online? A survey conducted in the spring of 2010 by Frommers‚ the travel guide publishers‚ has shown the most common complaints users make of travel websites. While usability issues like navigation problems are mentioned
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Technology and tourism Anna Baines The author Anna Baines is a freelance journalist. Abstract The travel and tourism industry is starting to exploit technology. This is going to change the nature of the services offered‚ and the nature of work within the industry. Employers and employees may have different perceptions about the likely benefits of technology. Discusses the changes at the “higher” and “lower” organisational levels and suggests that the industry is only partially prepared for the
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implementation of responsible tourism principles makes better business sense than traditional mass tourism. While responsible tourism is fast becoming a global trend nowadays‚ some may wonder if it makes better business sense than traditional mass tourism. By defining the words “business sense” from Cambridge dictionary‚ it means an understanding of the ways in which business works successfully and/or if something makes good business sense‚ it will help a business to succeed. Tourism is a huge business.
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Movie Review: Twilight (2008) The movie Twilight is based upon the number one best-selling sensation by Stephenie Meyer with the same name; Twilight takes us into the world of Bella swan‚ played by Kristen Stewart‚ who is sent to live in the dreary Forks of Washington with her father. As the new kid in school‚ Bella is intrigued and attracted to one of the school’s outcast‚ Edward Cullen‚ played by Harry Potter’s own Cedric Diggory‚ Robert Pattinson. After Edward saves her life in a superhero-ish
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would look like guiding the guests/tourists about the information that shows on the brochure and a further explanation of it. Theory of authenticity of tourism and tourist typology‚ motivation and determination are linked together with the brochure which would be expounded as well. Table of Content Introduction 1 Table of Content 2 Definition of tourism 3 Highlights and plans of the day tour 3 Theories link to brochure 3 Authenticity of the day tour 3 Theory of authenticity 3 Link to brochure 4
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Case Study Ecotourism Sarawak Malaysia Tourism is the fastest growing industries in the world‚ employing over 120 million people. LEDC’s use tourism as an aid to develop their country. While tourism can bring huge advantages such as employment‚ improvements to the infrastructure of the country it has to be able to balance this with the disadvantages tourism brings. Too much tourism can result in the harm to natural environment and mass tourism can result in the loss of local cultures and traditions
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Sports Tourism Sports Tourism is viewed as international trips that are made to watch sporting events. There is no universally accepted definition of sports tourism‚ but the terms ‘sport tourism’ and ‘sport tourist’ are often found in literature review. Stuart Hall‚ a cultural theorist and sociologist from Kingston‚ Jamaica is one of the many theorists that have formulated an opinion of the definition of sports tourism. Hall is under the belief that sports tourism falls into two categories
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A Periodisation of the Development of Vietnam’s Tourism Accommodation since the Open Door Policy Wantanee Suntikul 1*‚ Richard Butler 2 and David Airey 3 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong 2 Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management‚ University of Strathclyde‚ UK 3 School of Management‚ University of Surrey‚ UK This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam‚ since the inauguration of the open
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The Framework of Tourism: Towards a Definition of Tourism‚ Tourist‚ and the Tourist Industry (Leiper‚ 1979) Find six academic definitions for tourism‚ tourist or travel. Discuss each of these six definitions and explain the merits and efficiencies of each one‚ making connections with the points raised by Leiper (1979) where possible. Then provide an overall discussion about which definition is best and for what reason/s. Introduction Six definitions for the term Tourism were found from a variety
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