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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Youth Tourism Introduction Young people travel inside the country and abroad on holiday‚ to visit friends‚ to study‚ to understand various cultures as well as for adventure and relaxation. Psychologists look upon youth travel as part of their transition to adulthood. Domestic youth travel is regarded as an extension of the education process familiarizing young people with their country. There is no widely accepted definition of the youth travel market segment. This lack
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Essay Question Analyse and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of a demand-led vs. supply-led understanding of the tourism system. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation‚ often identified by many as the UNWTO (Lickorish & Jenkins‚ 1997)‚ define the term ‘Tourism’ as “the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes” (Tuberkugurlu‚ 2012). The term ‘supply
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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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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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Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile‚ pristine‚ and relatively undisturbed natural areas‚ intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveller‚ to provide funds forecological conservation‚ to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities‚ or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered
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Contract Formation Before determining the validity of the exemption clause‚ the first issue to be raised is when the contract was formed between Frank and Packer Line. A contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties‚ keeping within the terms of the contractual agreement. For the contract to be enforceable‚ there must have an offer made‚ which indicates willingness by the offeror to be.......(cite a case that illustrate this)‚ an unqualified acceptance (citation)‚ ........In Baltic
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Thanatourism site. Introduction Thanatourism otherwise known as Dark tourism has found its place in the tourism sector. Though it has emerged as an academic field of study and particularly standing as a growing niche tourism product‚ there has been absence of realistic research (Seaton‚ 2012)‚ clearness and agreement about definition and purpose of it‚ (Dunkley‚ Morgan and Westwood‚ 2011). Nevertheless‚ Stone‚ P (2012) defines dark tourism as social filter between life and death and a mediating institution
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Self-Esteem is a personal judgment of one’s worth and the satisfaction or dissatisfaction with one’s own self. By this definition Self-Esteem is how each individual person views them selves as a person both mentality and physically. According to William James‚ the American psychologist‚ self esteem involves only one mental perception of the own qualities and their physical. Self esteem plays an important role of who people are and starts at a very young age. There are both positives and negative
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also go to people who supported me directly and indirectly to complete this project within the given time. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER#1 INTRODUCTION & INDUSTRY PROFIL CHAPTER#2 LITERAATURE REVIEW 2.1 SECTION A (RESPONSIBLE TOURISM) 2.2 SECTION B (OBJECTIVES) 2.3 SECTION C (WHY) 2.4 SECTION D (RESEARCHED MODEL) 2.5 HYPOTHESIS CHAPTER#3 DATA DESIGN/RESEARCH DESIGN 3.1 SAMPLE 3.2 SAMPLE SIZE 3.3 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 3.4 DATA COLLECTION 3.5 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTOR 3.6 SURVEY
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