’push’ and ’pull’ factors of a tourist destination: the role of nationality - an analytical qualitative research approach Girish Prayaga; Chris Ryanb a Department of Tourism‚ CERAM Business School‚ Nice‚ France b Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management‚ University of Waikato‚ Hamilton‚ New Zealand First published on: 06 April 2010 To cite this Article Prayag‚ Girish and Ryan‚ Chris(2011) ’The relationship between the ’push’ and ’pull’ factors of a tourist destination: the role of nationality
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the „tourist gaze“ Latin American Perspectives „Those who travel are searching for authentic encounters with exotic others. The natives become the spectacle.“ „The commoditization of people and their cultural traits and customs may alter cultural meanings and destroy their authenticity. Instead of the “real” thing‚ the commoditization of cultures leads to a fake or a “staged authenticity”(MacCannell‚ 1973; see also Cohen‚ 1988: 372; van den Berghe‚ 1994). The authenticity that the tourist seeks
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very well known historian and biographer to the roman world. Although Suetonius had many great books of worth‚ the only one available to us today is The Twelve Caesars. In this essay an effort will be made to discuss the literary strengths and weaknesses of Suetonius in his book‚ The Twelve Caesars. Suetonius is told to be one of the greatest and most interesting historians of all time in the world today. He was one of the best biographers to the date‚ but Suetonius’s work did not have the structure
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across the borders. The research gathered the opinions of 1.150 foreigners from 10 countries using a questionnaire that integrated variables corresponding to the research questions. The survey was carried out in 11 representative places for foreign tourists’ visits‚ as well as on the internet‚ using the Wayn.com website‚ which allowed the selection of foreign citizens that have visited Romania at least once. The research is relevant not only from the perspective of its direct results regarding foreigners’
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Increasing Risks to Tourists Visiting Volcanic Regions Introduction Adventure travel is becoming more and more popular worldwide with ever increasing documentaries and books detailing exotic get-a-ways and increased accessibility; in US National Parks alone from 1962 to 2010 the number of visitors annually has increased from 32 to 281 million. Due to this unprecedented increase‚ the concept of geotourism was introduced; defined as “tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of
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How have Psychologists studied Interpersonal Attraction? Who people are attracted to and why‚ is a very important aspect of human life that has fascinated psychologists for hundreds of years. Why do we like some but dislike others? Why do certain people become our friends or even our partners? Though attempts to answer these questions began with the birth of psychology itself‚ the use of systematic observation to study interpersonal attraction (IPA) is a relatively recent development‚ which really
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In Anne Tyler’s The Accidental Tourist‚ the theme of death is one of the most prevalent themes in the novel. Without death‚ the novel would not have the story that it does. Death is the first conflict that launches the tale of these two‚ now divorced‚ couple. Through the pain and sorrow‚ Macon‚ finds himself through little things such as change and travel. After the killing of their son‚ Sarah and Macon’s relationship went downhill. Macon was not very comforting of caring towards his wife‚ and she
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Strength and weakness of AirAsia |strength |weakness | |Low cost operations. |Service resource is limited by lower costs. | |Fewer management levels‚ effective‚ focused and aggressive |Government interference and regulation on airport deals and | |management.
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SWOT Analysis S TRENG THS - BP is listed on London Stock Exchange and within the FTSE 100 Index‚ it is also has a listing on the New York Stock Exchange. BP is operating globally in 80 countries with different brands. - BP is 4th in the Fortune 500 and 3rd largest energy company worldwide measured by revenue. (CNN Money‚) which is also dominant in the European market. - BP also gained competitive edge because the world leading oil related technology. WE AKNESSES - BP made a huge loss in 2010 owing
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The thesis of the Federalist papers was that the Article of confederation needed to be replaced with a new constitution which would ultimately save the nation from the problems of the United States government having strong state government and a weak national government. The Federalist papers addressed the weakness of the Article of Confederation. The federalist were all in favor for ratifying a new constitution because it did not serve as a firm constitution. The new constitution that was
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