Authenticity and 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
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vivrism‚ which they have gotten down to a routine like a crack son et lumière display. The Italians export dolce far niente as aggressively as tomato paste. For the Greeks‚ a Zorba dance to life has supplanted classical antiquities as their main touristic lure. Hard
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seemingly remote economic‚ technological‚ political‚ cultural‚ historical and sociological factors (Sloan‚2004).According to culture theory of globalization and food consumption‚ this impact is inevitable.Furthermore‚ eating is a unique form of touristic activity that gratifies all five senses – vision‚ tactile‚ auditory‚ taste‚ and olfaction (Kivela&Crotts‚ 2006).Tourism industry not only effects on environment also effect on culture andculinary heritages. Food is one of tourists’attractions. Such
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There is nothing better than the emotions and feelings one can receive from setting out on an adventure. Journeys help us to forget about our everyday issues. That is why I want to tell you about the best journey of my life. It started at home as I began to pack items for a journey. I was excited because my parents and I were going to Thailand: the most interesting place to me. I could not imagine what it would be like. The first experience we had when we got out of the plane to enter Thailand
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there can be negative effects to the economy‚ social cultural‚ and environment. The tourism industry is extremely large and continuously growing‚ which is why the impacts and effects weigh so heavily on a destination. Traveling and engaging in touristic pursuits are popular leisure activities. New trends emerge as tourism continues to grow. Two interesting trends that are surfacing are Soft Tourism and the future of Space Tourism. Both will have an impact on tourism and expand the industry as a
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Director: Institute for Dark Tourism Research (iDTR)‚ School of Sport‚ Tourism and The Outdoors‚ University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)‚ Preston‚ UK. Abstract Purpose – Commonly referred to as dark tourism or thanatourism‚ the act of touristic travel to sites of or sites associated with death and disaster has gained significant attention with media imaginations and academic scholarship. However‚ despite a growing body of literature on the representation and tourist experience of deathscapes
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40113810 El Camino de Santiago Cover Photos: Autor: Peter Andren Tourism‚ Society and Visual Culture TSM11109 Rory MacLellan Assessment 2 Student No. 40113810 Word Count: 3‚488 Page 1 40113810 Your own way Page 2 40113810 Table of Contents 1. Appraisal of the impact of the development of tourism‚ over a period of time‚ on El Camino de Santiago. 2. References. 3. Appendices: 3.1. Appendix 1: Historical Overview. 3.2. Appendix 2: Overview of the main authors that examined
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one. Nowadays‚ it is confirmed by an actual massive German investment on French territory. In this case‚ Paris appears as the best location for a new Disney park because of its prestige and reputation all around the world. It is also the first touristic place where 27 million people spend their holidays including 18 million foreigners. Foreigners spend 37 billion euros‚ that means 48.4 billion $ pear year in France to compare with Canada‚ a western country‚
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Author : Hani Abduala Ali ‚ Libya LIBYAN TOURISM AND RESCUING STRATEGY ((IMPORTANCE OF IMAGE)) The tourism industry is one of the most important industries in the world since it employs “more than 250 million people worldwide (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation‚ 2006). This industry‚ which includes transport‚ lodging‚ and catering‚ is expected to generate $12‚119 billion of revenues and 279‚346‚000 jobs in 2016 (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation‚ 2006). The tourism industry worldwide is
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Dear Sir or Madam‚ I am hereby applying for entrance to the Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management at James Cook University. First of all I would like to present some background information about myself. My name is Alvan. I was born on 8 June‚ 1985 and live in Baku‚ Azerbaijan. I graduated secondary school with Honorary degree and was accepted Bachelor of Journalism in the Baku State University. After graduated university I have been volunteer to Poland for 6 months and
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