Dark tourism scholarship: a critical review Philip Stone Philip Stone is Executive 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
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14/11/2011 HERITAGE TOURISM & MUSEUM MANAGEMENT LESSON 2: TOURISM‚ HERITAGE & HERITAGE TOURISM (1st PART) Dr Christina Bonarou bonarou@gmail.com Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki‚ Greece Department of Tourism Management Definitions of tourism 2 All travel is not tourism. “Tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes
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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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ANALYSIS 2 STRENGTHS 2 WEAKNESSES 2 THREATS 3 OPPORTUNITIES 3 TOURISM ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES 3 ADVANTAGES 3 DISADVANTAGES 3 TOURISM AND UAE ECONOMIC GROWTH 4 TOURISM PAST‚ PRESENT AND FUTURE TRENDS 4 CONCLUSION 4 REFERENCES 5 INTRODUCTION In the recent years the UAE has invested heavily to peak up its tourism sector. Today‚ UAE is considered as an international tourist preferred destination. Recently‚ UAE tourism sector has benefited from its political stability within the Middle
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Tourism System Exam Tutorials MCQ 1. In the integrated tourism model‚ who is the focal point in this model? - Traveller 2. In the Leiper’s model of tourism system‚ the TRR stand for…? - Transit Route Region 3. What is tourism according to Hunt J.D and Layne D? - Temporary movement of people to destination outside their normal place 4. ….. is adjusted by marketing‚ which includes the methods used to attracts target groups whose personal characteristics length of stay‚ type of activity
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A Book Report On Tourism Business In Nepal Chapter-1 Introduction to Tourism Tourism nowadays has been an essential activity all over the world. The form of tourism can be of various types. Most of the people are quite familiar with the tourism as it has become the modern needs and demands of all people. Everyone loves travelling and exploring new things. People love visiting new places‚ so that they have the best moment
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Multiple Choice Questions for Sustainable Tourism: Theory and Practice (Author: David Weaver) CHAPTER ONE 1. Which of the following represents the correct historical sequence of Jafari’s tourism platforms? a) Adaptancy‚ cautionary‚ advocacy‚ knowledge-based b) Advocacy‚ adaptancy‚ cautionary‚ knowledge-based c) Advocacy‚ cautionary‚ adaptancy‚ knowledge-based d) Advantageous‚ cautionary‚ adaptancy‚ knowledge-based e) None of the above 2. Which one of the following
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Introduction Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries and is a major source of income for many countries. Being a people-oriented industry‚ tourism also provides many jobs which have helped revitalise local economies. However‚ like other forms of development‚ tourism can also cause its share of problems‚ such as social dislocation‚ loss of cultural heritage‚ economic dependence and ecological degradation. Learning about the impacts of tourism has led many people to seek more responsible
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71-80 ISSN 2229 -600X IMPACT OF RECESSION ON TOURISM INDUSTRY Sherwood College of Professional Management‚Lucknow ABSTRACT Tourism industry has contributed enormously in the flourishing graph of India ’s economy by attracting a huge number of both foreign and domestic tourists travelling for professional as well as holiday purpose. Terror threat‚ swine flu scare and hike in air fares and above all the great economic depression hit the tourism sector hard in 2009 with number of foreigners visiting
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INTRODUCTION Can the Bahamas survive without branching into other areas of tourism? The tourism industry today is big business for a country‚ it is the number one industry of the Bahamas. It is the migration of individuals from one place to another for a short period of time. There are two types of tourism‚ domestic and foreign. People travel for recreation‚ business‚ sports‚ education and for religious or medical purposes. Tourism is a very competitive industry. It accounts for seventy percent of the
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