Heritage tourism

“Tourism is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes” (UNWTO).Tourism has become a major phenomenon and a way of life for a majority of people today. Therefore tourism literature has time and again stated that it is one of the leading industries. It is an important sector, and a dominant economic development instrument grounded on destination resources. Heritage is what is inherited from the historical and what is in use in the current period , therefore history is the past and heritage is the modern day use of the past for tourism and other purposes (Timothy,D,2011). Heritage could therefore be seen as…

frequently as possible or desired. Preservation in Texas has positively maximized private and public investments in ways such as generating new employment, stipulating inexpensive accommodation options, and building strong communities with diversity thriving. For instance, according to the annual employment effects of historic preservation, “Heritage Tourism created 54,204 jobs.” The travel and tourism industry is the leading…

Macau is a small city based at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta in southwest China, which is often called the “Las Vegas of the Orient” (Kong et al., 2015); for its 36 casinos that have contributed $44.1 billion in gaming revenue which is 7 times the annual gaming revenue income in Las Vegas (Greenwood et al., 2014). Consequently, the legalization of gambling in 1847, Macau has been the lead of the gambling industry in Asian casinos (Wan, 2012), it was not until 2001 that the government in…

Out of all those objects she wanted the quilts more because they were made by hand by her grandma Dee and by her great grandma Ezra. After moments of arguing about who the quilts really belonged to, mama Johnson decided that Maggie was her true representation of heritage, later wangero(Dee) left mad because she didn’t get to have the quilts and left without looking back and with a big smile Maggie and her mom stayed outside chewing on a dip of snuff. Dee, “angered by what looks like a…

The Basics of Living In the short story “Everyday Uses” by Alice Walker she uses everyday objects or scenarios that people are faced with even in today’s society in her story. This story has everything in a nut shell , it mainly talks about cultural heritage ; however she also talks about race , tradition , family , education , and even how to stand up for one’s self . In this paper it will be shown how those 5 things can still be related in today’s society .Everybody has some experience…

into adulthood. A major author of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from the 1960s into the 21st century, Walker emphasizes the often-overlooked perspectives of women, African Americans, and especially African American women in her work (Abbott 120). Her use of character, imagery, and symbolism make Walker’s writings of fiction seem more non-fiction. Walker’s short stories give examples of what her life was like from her character’s point of view. In the short-story” Everyday Use,” Walker speaks…

influence your family now? Although it may not seem as though it does, your heritage is what makes you who you are and when you don’t know of it finding yourself can be dificult. Using personal, community, and lost heritage you can find you are and what you’re missing about yourself that you may not know. A piece of jewelry or a trinket from a family member that belonged to someone before them, is your personal heritage. Everything that is given to you that was passed down has a tale of its…

For example, we have many people; such as Dee in the short story that change with the environment and make differences in their lifestyle as well as in their characters. We can see it’s examples by seeing the name of Dee, who changed her name. secondly most peoples are thinking that heritage can be kept alive by keeping the origins safe in the boxes or putting them on the wall. In the short story, Dee was also telling her Mama that “she can keep the quilts save and will put it on the walls to…

provide me with an interview, she did help me to set up a job shadow through her work. Donna Shaffer helped me to get my first job shadow, through the Heritage Valley Health System. She contacted a person in the human resources department and was able to give me a name and phone number. The first step that I had to do was to complete a HIPAA packet. Normally if they were hiring me as an employee, I would need to go through a few days of watching videos and completing worksheets. Thankfully,…

In aspects of the environment, the tourism industry often brought a notable affirmative environmental impacts. One of these advantages is the protection of the environment. Knox and Marston (2003) claim that the wildlife preservation and the encouragement of indigenous lifestyle would be stimulated by the tourism industry. For example, Costa Rica has established nature reserves and wildlife to conserve its environment, these constructions led to protect about 30 percent of its land (Knox and…