Cultural tourism

The attractive lure of the UWHL is also different in countries and regions. Take Macao for example, in Fig. 1 in the appendix one will see that there were more tourists from China performing heritage tourism compared to international tourists. A reason for this may be that Asian tourists value the Portuguese-style architecture of the historic centre of Macao more than European tourists and American tourists. The case study in Macao should not be expected to work in all world heritage sites since…

directly above Tengboche Monastery on the well-worn path to Everest Base Camp and is admired by thousands of trekkers and climbers every year. This expedition offers a superb, technical climbing experience in a magnificent setting, with numerous cultural and scenic diversions. Like the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, Ama Dablam epitomizes all that is grand about the mountains. Such impressive beauty has made Ama Dablam a highly coveted prize for climbers. Tour Type Expeditions Tour Route…

the lead of the gambling industry in Asian casinos (Wan, 2012), it was not until 2001 that the government in Macau allowed foreign investors to bid on gaming concessions (Chan, 2012). Tourism is a pillar industry within Macau but it only has a day trip market where on average tourists only stay 1.1 days (Macau Tourism Bureau, 2006) whereas Las Vegas average length…

INTRODUCTION Tourism is a central part of New Zealand 's economy. More than Two and a half million visitors come to New Zealand each year to experience world-class products and services. They travel to the furthest regions of the country and many also pursue business and immigration opportunities while they are here. New Zealand has been awarded ‘Overall Winner’ in the prestigious Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards in 2008. It had competed alongside 1,900 international nominees, New…

The Hawker Centre is a quintessential element of the Singapore culture. Hawker Centres has provided a distinctive attraction to curious tourists and a locus of memories for Singaporean away from home. It pulsates with a life and rhythm unique to Singapore (Kong, 2007). Hawker Centres serves as a spontaneous gathering point for many residents, providing opportunities for stall owners and customers to interact and it also manifest aspects of local communities and its everyday life. In Singapore,…

The Current State of New Zealand Tourism: Years ago, if someone mentioned New Zealand in a sentence, they wouldn’t know where it is or what you were talking about. Now New Zealand has grown, and is still growing today. One of the biggest reason now that New Zealand has been recognized more is because of our tourism industry. Tourism is one of New Zealand’s biggest export industries earing $11.8 billion of New Zealand’s current exchange earnings. New Zealand has a reputation of this clean green…

Have you ever had the fantasy on traveling around the world? Have you ever had any imagination about the friendly local people you meet during traveling or the stunning natural sceneries of some foreign countries? The answer for me is yes. Apart from that, photo-taking is one of my favorite hobbies and I am always dreaming to use my special camera angle to record the beauty of the nature, the precious moments and deliver the lifestyles of different cultures and countries. I had an opportunity to…

An unforgettable experience is an event that has a great impact on a person’s life (An Unforgettable Experience, 1969). The experiences that I want to share are the trip in Taman Negara and Redang Island. Firstly, I would like to introduce the two tourist attraction, Taman Negara and Redang Island, which I visited before going into the essay. Taman Negara was established as King George V National Park in 1938. Then, the park was renamed to Taman Negara after independence. Taman Negara, two words…

generates from tourism. People from all over the world are travelling to destinations that provide health and wellness services and facilities. Therefore, tourism at large has to consider the physical and mental health pursuit of their visitors. In recent studies it has been said that tourism has given more attention to the benefits of travel experiences. This research attempts to provide a comprehensive review of the literature on the health and wellness services to promote our 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.…