Cultural tourism

1. Explain how all-inclusive vacations or cruise vacations can create a negative effect for local tourist industries? All- inclusive vacation refer to the type of tourism that you just have to pay one time and it provide air tickets, airport taxes, fuel surcharge, insurance, accommodation, all meals, all entrance fees, tips for driver and guides. And do not need to pay any extra fees. Expect for the shopping and snacking. And for the cruise vacation, it refer to the vacation that at cruise ship…

ecological disaster due to excessive tourism activities. This island is under threat from unlimited and environmentally irresponsible tourism activities. The fragile eco-system of Saint Martin's Island is suitable for the sustainable tourism. The aim of this study is to know the perception and awareness level of young tourists about sustainable tourism. This study…

Background of Venice - Destination Analysis The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural organisation(UNESCO) stated that “Venice and its Lagoon form an inseparable whole of which the city of Venice is the pulsating historic heart and a unique artistic achievement.” in 1987 (Ned, 2015)and Venice become the world heritage site of UNESCO.(Benjamin, 2012) Venice is the capital of northern Italy which is build on 117 small island which separated by more than 400 bridges and linked by over…

Introduction Tourism is and always has been one of the major contributions to a country’s economy. It is a social, cultural and economic event in which involves the movement of people to countries or places outside of their usual environment for leisure, business or medical purposes. The tourism industry is made up of different components such as transportation, attraction, accommodation, travel and tour operators etc. Hospitality is a “place”, where people can still be exceptional individuals…

Tourism and Pacific communities have a complex and multi-faceted relationship. There are both positive and negative implications of the tourism industry, which are not only economic and environmental, but also deeply cultural. As globalisation has made foreign travel to the Pacific easier, cheaper, and more widespread than ever before, the effects of tourism have never been more relevant. As many island nations in the Pacific are relatively isolated, have limited resources, and rely…

The restoration plan of the ancient theater of Dionysus seems to counterbalance culture and tourism. Indeed, the restoration and the marketing of this archeological site is a mean of further promoting the Greek cultural identity and contributing to its economic development through increased tourist attraction. So, it becomes apparent that in the case of the ancient theater of Dionysus official cultural tourism considerations are a stimulus for the restoration and preservation of this particular…

Akwaaba! Tourism in Ghana Akwaaba! Welcome to Ghana, a friendly and hospitable tropical country in West Africa (Ghana Tourism Authority). A simple verbal greeting, smile, or handshake is an important social function for Ghanaians that expresses their concern for others and represents an open heart and mind. However, the left hand has limited use in Ghana; thus, the waving, pointing, and gesticulating in speech should be avoided. As one of the few English speaking countries, Ghana offers a safe,…

Tourism is a large and growing part of a country 's economy.It has often been a largest export earner and it provides significant foreign exchange income.And as it is a service industry, it provides a significant amount of employment which are employed directly or indirectly in tourism related roles.It is an ever growing industry that is beneficial for the host destination through tourists expenditures within the country.Therefore it is vital that every nations cooperates to set goals and plans…

allowed 100 percent foreign investment in the hotel and tourism related industry. Tourism related industry includes:  Travel agencies, tour operating agencies and tourist transport agencies.  Cultural, adventure and wildlife experiences provided for tourists.  Surface, air and water transport services for tourists.  Convention/seminar units and organisations. The Government has also initiated other attractive measures in order to improve the tourism sector and thereby increase its…

Wellington city in New Zealand has recently expanded its point of interests and increased its tourism potential. Being the capital city of New Zealand it embraces not only urban tourism but other features that make it more distinct then other cities. Wellington utilises combinations of different tourist ideas to increase the interest shown in it by tourists. This is shown by the significant growth of tourist activity in Wellington over the past decade. The total amount of international visitors…