Cultural tourism

Amusement Parks and secondary entertainment facilities: Now days the tourists want to enjoy more and that too by spending least of their time. This opportunity can be availed by the ministry of tourism by building good amusement parks and shopping complexes near the famous tourist spots. .It will not only promote tourism but also lead to employment generation for a large number of people.  Handicraft and local crafts sales facilities: A tour is probably a time when the tourist is brought close…

The city of Mumbai, situated off the Western coast of India, has relied on the sea to facilitate trade and transportation, promote tourism, and provide a food source. However, as sea levels continue to rise, the intrusion of water will cause detrimental effects on the economy and social fabric of this city. Mumbai has served as a hub for maritime trade since 1000 BCE when the city was heavily involved in seaborne commerce with Egypt and Persia (Raghavan). As India’s financial and commercial…

conservation of natural areas. This paper will look at two regions, the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) in Nepal and the Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania. The two regions have both implemented conservation initiatives, and have a strong relationship with tourism. This paper will examine community conservation in the ACA (ACA) that draws on Hulme and Murphree 's (1999) idea of “new conservation”, which involves “the merging of conservation and development goals”, conservation to be “based in…

Ecotourism, as a term, was not known until the 1980’s and has since become a major component of the global tourism industry (Weaver, 2008). There are many definitions of ecotourism, ranging from general to specific, written by a number of stakeholders since the term was made common (Weaver, 2008). Peter Valentine (1992) defined it as “nature based tourism that is ecologically sustainable and is based on relatively undisturbed natural areas, is non-damaging and non-degrading, contributes directly…

The ISTTC: Helping Citizens Co-Exist Globally Ritzer & Dean (2015) “Globalization has allowed the flow of people to engage in tourism and travel to far places across the world” (p. 289). Ritzer & Dean (2015) “Global tourism has increased over the years, as increasing numbers are able to use low-priced, high speed transportation to travel to remote places such as the Galapagos Islands or temples of Angkor Wat (2015). Sociologist Zigmunt Bauman (1998) suggests that while globalization may be the…

1. Introduction Travel and tourism have become one of the world’s largest industries. The statistics of the World Tourism Organization (UNTWO) demonstrate that international tourists around the world doubled from 1995 to 2013; 23% of these visitors are in the Pacific Asia region which has the highest growth rate in the world (UNTWO, 2013). However, according to Gossling (2002), with the tremendous growth of domestic and international tourism, there will be increasing pressure on the climate,…

Framework for categorizing tourists was developed in the U.S. Some researchers have questioned in other cultural contexts. Talk to your friends and colleagues about their motives for travelling. Draw up your own conclusions about Plog’s framework. When a destination is visited by large numbers of tourists, it has reached a critical phase in this cycle; to avoid decline, destinations must understand that tourism growth must be planned and controlled. There are five different traveller profiles in…

For the social outcomes of Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has extensive publicity of Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival in Hong Kong or other cities, such as major newspapers, internet and TV channels, aims to build awareness of the event and city ambience to attract more people to attend and contact this event (Hong Kong Tourism Board, 2016). According to Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association (2017), it attracts over 6000 competitors of different race and Hong Kong…

Tourism is marketing of the leisure time and other features of a travel destination, and provision of facilities and services for the pleasure of the travellers and tourists. Youell, R would agree after he quotes 'Tourism is the temporary, short-term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work, and activities during their stay at these destinations; it includes movement for all purposes, as well as day visits or excursions. '. Spilsbury (2009,p.6)…

“The world of the tourist and the world of everyone else. Often they 're side by side. But the tourist doesn 't actually see how people live.”- Paul Theroux Travel is something that is very familiar to most Americans. In 2015, approximately 73,453,114 Americans traveled to Europe, Asia, Caribbean, Middle East and Africa (LaGrave). The word travel implies a taking a journey, exploring a new place and experiencing new things. Oxford English Dictionary defines travel as, “To make a journey; to go…