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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Mass Tourism"”.
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Motivation and socio-cultural sustainability of voluntourism
Volunteer tourism (voluntourism) has been described as an alternative form of tourism to mass tourism. It has been suggested that understanding the motivations of voluntourists might lead to a better understanding of the socio-cultural dimension of voluntourism sustainability. The aim of this …
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Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument
… M.S., Spring 2009 Recreation Management Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument (GSI) Co-Chairperson: Norma P. Nickerson Co-Chairperson: Keith Bosak The perceived failures of mass tourism to holistically benefit a destination’s …
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Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument
… M.S., Spring 2009 Recreation Management Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument (GSI) Co-Chairperson: Norma P. Nickerson Co-Chairperson: Keith Bosak The perceived failures of mass tourism to holistically benefit a destination’s …
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Investigating Personal Learning in an Ecotourism Setting
It has been proposed that for ecotourism to be the sustainable response to mass tourism, it should not only support local communities and their environments but also educate visitors. This study aimed to understand visitors' perceptions of personal impacts, including personal learning, in an …
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Constructing a Spatial Imaginary: The Formation and Re-presentation of Monte Carlo as a Vacation-Leisure Paradise, 1854-1950
… from its early unsuccessful attempts to found a tourism industry in 1854 until its irrefutable operation as a site of mass tourism by 1950. It contextualizes how construction of a spatial imaginary, built through a consistent projection of the city’s image, meticulously-crafted through …
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Articulated Indigeneity and Tourism in Hawaiʻi
… and self-determination are articulated within tourism spaces in Hawaiʻi. This thesis research works to uncover the nuanced ways that Hawaiian indigeneity is employed to manage and regulate tourism activities in Hawaiʻi. I seek to question the narrative that Hawaiians consent to, and prosper …
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An Evaluation of Tourism Communities and Community Responses to Tourism and Crime: A Case Study of two Cornish Destinations
The growth of mass tourism has placed great pressure on British seaside destinations, and has contributed to the social costs experienced by the resident population via symptoms of changing perceptions, attitudes and behaviour towards tourism, and the presence of higher crime rates. This thesis …
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Sustaining Tourism in Cuba : A Qualitative Examination of Perceived Entrepreneurial Climate Elements among Tourism Industry Professionals
… formation warrants immediate attention. Because tourism is Cuba's biggest industry, many residents may seek to create businesses within this industry as state employment becomes less of a guarantee. Recent trends in tourism show that travelers are demanding increasingly innovative and immersive …
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The underground forest frontier in Mexico's Quintana Roo: competing discourse and materialities surrounding caves and cenotes
… growing urban centres in the world, driven by mass tourism, the state’s main economic activity. The intersection of these different complex processes and landscape has the focus of this thesis. In particular the research is interested in the appropriation of cenotes, how humans have related …
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Lost in the Frame Photography, Tourism, and the Rise of Hyperreal Iconography
… dissertation explores the relationship between tourism, photography, and iconography, focusing on how images shape tourist experiences as well as destinations. At the core of this study is the concept of hyperreal iconography, which examines how this specific type of photography constructs an …
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Plan de producto turístico sostenible de base deportiva y experiencial en Aspe. Nuevas ruralidades contemporáneas
… deals with the development of a sustainable tourism product plan based on sports activities and cultural experiences for the municipality of Aspe, Alicante. It is based on principles of environmental, social and economic sustainability, with an integrated approach aimed at diversifying the …
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Travel guidebooks and the independent traveller in the Asia Pacific Region
… risks associated with the consumption of tourism services. It is clear that information acquisition is necessary both for selecting a destination and for on-site decisions. However, values, beliefs and attitudes influence the levels and types of information needed, and therefore may impact …
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Volunteer Tourists' Intended Behavior Using the Revised Theory of Planned Behavior
Volunteer tourism as an alternative to mass tourism has grown significantly since the 1970s, sparking research interest in the subject. However, there is little research that has examined future potential volunteer tourists' various perceptions, needs and wants. The purpose of this study was to …
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Local communities as sustainable tourism development partners
The Egyptian Strategic Tourism Development Plans are trying to play an increasingly important role in supporting the hoped-for transformation of Egypt’s undeveloped areas into world-class tourism destinations. The plans aim to add a considerable number of hotel rooms in the Red Sea region within …
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Ecotourism: characteristics and involvement patterns of its consumers in the United Kingdom.
… the last ten years the increased demand for ecotourism has represented not only a growing trend in the tourism industry, but also one of the most significant challenges to the sector. It became evident over this type of consumer had shifted away from mass tourism towards experiences perceived to …
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Product diversification, product relationships, and the ecomic resilience of Libyan tourist destinations.
Tourism product diversification becomes important not only to attract wider a range of tourists and increase market-share but also to ensure adaptation and resilience to enable tourist destinations to effectively prepare for crises. This study examines whether tourism product diversification …
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Sense of place visualization for the whaling station remains of South Georgia Island
… regarding native flora and fauna, making mass tourism highly unlikely.<br/><br/>Inherent in this research is a focus on how representation and visualization—often as memory—reflexively coincide and especially on how this relationship establishes the foundation for technological evocation …
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L’Imaginaire des Pays-Bas dans la littérature française du XIXe siècle
… changes of modern society, as well as against mass tourism, the author will oppose his imaginary experience of the world, and through his description will give a autoreferential image, revealing of his dreams and desires. L’imaginaire des Pays-Bas se rapproche d’un agrégat mythoïde. Le corpus …
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Finding ways to engage with a healthy tourism "offer": evaluating potential synergies between wellbeing, public health, and tourism at a local destination.
… can promote synergies between public health and tourism communities of practice at a local destination level. In this context, the concept of wellbeing provides an example of a boundary object which can promote knowledge sharing across boundaries between communities of practice. Eudaimonic and …
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Temporal and spatial aspects of tourism in Turkey.
Tourism supply and demand varies from one region to another and from one season to another in many destination countries. These variations provide certain benefits as well as problems and disadvantages. The developing countries need balanced development more than others as they need scarce …
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