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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Tourism sites"”.
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User Behaviours and Spatial Aspects of Navigating Heritage Tourism Sites with a Digital Interpretive Application
Tourism in its many forms is one of the largest and continually expanding sectors of global economic development. Tourism spaces often contain stories for visitors to explore. These stories are told using various interpretive approaches and tools to familiarize, educate, and entertain visitors. …
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Promoting Public Awareness on the Existing Cultural Heritage Tourism Sites: A Case of Dar es Salaam City
… awareness on the existing cultural heritage tourism sites in Dar es Salaam City. Specifically, it sought to assess extent to which available heritage assets were known to general public; to identify means used to promote public awareness on the existing cultural heritage assets; to assess the …
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Tourists’ Responses to Government Intentions for Red Tourism In China
… the Chinese government’s involvement in Red Tourism, with a special focus on the government’s political intentions in conveying messages at Red Tourism sites, and, critically, how tourists respond to the messages presented there. There are two separate identifiable phases in the development …
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Transnational Market and Community: The Social Relations of Kaqchikel Maya Vendors
… vendors are commonly seen selling at Guatemala's tourism sites. They are the subjects of postcards, guidebooks, and tourism brochures. Most often they are the only Mayas with whom tourists meet and interact. These vendors work and live most often within a tourism borderzone where Guatemalan state …
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Radioactive heritage: an autoethnographic investigation of Chernobyl as a dark heritage site
… meaning to Chernobyl as more than just a dark tourism site. In visiting and learning more about Chernobyl, tourists will not only renew their awareness of nuclear disasters but will be inspired by Chernobyl’s heroes, nature’s resurgence and the transformative power of dark tourism sites.
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Planning for sustainable tourism development in the Lake Victoria shore region of Uganda : a physical environment planning approach
This study examined whether sustainable tourism development could be achieved in the Lake Victoria shore region of southern Uganda, based on the physical environment indicators of sustainable tourism. This arose out of the observation that tourism in this region was developing in an unplanned …
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A descriptive study of travel and tourism education programs at the secondary school level in the United States
… and programmatic thrusts of travel and tourism education programs at the public high school level in the United States. Specifically, it looked at 39 educators in 30 high school travel and tourism programs. Reviewing literature revealed that descriptions of these programs did not exist. …
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Tourist satisfaction as a mediator between service quality and re-visit intention: a study of Obudu Mountain Resort, Nigeria
Tourism in recent years is one area that nations are investing heavily and looking up to as reliable source of revenue generation. Even though the main customers are the tourists, thus it must be noted that most studies have been assessing service quality from the industry’s perspectives, instead …
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Last (Un)Fair Deal Goin' Down: A Case Study On The Racial Ideologies And Projects Advanced By The Blues Tourism Industry In Clarksdale, Mississippi
… conducting research on African American music tourism in the United States, as white consumers and producers may attach invidious racial mythologies to such heritage, while the industries themselves often take root in communities inhabited by multiple racial groups possessing disparate social …
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Primates in Proximity: The Lives of Monkeys in Costa Rican Sanctuary Tourism
The stakes for animals in the wildlife tourism industry have never been higher; the expansive, profitable market serves those who desire closeness to nature while leading to a mass of multispecies suffering. This thesis adds to growing scholarship about the lives of animals in the tourism industry, …
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Classification and Mapping of Recreation and Ecotourism Areas in West Virginia
Travel and tourism are recognized as the largest and fastest growing economic sector in the world. Different recreational and tourism sites can provide different types of activities based on their unique characteristics. Like any other form of tourism, the growth of ecotourism is dependent on the …
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Links Between Cultural Heritage Tourism and Overall Sense of Tourist Well-Being
Cultural heritage tourism is still the growing segment of tourism industry. Moreover, many tourists prefer exploring something new, cultural heritage tourism (CHT) has become one of the major "new" segments of tourism demand. Therefore, it is true that cultural heritage tourism has been one of the …
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Residents’ Perceptions of Dark Tourism Development: The Case of L’Aquila, Italy
Over the last two decades, the concept of dark tourism has attracted ever-increasing attention in both academic and media circles. At the same time, not only has there been an apparent growth in the supply of ‘dark’ tourism sites and attractions, but also such demand for dark tourism experiences is …
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Representing the Mixed Plate: Involving Descendant Communities and Kānaka Maoli in Hawai’i Plantation Museums
<p>This thesis explores the ways that the involvement of diverse stakeholders at Hawai’i plantation museums affects representations of Hawai’i’s plantation history. Plantations in Hawai’i had a direct colonizing effect on <em>Kānaka Maoli</em> (Native Hawaiians), displacing them from their lands, …