Essays on Cultural Tourism

Almost all people at least once in his/her life went abroad to see the way people live there and how they differs from others. That is the ethnicity that distinguishes those differences (Jafari, 2013). There are many forms of tourism: cultural tourism, religious, health, educational tourism. Despite this classification tourism, in general, is a form of ethnic relations, culture and identity in the world today. Ethnicity is a social process of group identification that depends on active self-definition by members and large social forces that structure interactions between different groups (Jafari, 2013). Very often when people use words “ethnicity” ...

“Mass tourism destinations are now evolving into mega tourism destinations.”

(Weaver 2008, xi) Tourism became a major industry after World War II and has expanded ever since. Even outer space has become a destination for tourists who can afford the trip. (Weaver, 2008, xi) Tourism has evolved since the 1700 and 1800s when the Grand Tour of European capitals was an aristocratic pastime. (Hanna, 2009, p. 5) As the Weaver quote above exclaims, mass tourism is growing to the point where it will soon become mega tourism. Experience over the last 60 years has shown that tourism can have both positive and negative impacts on an area. The objective ...

Abu Dhabi derives its important on account of the fact that it is the capital of United Arab Emirates. As pointed out by Tristam, in his online publication on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is federate structure constituted of seven mini states that are autonomous in nature out of which Abu Dhabi is the largest. The remaining seven states are Quwayn, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaymah, Ajman and Al Fujayrah. Tristam further points out that, Abu Dhabi is an island city and its distance from the mainland is approximately 800 feet. Tristam further points out that the reason why ...

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Please type your College name here Introduction I am studying cultural tourism in the Middle East because I want to understand the various perspectives of the eastern tourist in order to help my readers learn the right concepts of the Middle East culture. According to the Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna al Qasimi, tourists visiting UAE for cultural reasons are crucial for the UAE economy because the spending by such cultural tourists is more when compared to other tourists’ spots like beaches etc. It is believed that cultural tourists are key contributors to the economic development ...

The cultural identity of a civilization is the utmost important factor in the comprehension of the nature of the community as it represents “the totality of ideas” and behaviors which the people who live in that community share. One needs to comprehend what cultural conflict is in the context of learning more about the culture of the communities across the globe. The conflict is a purposeful action on the part of two or more parties who are in a competitive situation. Such situations can even come into existence without the conscious awareness of the conflict among the players. Incompatibility is the primary ...

Introduction

The modern society is characterized by rapid development of production that resulted in increase of people’s living standards all over the world. These changes influenced people’s behavior and existing tourist needs as compared with the previous years. Over the recent years, tourism has become one of the leading and fastest-growing sectors of the global economy. It is acknowledged to be the economic phenomenon and is predicted to have a very promising future due to its rapid growth and great popularity. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the growth of the tourism industry will be irreversible in future, ...

Chapter 6

In today’s world, tourism has been an important driver in the economy of many countries. This is due to the amount of revenue it earns annually as foreign exchange and the funding that it provides to the country are very significant towards the development of the country as a whole. Tourism mainly influences infrastructure positively as transport networks are developed in all areas that are involved with tourism activities. As such, the development of tourism has been very gradual especially and this has also been observed in cities and urban areas. The development of tourism in cities has ...

Cultural Tourism

Cultural tourism deals mainly with the relationship that cultural, social, and economic aspects of people have on the tourism aspects of a particular region. In chapter three, the author mainly emphasizes on the social life of people as a variable in tourism consumption. According to Greg (39), social aspects that influence tourism consumption fall in four that include class, education, income, occupation and age. Class mainly involves the competition among the people in society who consider their status above the rest and those who the society considers below in terms of economic prowess. The author argues that, as more people get ...

Cultural tourism is a division of tourism that is associated with the regions or countries culture. This is specifically associated with those individuals in that specific geographical area with their history, architecture, art, religion and other elements that are influential in their lives. Tourism is one of the activities that bring in cultural, economical and social exchange and a rise in such exchange is stimulus to tourism. In this times, there has been high attention on cultural globalization which is defined as acceleration in the exchange of cultural symbols among individuals around the world, to an extent that it bring ...

[Professor] [Institute][Date] According to Geertz, “Culture is a historically transmitted pattern of meanings embodied in symbols, a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which people communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge about and attitudes toward life” (as qtd. in Shweder 1984). As far as tourism is concerned, culture plays a major role in its functioning as a commodity that is promoted on an international level. If described in the simplest manner, tourists are attracted to cultures and such sort of tourism is gaining popularity with the passage of time. In 1999, it was concluded by ...

Tourism is one of the most productive economic activities that earn several countries all over the world foreign and domestic income. There are many types of tourism. The type of tourism is determined by the kind of issues focused on and the expected outcomes out of the tourism activities. There are 6 major types of tourism; adventure, luxury, independent, organized or group and eco tourism. These forms of tourism have different benefits to the host country. Therefore, a country chooses to practice a type of tourism that would best suit its objectives and bring maximum benefits. There are two best examples ...

Introduction

This paper aims at fulfilling the requirements of the assignment to compare and contrasts two forms of tourism. For the purpose of this paper, I have will compare and contrast Ecotourism and Cultural Tourism in Australia and Kenya.

Ecotourism can be defined as exotic tourism mainly to threatened, natural areas in support of their preservation and protection and further to observe wildlife in their natural habitats. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) defines Ecotourism as an environmentally accountable tour to natural places that brings take pleasure to the tourist and encourages them to value nature. It emphasizes that such tourism ...

Bilbao is one of the most storied cities in Spain, dating back more than 700 years. Presently, it has about 500,000 people within its boundaries, but Greater Bilbao, an area over 400 square kilometers in area, has over 1 million people.1 Although it had long been a leading port, it also gained prominence in the shipbuilding, chemicals and steel industries; however, when those industries began to decline after the death of Franco in 1975, the city sank into a recession. One of the causes for this recession had been Franco’s insistence that these industries only serve Spanish clients instead ...

Sydney Mardi Gras is one of the largest festivals of the world related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex. The two week festival is celebrated in Sydney every year and attracts a large crowd from across the Australia and other parts of the world. The festival has emerged over a long period of time which was initially started as a remembrance of New York’s Stonewall’s Riots of 1969. This paper discusses the Sydney Mardi Gras and other related aspects of the event. This event was organised for the first time in the year 1979 when a protest march ...