Essays about: "tourist activities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words tourist activities.

  1. 1. Segmenting cruise passengers based on their spatio-temporal similarity : an approach utilising dynamic time warping

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Borg; [2023]
    Keywords : cruise tourism; dynamic time warping; cluster analysis; overcrowding; tourist mobility; kryssningsturism; dynamic time warping; klusteranalys; trängsel; turistmobilitet;

    Abstract : The present thesis utilises dynamic time warping and cluster analysis with the aim of discovering different touristic profiles. GPS data of cruise passengers intra-destination movement at the destination of Visby, Gotland, was used in the analysis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tourism destination development strategies for blue sustainability : its impact on the behavior and attitudes of tourists

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Demy van Bremen; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : By addressing the study's two research questions, what impact tourism destination development strategies might have on visitor behavior and attitudes, and whether they might promote sustainable behavior, this study investigates the contribution of a destination's development strategies towards developing a sustainable blue tourism industry and their impact on tourists' attitudes and behavior. The study is then a case study, with its case being Bonaire using a questionnaire based survey in order to provide a understanding of how destination development strategies could be used for obtaining a blue economy and the effect these might have on tourist behavior and attitudes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Heritage Authenticity and Swedish Folk dancers in Skansen Museum

    University essay from

    Author : Xinying Liu; [2022]
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    Abstract : Intangible Cultural Heritage is a dynamic presentation of the local community’s cultural authenticity and identity (UNESCO, 2003), differentiating it from other tourist destinations. Authenticity concerns arise in modern tourism studies (MacCannell, 1973), especially in heritage studies with a significant trend on safeguarding the "living culture" after 2003. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nowcasting the IRF Auroral Index with Recurrent Neural Networks

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Rymdteknik

    Author : Per Danielsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Aurora borealis; aurora; neural networks; artificial intelligence; machine learning; recurrent;

    Abstract : There is a long history in Kiruna of conducting research on the physics of the aurora borealis. There is also a long history of providing tourists with great opportunities to see the auroras. Planning such tourist activities can be challenging since the auroras are hard to predict. READ MORE

  6. 5. To create multifunctional riverscapes : the example of Älvkarleby in the Nedre Dalälven River, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Xuan Ye; [2022]
    Keywords : river space; municipal nature reserve; ecological restoration; landscape planning; fish migration passage; human recreation;

    Abstract : The natural environment and ecological services of rivers and the needs and expansion of human activities using rivers causes conflicting interests. Human survival is inseparable from the dependence on the natural environment, but at the same time, the continuous demand for natural resources has also caused an irreversible impact. READ MORE