Essays about: "tourist in economy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words tourist in economy.

1. 1. “You can not pay my rent forever” Voices from Dandora: Exploring Perspectives on Slum Tourism through Resident, Tour Guide, and Swedish Tourist Experiences

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Linnea Reuterberg; [2023-10-26]
   Keywords : Slum tourism; Kenya; Sweden; Dandora; Neocolonialism; Dependency;

   Abstract : In line with the increase of Globalisation, the demand for more unconventional tourism has been on a rise during the last decades. More Western tourists want to get insight into the everyday life of citizens in the country they are visiting. READ MORE

3. 2. A student’s belonging in the tourist town : A case study of university students’ place belonging and community in the tourist destination Visby, Gotland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Eva Öberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Place belonging; Overtourism; University students; Visby; Second home ownership;

   Abstract : Tourism is a worldwide phenomenon and an important industry. In recent years, however, questions have arisen surrounding whether tourism can be harmful to destinations when exceeding their capacities. Visby is a medieval seaside town and a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Gotland, a Swedish island. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. From Waste to Resource: Solid Waste Management in the districts of Sardinal and Tamarindo, Costa Rica

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Jeni Jasmin Särmäkari; [2022]
   Keywords : Solid waste management; Costa Rica; tourism; recycling; Integrated Sustainable Waste Management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Solid waste management has become a large challenge worldwide as the generation of waste continues to increase. Deficient linear solid waste management practices have significant impacts on the environment, health and economy and there is a need for more sustainable systems and processes. READ MORE

6. 5. Why City Tourism? : Perceptions, attitudes and motivations for countryside people to visit city destinations as tourists

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

   Author : Amanda Wallström; [2022]
   Keywords : Countryside people; Motivations; Perceptions; Attitudes; City tourism; Destination image; Social media; Travel; Tourism;

   Abstract : Perceptions and attitudes can have a major impact on the motivations for countryside people to visit city destinations as tourists. The findings from this study present the two major motivations; extraordinary experiences and travelling for specific events, along with several further aspects, which motivate people in the countryside to visit cities. READ MORE