Essays about: "Community based tourism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 59 essays containing the words Community based tourism.

1. 6. Empowering the host : A qualitative case study of Workaway and WWOOF hosts’ experiences and motivations for becoming hosts in Gotland, Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Laura Ullius; [2022]
   Keywords : WWOOF; Workaway; Host; Guest; Sustainable Tourism; Gotland;

   Abstract : One important aspect of sustainable tourism is that local communities are involved in the management of tourism, as this can potentially help avoid negative social, environmental and economic impacts on the destination and local residents. Workaway and WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) are work- and cultural exchange programs in which hosts receive help with their work in exchange for free food and accommodation for guests. READ MORE

3. 7. A CINEMATIC VILLAGE FOR A CHANGING LANDSCAPE - AN ALPINE ROMANTIC STORY

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Diana Sacco; [2022]
   Keywords : Alps; Aosta Valley; Oyace; Artificial lake; Climate change; Fiction; Cinematic; Novel; Narrative; Village; Staging; Performative; Future landscapes; awareness; Movie; wilderness; artefice; constructed;

   Abstract : Climate change has already had noticeable effects on the environment. Glaciers are retreating, ice on lakes and rivers is melting earlier, plant and animal species have relocated, and trees are blooming sooner. READ MORE

4. 8. Marketing of Community-Based Tourism : A case study of Central Asia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Fiona Gansauer; [2021]
   Keywords : Stakeholder Theory; Community-Based Tourism CBT ; Distribution Channels; Marketing; Central Asia; Uzbekistan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; cross-national analysis;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to fill the research gap between marketing and community-based tourism, with using the Stakeholder Theory as intermediary. For this purpose, it is analyzed how the Stakeholder Theory can contribute to improve the marketing of community-based tourism. READ MORE

5. 9. Impacts of a local community event on development of peripheral destination : Entrepreneurial perspective on Aldrei fór ég suður festival in Iceland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Alina Bavykina; [2021]
   Keywords : periphery; remoteness; peripheral destinations; tourism; events; festivals; event tourism; sustainable destination development; entrepreneurship; tourism management; rural development; collaboration; network; social capital; social embeddedness; sustainability; Iceland; Westfjords; Aldrei fór ég suður; Ísafjörður;

   Abstract : Remote communities stay vulnerable in the face of major socioeconomic challenges. Tourism is often seen as a way to stimulate local economies and increase attractiveness of peripheral destinations, while events are considered to be one of the tools to promote tourism. READ MORE

6. 10. Mining geosocial data from Flickr to explore tourism patterns: The case study of Athens

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Domna Kanari; [2021]
   Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Spatial Analysis; Spatial Clustering; Density-Based Clustering; HDBSCAN; Web-GIS; Tourism footprints; Social Media data; Geosocial data; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Kanari Domna Mining geosocial data from Flickr to explore tourism patterns: The case study of Athens Social media are providing a new type of geo-tagged data that by processing them, new types of knowledge can be generated and used by decision-makers in different areas including tourism. It includes e.g. READ MORE