Essays about: "Strategic tourism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Strategic tourism.

  1. 1. If You Seek Sense of Place : Comparing How Local Narratives are Reflected in a Storytelling Strategy

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Anne Marie Holst; [2023]
    Keywords : strategic storytelling; sense of place; New Zealand; regenerative tourism; Māori;

    Abstract : Strategic storytelling has become a popular instrument for destination marketing. Often, however, these stories neglect perspectives of the host community which is why recent academic literature demands for a more participatory and holistic approach that integrates and acknowledges the host community’s sense of place. READ MORE

  3. 2. Between modernization and heritage: Sustainable rural tourism as a viable alternative for Transylvania's countryside.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Monica Sturza; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability science; multiculturality; Integrated Rural Tourism; holistic approach; tourism destination building; Transylvania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Transylvania’s countryside, characterized by a mostly agrarian society with a rich multicultural heritage is being threatened by Romania’s tendencies of chaotic modernization and rapid urbanization. This research aims to find a viable solution for sustaining the cultural, natural, and social environment in rural Transylvania, by analysing the potential of tourism development. READ MORE

  4. 3. New Stories of Resistance: The Right to Say NO, Extractivism and Development Alternatives in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Lisa Pier; [2022]
    Keywords : extractivism; development; resistance; re-imagination; decoloniality; alternatives; self-determination; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite growing interest in movements, mobilisations and communities rising up against extractivism, little research has focused on the radical political potential these mobilisations bear for envisioning just and sustainable futures. Taking the Right to Say NO in South Africa as a case study and point of departure, this thesis examines development alternatives envisioned within anti-extractivist resistance. READ MORE

  5. 4. Unwelcome: a study on the Employees´ Perspective on Sex Trafficking in the Hotel industry in Amsterdam

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Eleonora Rossi; [2021]
    Keywords : Sex trafficking; Hotel Industry; Employee´s perspective; Netherlands; Amsterdam;

    Abstract : Sex trafficking is a form of modern slavery which includes the sexual exploitation of individuals for personal gain. It currently affects 4 million people globally, and around 9 thousand in Europe. READ MORE

  6. 5. The blue destination strategy in a small island tourism oriented society : The case of Bonaire

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Demy van Bremen; [2021]
    Keywords : Blue Destination; Island Tourism; Bonaire; Sustainability; Tourism Development Strategy.;

    Abstract : Tourism could be discussed as being a damaging phenomenon if not managed correctly as well as being destructive towards its own industry by its contribution towards climate change (UNWTO 2008; Glegg et al 2021; Grilli 2021). However, tourism is often considered to be highly important for the destination's economic and social development (Glegg et al 2021). READ MORE