Essays about: "Tourism, heritage and cultural"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words Tourism, heritage and cultural.

  1. 1. Tourism Marketing Management and Competitiveness A Case Study in Öland & Gotland

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Sara Benmakhlouf; Rodrigo Fajardo; [2023]
    Keywords : Small island destinations; competitiveness; cultural tourism; relationship marketing; seasonality; market segmentation;

    Abstract : The drastic growth in the tourism industry is continuously raising questions for destinations regarding competitiveness in today's global market share. For small island destinations, destination management in the terms of marketing is a crucial factor that defines the competitiveness and success of smaller islands in order to remain competitive and economically benefit in the fast growing tourism industry. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fighting for Sustainability: A Case Study about Tenerife's Activism Movement

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

    Author : Felicitas Brodtrager; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable destination development; activism; tourism impacts; stakeholder involvement; sustainability; alternative tourism model; system thinking; doughnut economics;

    Abstract : This research explores the perspectives of the opinion leaders of the activism movement in Tenerife on tourism on the island and the solutions proposed by these stakeholders to the current sustainability problems related to tourism. These issues include tourist's misbehavior in natural protected areas, waste, submarine emissions of residual water sewage, water shortage, gentrification, overtourism, overpopulation, 14,6% of unemployment in 2022, decline of agricultural land, high population density, etc. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sounds of the Sacred : An Examination of Audio Guides in Religious Cultural Heritage Institutions in Spain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Anna Grace Hathcock; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines the role of audio guide technology in four different Spanish cathedrals: La Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Tarragona Cathedral in Tarragona, La Seo Cathedral in Zaragoza, and Palma Cathedral in Palma de Mallorca. The thesis presents data about the audio guides at each of these sites in two ways. READ MORE

  5. 4. Improving the heritage management of Nanjing City Wall: Local community participation as an effective approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Yali Deng; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Urbanization; Cultural heritage; Nanjing city wall; Heritage management approaches;

    Abstract : The contradiction between the process of urbanization and the protection of cultural heritage is an unavoidable problem in the specific stage of social and economic development. While speeding up urban construction and improving residents' living conditions, we should pay great attention to the protection of urban historical and cultural heritage. READ MORE

  6. 5. Heritage Authenticity and Swedish Folk dancers in Skansen Museum

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    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