Essays about: "Tourists"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 414 essays containing the word Tourists.

1. 21. Nomadism without Borders: Exploring Connections in Digital Nomad Destinations : An Ethnographic Multiple-Case Study in Malaysia & Colombia

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Joan Boluda Chova; Konstantin Trutz von Ehrlich-Treuenstätt; [2023]
   Keywords : digital nomad; destinations; practices; locals; gentrification; alienation;

   Abstract : Background: Globalization and remote work following COVID-19 have boosted the tourism profiles of lifestyle travelers. Especially digital nomads, individuals that work remotely while traveling. These arising tourists contrast with the mass tourism industry, in the sense that digital nomads stay longer and may engage with local culture. READ MORE

3. 22. 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. 23. Illuminating the Dark : Measuring Emotional Experiences of Dark Tourism Consumers

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

   Author : Dana Szalaiova; Mark Vidrinskas; [2023]
   Keywords : Dark tourism; Dark Tourism Spectrum; Seven Dark Suppliers; emotions; emotional experiences; word-of-mouth;

   Abstract : This study examines the emotional experiences of 152 respondents visiting ‘light’, ‘lighter’, and ‘lightest’ dark tourism sites and the relationship those experiences have with positive word-of-mouth. Therefore, the theoretical contribution of this study fills in the research gap by focusing on the destinations on the ‘lighter’ periphery of Stone’s Dark Tourism Spectrum. READ MORE

5. 24. The Cultural Impacts On Working Conditions for Employees in the Tourism Industry : Sweden Versus Turkey

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

   Author : Michelle Adamsen; Izabel Belskaya; [2023]
   Keywords : Culture; Cultural Impact; High Contextual Culture; Labor Laws; Low Contextual Culture; Monochronic Culture; Polychronic Culture; Scandinavia; Sweden; The Middle East; Tourism Industry; Turkey; Working Rights;

   Abstract : Travel is an adventure into a new unexplored culture, different from what surrounds the traveler in the usual life at home. Culture is reflected not only in architecture, food, and literature but also in social relationships. How people react to everything they hear and see is based on the characteristics of their cultures. READ MORE

6. 25. Travel behavior of mountain bikers: : A case study on sustainable transportation choices

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

   Author : Henk Högemann; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Bearing in mind that the car as a mode of transportation is responsible for more than one third of all tourism-related emissions worldwide and that a growing number of destinations offer mountain biking as nature-based tourism product, it becomes relevant to investigate mountain bikers with regarding their travel behavior. Therefore, the aim of this master thesis is to understand the transportation mode choice behavior of mountain bike (MTB) tourists when engaging in mountain bike specific vacation. READ MORE