Essays about: "alternative tourism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 68 essays containing the words alternative tourism.

  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. Principles and Values from Cooperatives on Gotland: Fostering Sustainable Destination Development through Alternative Economies and Regenerative Practices

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

    Author : Valentina Rodoni; [2022]
    Keywords : alternative economies; cooperatives; values and principles; regenerative development; regenerative tourism; degrowth; sustainable destination development;

    Abstract : This research investigates the values and principles of cooperatives in relation to regenerative development and evaluates how these principles can be applied to foster SDD on Gotland. As alternative economies, cooperatives represent an opportunity to facilitate a regenerative type of development that is needed to face the issues brought by the capitalist system and the tourism industry. READ MORE

  4. 13. socialbnb : A Qualitative Study on Host-Guest Interactions and Tourism Social Entrepreneurship

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Silvia Casanova; [2022]
    Keywords : emotional solidarity; host-guest interaction; social tourism entrepreneurship; sharing economy; volunteer tourism; alternative forms of tourism;

    Abstract : This qualitative study looks at host-guest interaction facilitated by the phenomenon of tourism social entrepreneurship through the lens of emotional solidarity. Social entrepreneurship is arguably the social innovation that tourism needs and has become an alternative strategy to develop tourism in host communities with the potential to create positive community change. READ MORE

  5. 14. Digitalization: An alternative method of tourism in order to reduce transportation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Georgios Skarpetis; Johan Persson; [2021-06-11]
    Keywords : Tourism; digital tourism; virtual tourism; tourism emissions; types of tourism;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the topic of digitalization within the tourism sector. The main focus was on researching if a digitized approach had the possibility to satisfy travellers while reducing physical traveling. The importance of finding alternative ways of traveling stems from the unsustainable increase of emissions that traveling entails. READ MORE

  6. 15. Towards tourism sustainability. The case of Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Sandra Szynkowska; [2021]
    Keywords : development; sustainable tourism; mass tourism; Nusa Lembongan; Indonesia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Tourism is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors in the world. Due to that, many developing world’s regions with limited economic activity adapt tourism as a development strategy. READ MORE