Essays about: "critical tourism"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 69 essays containing the words critical tourism.

  1. 36. Volunteer Tourism : How the public opinion has changed and how Post-development ideas are shaping the discourse on volunteer tourism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Sabina Bäck; [2018]
    Keywords : Volunteer tourism; Post-development theory; power dynamics; altruism; The Huffington post; The Guardian; The Telegraph; The New York Times;

    Abstract : Volunteer tourism is a globally, popular and well-known field in which anyone may participate. During recent years the industry has increasingly received some criticism, in contrast to the otherwise quite commonly positive view of it. READ MORE

  3. 37. Nation Branding Communication : A Case Study of the Brand Singapore

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Ena Čalić; [2018]
    Keywords : nation branding; brand Singapore; nation branding communication; multimodal critical discourse analysis; re-orientalism;

    Abstract : Globalization has significantly reshaped communication trends that influence nation branding practices. Many studies examine the development of a nation and destination branding; however, little has been done to examining the planning processes and the selection of representative messages that nations choose to communicate through their individual brands. READ MORE

  4. 38. Airbnb and social environment in big cities

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Yunquan Liu; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainable tourism; social environment; Airbnb; sharing economy; gentrification;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to increase the sensitivity of foreign tourists who want to rent a flat on Airbnb and let tourists and households take their responsibility of Airbnb through explaining the relationship between Airbnb and social environments. In recent years, Airbnb has been one of the top choices for short-term accommodation renting. READ MORE

  5. 39. Representing Bergslagen for tourism – a post-feminist approach : Androcentric representations of the industrial heritage in central Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Minéa Funk; [2018]
    Keywords : Androcentricism; Bergslagen; Industrial heritage tourism; Post-feminist theory; Representations.;

    Abstract : Marketing material used in promotion of industrial heritage sites for tourism creates representations of said cultural heritage. In order to increase the touristic value of the historical industrial sites marketers can create or make a place attractive through careful selection of images and texts. READ MORE

  6. 40. Assessing Staff Turnover: A View from Hotel Workers in Reykjavík : Causes and Impacts

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Sunna Guðmundsdóttir; Emeli Kammerland; [2018]
    Keywords : Departure; hospitality industry; human resource management; retention; Iceland;

    Abstract : Staff turnover is an endemic issue in the hospitality industry, worldwide. Voluntary staff turnover has been the focus of many studies in the past decades and many researchers have constantly intended to connect a number of variables to it. READ MORE