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  1. 1. Oriental Fantasy : A postcolonial discourse analysis of Western belly dancers’ imaginations of Egypt and dance festivals in Egypt

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för historie-, turism- och medievetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Mavis Hooi; [2015]
    Keywords : Tourism; belly dance; Oriental dance; Egypt; women; white women; postcolonialism; intersectionality; Orientalism; Discourse; Nordic exceptionalism;

    Abstract : Belly dance is popularly practised in the West, and every year, thousands of enthusiasts and professionals from around the world travel to attend belly dance festivals in Egypt, which is considered the cultural centre of the dance. This bachelor’s thesis examines the discourses produced by Western or ʽwhiteʼ belly dancers from Sweden and Finland, on the topics of tourism in Egypt and belly dance festivals in Egypt. READ MORE

  3. 2. Female Western Leaders in the Hospitality Industry in North Africa

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU

    Author : Sarah Gelhard; Elisabeth Neulinger; [2011]
    Keywords : female leaders; hospitality industry; value shift; North Africa; Arab culture; transformational leaders; transactional leaders; postmodernity; modernity; participative leadership;

    Abstract : Since North Africa is considered as one of the future hot spots for tourism development, western hotel chains increasingly expand to this region. Especially in the opening phase, these hotel groups tend to fill leading positions with male and female western managers. READ MORE

  4. 3. What factors affect the destination choice of Jordanian tourists?A panel data analysis

    University essay from Företagsekonomi

    Author : Dana Dudokh; [2008]
    Keywords : outbound tourism; relative price; substitute price; gravity model; international tourism demand; fixed effects model.;

    Abstract : This paper investigates what factors affect the destination choice for Jordanian to 8 countries (Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt, Lebanon and Bahrain) using panel data analysis. Number of outbound tourists is represented as dependent variable, which is regressed over five explanatory variables using fixed effect model. READ MORE