Essays about: "tour guide"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words tour guide.

1. 1. “You can not pay my rent forever” Voices from Dandora: Exploring Perspectives on Slum Tourism through Resident, Tour Guide, and Swedish Tourist Experiences

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Linnea Reuterberg; [2023-10-26]
   Keywords : Slum tourism; Kenya; Sweden; Dandora; Neocolonialism; Dependency;

   Abstract : In line with the increase of Globalisation, the demand for more unconventional tourism has been on a rise during the last decades. More Western tourists want to get insight into the everyday life of citizens in the country they are visiting. READ MORE

3. 2. Digital Differences within Cultural Cornerstones : A Case Study of the Digital Tools and Implementations at the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Wilma Enström; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Humanities; New museology; Digital tools; Digital implementations; Sweden; Cultural heritage museums; Museum visitors; Educational games; Museum employees;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a case study conducted at the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm, focusing on the digital tools and implementations within the exhibitions of the museum. It aims to explore the perspectives and interactions on digital tools and implementations of both museum employees, and visitors, examining the potential discrepancies that may arise. READ MORE

4. 3. Guidentity : A guided journey through identification; exploring the case of international tour guides

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

   Author : Remco Willem van den Born; [2021]
   Keywords : tourism; guides; identity;

   Abstract : Tour guides are often required to be a certain version of themselves while selling a particular state of mind to their guests. The job and its lifestyle suggest many influences on tour guides’ identities. READ MORE

5. 4. Visitor Perceptions of Authenticity and Commodification in Easter Island Cultural Heritage Tourism : Pride and Empowerment of the Rapanui

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

   Author : Evelina Elf Donaldson; [2020]
   Keywords : easter island; rapanui; rapa nui; authenticity; commodification; tourist perceptions; tourism; cultural heritage; community-based tourism; indigenous;

   Abstract : This study sought to analyze tourist perceptions of cultural heritage tourism on Easter Island, more specifically, how they perceived and valued the concept of ‘authenticity’ in representations of local Rapanui culture. By analyzing and categorizing trends found in Trip Advisor reviews left for 6 tourism businesses on the island (3 traditional performance venues and 3 guided tour companies), this primary research question was further broken down to assess 1) what factors in particular render an experience valuable and authentic to the tourist, 2) how tourists perceive indigenous Rapanui’s relationship to their own culture in the context of cultural tourism, and 3) if they perceive the industry as exploiting or empowering the Rapanui people. READ MORE

6. 5. A proof-of-concept of the audio tour guide application, SoundTracker, aimed at friends and family

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

   Author : Ansam Bassam Abdulhamid; Namra Jamshaid Gill; [2018]
   Keywords : Context-awareness; Proof-of-concept; Audio tour guide; Location-based; Friends and family; Android smart phone; Kalman filter; GUI; Recording and playback; Sound-walk; Sharing;

   Abstract : Kontextmedvetenhet kan användas i turistguide applikationer för att bidra användare med information och tjänster. Majoriteten av turistguide applikationer utvecklas vanligtvis för utbildnings eller historiska ändamål. READ MORE