Essays about: "way to promote tourism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words way to promote tourism.

1. 1. The Value of Experience: Virtual Reality as a Form of Barrier-Free Tourism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Tanvir Ahmed; Laudicéia da Silva Åkesson; [2022]
   Keywords : Virtual Reality; Barrier-free tourism; value; and Consumer Behavior; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Virtual reality (VR) has dominated technology headlines in recent years with its ability to immerse users in a virtual world. This technology is changing the tourism industry dramatically. Previously, VR has been used mainly as a marketing tool to promote services and tourist destinations. READ MORE

3. 2. Visiting food sovereignty : exploring the relations of food sovereignty and tourism

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mislav Petrusic; [2022]
   Keywords : food sovereignty; alternative agriculture; alternative tourism; Ireland; eco village; rural development;

   Abstract : Both the agriculture and tourism sectors have been heavily criticized for the social and environmental imprints they leave on the world, especially in rural areas. This thesis explores the intersection between alternative approaches to both agriculture and tourism which seek to bring positive social and ecological effects to rural areas. READ MORE

4. 3. 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. 4. Impacts of a local community event on development of peripheral destination : Entrepreneurial perspective on Aldrei fór ég suður festival in Iceland

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

   Author : Alina Bavykina; [2021]
   Keywords : periphery; remoteness; peripheral destinations; tourism; events; festivals; event tourism; sustainable destination development; entrepreneurship; tourism management; rural development; collaboration; network; social capital; social embeddedness; sustainability; Iceland; Westfjords; Aldrei fór ég suður; Ísafjörður;

   Abstract : Remote communities stay vulnerable in the face of major socioeconomic challenges. Tourism is often seen as a way to stimulate local economies and increase attractiveness of peripheral destinations, while events are considered to be one of the tools to promote tourism. READ MORE

6. 5. An analysis of how consumers experience virtual tours : A virtual tour of the Faroe Islands

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Magdalena Meder; [2021]
   Keywords : virtual tourism; virtual tours; tourism experience; virtual tourism experience; Faroe Islands; alternative tourism;

   Abstract : When the whole world was in lockdown and tourism was at a standstill due to the COVID19-pandemic, the Faroe Islands found an alternative way to let people experience their destination. They started the “Remote tourism” campaign which offered live virtual tours where users from all over the world could navigate the locals who were equipped with GoPro cameras on their helmets. READ MORE