Culture and tourism 1. Culture and Tourism 1.1 Definition Culture comprises of “the beliefs‚ behaviors‚ objects‚ and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society” (1). Through culture‚ people discover their true identity‚ adapt to social norms and play a vital part in contributing to the society. Therefore‚ culture consists of several aspects of the society such as language‚ values‚ customs‚ norms‚ and so on. On the other hand‚ tourism consists of the practice
Premium Tourism Culture Singapore
CASE STUDY IN TRAVEL‚ HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM Tourism in Singapore 6 May 2013 Table of Contents 1 Introduction The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board was first established in 1964 with the mandate to promote Singapore as a tourist destination. We began work with a small staff strength of 25 and that year‚ we welcomed 91‚000 visitors. The Merlion was created as a symbol as part of marketing campaigns. (Anon.‚ 2013) Travel agent licensing and tourist guide training were
Premium Tourism
Cultural tourism is referred to the kind of tourism‚ which is concerned with the culture of a specific region or country‚ particularly in the arts. It basically focuses on the traditional communities that have diverse customs as well as the forms of art and the distinct social practices that distinguish a certain culture from the others. It would include tourism in the urban areas and even the historic and large cities‚ including facilities like theaters and museums. It also includes this in the
Premium Tourism Heritage tourism Cultural heritage
Response: Intimations of Dark Tourism The study of dark tourism by Foley and Lennon displays a significant amount of research and examples. In pointing out the vast number of dark tourist sites‚ worldwide‚ the two authors validate the importance of dark tourism in anthropology. The manner in which a human views death depends completely on the way in which he or she was socialized from the time he or she was born. Although opinions‚ representations‚ and the ways in which humans cope with
Premium Tourism Death September 11 attacks
management. Part of the program for capacity building for the local community consists of eight modules described below and it is designed to educate and develop the skills of local communities. The modules are: Capacity Building -APEC TOURISM WORKING GROUP (TWG02/2008A) All the participants attain the course to learn how to behave in order to acquire good behavioral attributes. Every homestay has a first aid kit. Food safety‚ quality and knowledge is essential to the participants
Premium Tourism Farm
Research Paper: MEANING OF TOURISM DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL -is an operating structure‚ system‚ or linkage of various combinations of organizations through which a producer of travel products describes‚ sells‚ or con firms travel arrangements to the buyer. 1.2 Channels of Distribution -are similar to those of other basic industries such as agriculture or manufacturing. Their products flow to the ultimate consumer through wholesalers‚ distributors‚ and middlemen. While there
Premium Tourism Travel agency Travel
About Long Beach California This amazing city located in Southern California is the seventh largest city in California and covers 52 square miles of southwest Los Angeles County the Port of Long Beach is where the Nation’s second largest business container port is located‚ also home to the World’s most environmentally safe off –shore oil operations. This community is one of the most ideal strategic spots in the world for international trade‚ new and innovative technology‚ regional commerce‚ and
Premium California Los Angeles
Welcome to Presentation of Bangladesh Tourism Coordinating By Samiul Hasan Sami ID: 1310 Tourism in Bangladesh The beautiful country of Bangladesh has tourist attractions including archaeological sites‚ historical mosques and monuments‚ rivers‚ tea gardens‚ beaches‚ forests‚ tribal people and wildlife of various species. Along with rich cultural heritage‚ it leaves an unforgettable impression on the mind of any visitor. SOME TOURIST SPOTS OF BANGLADESH Dhaka: The capital city of Bangladesh
Free Tourism Bangladesh World Tourism Organization
The characteristics of a sandy shore at Pallarenda beach‚ Townsville‚ North Queensland. Introduction: The sandy shores of beaches can be considered as a very harsh environment to live in (Ted Klenk‚ 1999). Survival in such a habitat requires an organism to withstand strong wave and current action‚ tidal rise and fall‚ unstable substrate‚ heavy predation and wide variations in salinity and temperature (The Otter Island Project). Any organism found in this type of harsh environment is specialized
Premium Beach Coastal geography Australia
Kauai’s Black Sand Beach Field Trip Report Waimea‚ Kauai Kaua’i is the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands and has some of the most beautiful white sand beaches. However‚ there are a couple of spots on the island that are black sand beaches. The largest one is the beach at Waimea on the West Side of the island. Waimea beach is a long stretch of beach. At one end lies the mouth of the Waimea River and the far end goes out past the pier and towards Kekaha. It had been a few years since I had been
Premium Sand Brown Beach