The landscape of cultural tourism is becoming more competitive as the world is globalizing and numerous new technology start-ups have been popping out to compete with traditional cultural travel agencies. In addition to that, there is a rapid rise in the number of people traveling leading to the growth of the cultural tourism sector (Katsoni, 2014). There is also an inundating number of companies that offer the same cultural travel experience, hence potential customers have becoming more spoilt
Two prominent works that depict this idea include Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies”. Heart of Darkness portrays the travels of the young explorer Marlow. In his travels, Marlow discovers it may be harder than he thought for him to maintain his sanity as he is bombarded with different cultural variations. Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies” on the other hand contrast the more common perspective being on the outside looking in, to being on the inside looking
once stood and the stories that are tied to it. Fascinated by this, tourists visit these historical buildings and monuments in the countries that they travel to. This surge of income from tourism could contribute to the economy, and there are countries that rely highly on tourism to maintain their economic status and financial situation. Cultural, heritage and historical tourism is a rapidly growing industry, and countries can use this as a chance to improve their economy. There are many countries
Expanding the product mix The product mix is the total range of products offered by the business. By expanding their product mix, the profits will increase in the long term. It is used to adapt to the ever changing tastes and preferences of the customers. Air Asia’s marketing objectives to expand the product mix include: - New routes and destinations all over the world. - Flights to Americas and other Western countries - Further destinations with Air Asia X. - Improving the Do-It-Yourself
Motivational aspects of using gamified mobile applications in cultural tourism This paper is about motivational aspects and the role of gamification in using travel applications. The phenomenon of cultural tourism will be examined in a context of educational activities. An important role will be assigned to determine user’s motivation and how gamification may increase the interest of different groups of tourists. With the growth of the Web it has become possible to find the information about any
change in the way people view the world. No longer does one have to take a boat to travel across the ocean. No, one does not even have to leave bed to learn about other nations and other cultures. Due to the easier ability to immigrate, Canada has benefited immensely from globalization reaping the benefits of having highly educated men and women wanting to come into the country (Choi 2010). Canada has always been a cultural melting pot. This benefits the country as not only does it make it a prime destination
Contents: 1.1 Debate the complex nature of destination management… ………....... 1 1.2 Analyze the dynamics of destination management…………………………..…….… 3 1.3 Critically evaluate the importance of tourism…………………………………………......4 2.1 Critically assess the challenges facing marketers………………………………………… 2.2 Identify the tools needed for making decisions………………………………………….. 2.3 Critically evaluate what makes
packages through travel agents. They are usually independent. Transnational operators are from a larger group working in a global perspective. They plan the itinerary, make sure it all works together and brings connection to each of the components. They have to know what the trends are to plan holiday that they know would sell. They are usually all-inclusive packages. The tour operators can also be the tour guides then they have a lot more responsibilities. (Travel Today Travel Agency, 2015)
a decision. Even though it has the big potential as a potential predictor, it has virtually being disregarded while exploring the tourist-destination relationship (Ng, Lee, & Soutar, 2007). In fact, some travellers are food novelty seekers. They travel to many countries and places to experience something new and exciting in fulfilling their desire (Mak, Lumbers, & Eves, 2011; Kivela & Crotts, 2006). This is proven by a qualitative research done by Omar et al. (2014) whereby one of the international
(2008) guides development of tourism industry to achieve harmonious, fair and equitable society. In regard to this, the GoN has valued tourism industry as a major contributor towards sustainable economic development, promotion of diversified multi-cultural society and conservation of biodiversity (Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, 2008). Furthermore, Mfsc (2014) has prioritized Sustainable tourism as an efficacious strategy that conserves environment and sustains well-being of local