Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
E INTERNET EXERCISES E
The Internet sites mentioned in this chapter plus some
selected additional sites are listed for your convenience on
the companion Web site for this topic,
www.wiley.com/college/goeldner .
destinations and design an advertisement that would
appeal to individuals who have cultural tourism in mind.
ACTIVITY 2
Site Name:
International
Institute for Peace Through
ACTIVITY 1
Site Name:
Tourism
URL:
National Geographic Society
www.iipt.org
Background Information:
URL:
www.nationalgeographic.com
Background Information:
IIPT is a nonpro t organization
dedicated to fostering tourism initiatives that contribute
to international understanding and cooperation, an
improved quality of environment, and the preservation
of heritage. Through these initiatives, IIPT helps bring
about a peaceful and sustainable world.
The National Geographic Society
is propelled by new concerns: the alarming lack of geo-
graphic knowledge among our nation's young people and
the pressing need to protect the planet
s natural resources.
The Society continues to develop new and exciting vehi-
cles for broadening its reach and enhancing its ability to
get people in touch with the world around them.
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Exercises
1.
Does tourism have a role in building bridges of under-
standing between countries, civilizations, cultures, and
religions?
Exercise
1.
Visit the National Geographic Society and search its
database for two destinations you think would have a
cultural
2.
What can IIPT do to reduce poverty?
tourism attraction. Collect data on these
E QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION E
1.
Evaluate culture as a travel motivator.
7.
Identify some of the rewards that international travel
can bring to a perceptive, sensitive traveler.
2.
What do you see as the appeal of cultural similarities
and cultural differences as motivation to travel to
various destinations?
8.
For what reasons did the minister of tourism for the
Bahamas promote its People-to-People program?
3.
Give an example of a cultural experience that would be
most satisfying to a visitor in a country much different
from his or her own.
9.
Referring to question 8, identify some other countries
where a similar program would be equally successful.
10.
A philosopher states that culture is what we know.
Research changes our viewpoint. Thus, new discoveries
make us change. Do you agree?
4.
Create a life-seeing tourism program in your
community.
5.
What type of life-seeing experience would you par-
ticularly enjoy?
6. How much cultural difference can most tourists tol-
erate? Give examples of
11.
Does your community possess some distinctive cul-
tural attraction?
12.
In what way can world peace be enhanced by tourism?
''too much.''
E CASE PROBLEMS E
An attractive lakeside community of 5,000 persons is
presently a popular tourist center, primarily because of its
appeal to sports enthusiasts and its proximity to a
magni cent state park. However, tourist expenditures
are low, principally because of the lack of entertainment in
the community. The movie theater closed three years ago,
1.
and there is virtually no entertainment except that to
be found in a couple of beer taverns. The town and
surrounding countryside are rich in history, but the only
museum is a small one in the front part of a bar. How could
a museum and other entertainment be provided?
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