Guided tours for children in Italian museums The work of the educational department of V.A.M.I.

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-65
Author(s):  
A Trivulzio
Keyword(s):  
Guided Tours

A Note on Guided Tours for Two Classes of Tourists During the Slack Season

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amitrajeet A. BATABYAL
Keyword(s):  
Guided Tours

scholarly journals Exploring new frontiers? “Neo-slumming” and gentrification as a tourism resource

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-353
Author(s):  
Raphaël Pieroni ◽  
Patrick James Naef
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourist Gaze ◽  
Modern Cities ◽  
Central Hypothesis ◽  
Tourism Resource ◽  
Major Transformation ◽  
Private Entrepreneurs ◽  
Guided Tours

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse urban transformation as a tourism resource. Tourism is undeniably a powerful motor for urban transformation but in return, urban transformation can represent a resource for actors related to tourism. More precisely this paper focuses on one major transformation of modern cities: gentrification. Design/methodology/approach The central hypothesis of this paper is that gentrification accompanies tourism, but that gentrification itself may also become an object of the tourist gaze. The paper focuses on local guides and small touristic entrepreneurs in order to identify the tensions that might arise. The presentation of two guided tours – “Subculture Brixton Nightlife Tour” and “Where Brooklyn At?” – will enable us to explore how the gentrification of Brixton (London) and Brooklyn (New York) may be used as a tourism resource for local private entrepreneurs. Findings Results presented here are based on ethnographic methods such as observation as well as content analysis and semi-directive interviews. Mobilising the historical concept of “slumming”, this paper proposes an extended conceptual framework, “neo-slumming”, to analyse evolving tourism practices in modern cities, practices that are considered here as tourism’s new frontiers. Originality/value However, as tourism transforms cities, the process itself is now of interest to tourists and thus becomes a resource for sector businesses (Naef, 2018). Yet studies about the touristification of urban transformation are still quite rare. This analysis aims to fill this gap by looking at the way a process, such as some spectacular, rapid or radical transformation of the urban fabric, can become a touristic resource associated with specific narratives and representations. In this context, the tourist gaze (Urry, 2002) is directed on a resource characterised by its ongoing change.

scholarly journals Experiencing Englishness: humour and guided tours

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol X. Zhang ◽  
Philip L. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Guided Tours

scholarly journals The Influence of Interpretation through Guiding Tour, Quality of Reception and Relics’ Worship on the Satisfaction of Pilgrims Attending the Iasi Feast

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6905
Author(s):  
Maria Tătărușanu ◽  
Gina Ionela Butnaru ◽  
Valentin Niță ◽  
Angelica-Nicoleta Neculăesei ◽  
Elena Ciortescu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Guided Tours ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Heritage Interpretation ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

Recently, in line with the increased attention paid to cultural tourism in general and to religious tourism in particular, researchers and practitioners have become increasingly interested in the analysis of various aspects related to cultural heritage in order to capitalize on its value by means of its interpretation, thus providing beneficial effects both for tourists and for tourism’s sustainable development. The aim of this research is to analyze the extent to which the methods of interpretation of the religious cultural heritage: guiding tours, quality reception, and relic worship influence the satisfaction of tourists participating in the “Saint Parascheva” pilgrimage, held annually by the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iasi. The data were collected by means of a survey (N = 932) and the information was processed by using the SPSS version 25 program. Our results indicate the significant influence that the potential to worship relics has on pilgrims’ satisfaction compared to other interpretation methods, such as the relationship with the Cathedral’s staff or the possibility of participating in guided tours. Pilgrims’ satisfaction is also perceived differently depending on certain aspects of their socio-demographic profile, i.e., their age and the perceived faith level. This study is relevant for researchers, managers, and students interested in the field of cultural heritage interpretation in genera, and in the field of religious heritage in particular, and could significantly contribute to improving pilgrims’ satisfaction as well as cultural heritage preservation.

Alternative tourism and civil society in Athens

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Hecate Vergopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
Web Forum ◽  
Guided Tours ◽  
Do So

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to tackle the issue of the meaning of tourism as it is being crippled by the economic crisis in Greece. Design/methodology/approach To do so, it brings together the findings of three different fieldworks related to tourism in Athens in times of crisis. Each one of these focuses on a specific player of tourism: a linguistic and semiological analysis led mainly on travel guides and ad campaigns deals with the industry of tourism; a linguistic analysis of tourists’ posts on a French web forum deals with the tourists themselves; and an ethnographical approach of alternative guided tours of Athens focuses on local players (associations and cooperatives offering out of the beaten tracks tours). Findings The whole study reveals that there is a misunderstanding between the industry and the consumers toward what the tourist practice should mean: whereas the tourists are in search of an ethical meaning, the industry claims there is no room for such issues. The alternative players, however, offer a political perspective that embraces the ethical issues raised by tourists. Originality/value They thus might, in the end, show us the way a so-called “civil society” could also have its own role to perform in tourism.

scholarly journals From “Treasure Room” to “School Room”: Special Collections and Education

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Escar Smith
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Traditional Classroom Teaching ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Guided Tours

Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary states that education involves learning and then defines learning as the acquisition of knowledge or understanding through study, instruction, or experience.1 This is the best and broadest definition of the term I know of and the one that most closely informs what I do in my work as director of the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives at Texas A&M University. I consider any activity that provides opportunities for study or experience as education. In a special collections environment, this includes traditional classroom teaching as well as many other undertakings—exhibits, displays, guided and self-guided tours, . . .

scholarly journals Quilombola ethnobotany: a case study in a community of slave descendants from the center of the Cerrado biome

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e332985797
Author(s):  
Kennedy de Araújo Barbosa ◽  
Luzia Francisca de Souza ◽  
Fabiano Guimarães Silva ◽  
Luciana Cristina Vitorino ◽  
Layara Alexandre Bessa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citrus Limon ◽  
Metabolic System ◽  
Preparation Methods ◽  
Hymenaea Courbaril ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Plant Use ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Use Values ◽  
Guided Tours

Current Quilombola communities are remnants of Brazilian slave communities. The community of Cedro, municipality of Mineiros – GO, uses botanical resources from the Cerrado biome to compose herb-based remedies, that constitute an important source of income for residents. The aim of this work was to evaluate this slave tradition considering i. the pattern of plant use; ii. the relationship between origin and compound taxonomic richness; and iii. the consensus on plant use X pharmacological actions proposed in local medicine. Data were obtained using free listing and snowball techniques, semistructured interviews and guided tours. The results indicated that the community presents a wide pattern of species use; in 380 ethno-references, 166 species were mentioned. The families Fabaceae, Asteraceae and Lamiaceae were richer in species and ethno-references; most of the plants are native and were collected in backyards or a typical Cerrado. Infused and decocted teas were the most diverse preparation methods (H' = 2.6201), and they were primarily used to address diseases of the digestive and metabolic system. The species with higher use values (UV) were Cymbopogon citratus, Citrus limon, Hymenaea courbaril, Dysphania ambrosioides and Baccharis trimera (UV>1). This work constitutes an important survey about the ethnobotanical knowledge of descendants of slaves and demonstrates the importance of the resources of the Cerrado biome for therapy in Quilombola communities that developed in the center of this biome.

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