Identify a tourist destination region that you are familiar

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This essay should be based on attached essay and also this time essay should be about bali because it should based on previous essay.

Description

This assessment brings together all the topics covered in this unit and gives you the opportunity to apply what you have learned to a destination of your choice.

Task-

The task is to demonstrate you can critically think about the theories and conduct the research skills you have learned about in this unit and apply them to the practical tourism functions or situation occurring at a particular tourism destination place or region, i.e. to identify what is actually occurring or being practiced at a place, and relate this to the theoretical concepts introduced in this unit.

Instructions-

Identify a tourist destination region (TDR) that you are familiar with or have recently visited. This selected TDR will be used as a basis for you to compare and contrast relevant theories introduced in the unit to practical aspects of the TDR.

Your essay should commence with an introduction that identifies the TDR and the theoretical concepts that you are going to use, compare or contrast with regard to how they relate to the practical aspects of the TDR.

The body of your essay then needs to be written around an argument that considers and critically discusses your selected TDR in relation to these theories and according to the following criteria: provide an overview of how tourism has developed in your TDR (ensure you link your discussion to theories introduced in Topic 5 - Places in tourist itineraries) identify and explain what factors make the TDR attractive to visitors (ensure you relate your discussion to theories introduced in Topic 4 - People as tourists and Topic 8 - Tourist attractions).

Your discussion should identify and explain the main visitor markets that visit the TDR (support your discussion with relevant visitation statistics) identify and explain the role of a specifc tourism or hospitality industry in your TDR - for example, conferences, events, tour operations, accommodation, restaurants (refer to Topic 9 - Tourism industries).

Note: You are required to select an industry sector relevant to your degree program, for example, Conventions and Events, or International Tourism & Hospitality Management, or other if applicable explain if principles of sustainable tourism are evident within your TDR (ensure you relate your discussion to theories introduced in Topic 6 - Tourism environments and Topic 7 - Sustainable tourism) conclude your essay with an overview of the main findings of the critical review of the TDR you have selected to analyse. You are required to search for, find and use at least 5 tourism academic reference sources, i.e. academic books and/or academic articles published in academic journals to discuss the theories in relation to your TDR.

You also need to use specific references about your TDR or a comparable situation (which may include industry, web and academic sources, e.g. WTO or regional statistics, national or local government tourism information).

It is mandatory to reference the textbook and at least 2 of the unit Readings for this essay however these references are not counted as part of the minimum 5 academic sources required.

Thus, aim for at least 10 references in total for your essay.

Tourism Development in Bali

Article 1: Iverson, T.J. (2010) Cultural conflict: tourists versus tourists in Bali, Indonesia, International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 4 (4) pp. 299 - 310.

Article 2: Cave, J. and Brown, K.G. (2012) Island tourism: destinations: an editorial introduction to the special issue", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 6 (2) pp. 95 - 113

Article 3: McElroy, J.L., Tarlow, P. and Carlisle, K. (2007) Tourist harassment: review of the literature and destination responses, International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 1 (4) pp. 305 - 314

Article 4: Phau, I., Quintal, V. and Shanka, T. (2014) Examining a consumption values theory approach of young tourists toward destination choice intentions, International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 8 (2) pp. 125 - 139.

2000 words.

10 harvard reference.

Reference no: EM131060202

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