Visitor Experiences of Indigenous Tourism — Introduction

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar reflexão teórica a fim de estimular a produção do campo epistemológico que trata do tema relacionado ao segmento turismo indígena. A metodologia do trabalho foi baseada na associação direta entre pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. No que tange à pesquisa bibliográfica, foram efetuadas leituras vinculadas aos estudos do turismo, da geografia e da antropologia. Sobre o aspecto documental da análise foram consultados planos, programas e projetos vinculados aos órgãos públicos que fomentam e qualificam o turismo brasileiro. Os resultados da pesquisa indicam que o turismo indígena, como acontece em várias localidades no Brasil e em outros territórios estrangeiros, principalmente na América Central e do Sul, incluindo a Argentina, Chile, Equador, Colômbia, México, entre outros países, em maior ou menor grau de desenvolvimento, tem como uma de suas funções a de potencializar a cultura local contribuído para a valorização cultural dos territórios. Indigenous Tourism as alternative cultural enhancement The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical reflection to stimulate the production of the epistemological field that deals with the issue related to the indigenous tourism sector. The methodology of this study was based on the direct association between documentary and bibliographical research. Regarding the literature, readings were made related to tourism, geography and anthropology studies. About the documentary aspect of the analysis were consulted plans, programs and projects related to public agencies that promote and qualify the Brazilian tourism. The survey results indicate that the indigenous tourism, such as what happens in many communities in Brazil and other foreign territories, particularly in Central America and South America, including Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, among other countries, greater or lesser degree of development, has as one of its functions to enhance the local culture contributed for the cultural enhancement of territories. KEYWORDS: Indigenous Tourism; Culture; Tradition; Identity; Otherness.

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Dramatisation As A Teaching Method In University Programs For Tour Guides And Interpreters

Journal of International Education Research (JIER) ◽

10.19030/jier.v10i5.9073 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 131-322

Author(s):

Lola Teruel ◽

Maryland Morant ◽

Maria Jose Vinals

Keyword(s):

Teaching Method ◽

Academic Progress ◽

Critical Assessment ◽

Tour Guides ◽

Tourism Management ◽

Resource Managers ◽

Visitor Experiences ◽

The Subject ◽

Heritage Interpretation ◽

Spanish Education

Tour guides and heritage interpreters are central to the development of experiential tourism. This form of tourism aims at delivering memorable and personalised visitor experiences by developing activities that induce physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual connections with a specific destination, its resources and its population. In this sense, thematic approaches to heritage interpretation allow heritage resource managers to clearly convey messages by promoting awareness and respect for heritage resources. Dimensions of competency related to heritage interpretation are explored in both formal and informal Spanish education systems. Significant learning methods are designed to achieve these dimensions of competency by allowing the student tour guide to serve the subject of an activity by dramatising interpretive content.This paper describes the experience of the degree programme in Tourism Management at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Universitat Politnica de Valencia), which applies curricula that involve designing, producing and implementing dramatised tours. A critical assessment of this program is carried out to evaluate the experiences and academic progress of students and other individuals involved in the programs development.

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Case study: Destination readiness for dementia-friendly visitor experiences: A scoping study

Tourism Management ◽

10.1016/j.tourman.2018.05.013 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 ◽

pp. 29-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Joanne Connell ◽

Stephen J. Page

Keyword(s):

Scoping Study ◽

Visitor Experiences ◽

Friendly Visitor

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Assessing the Efficacy of Communication Interventions for Shifting Public Perceptions of Park Benefits

Journal of Travel Research ◽

10.1177/0047287516646472 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 (4) ◽

pp. 468-481 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Betty Weiler ◽

Brent D. Moyle ◽

Isabelle D. Wolf ◽

Kelly de Bie ◽

Monica Torland

Keyword(s):

National Parks ◽

Communication Theory ◽

Community Support ◽

Public Perceptions ◽

Persuasive Communication ◽

Societal Relevance ◽

Visitor Experiences ◽

Highly Effective ◽

Positive Valence ◽

Communication Interventions

One way national parks can sustain their societal relevance and ensure ongoing political and community support is through conscious and deliberate repositioning. This study investigates the potential for psychologically repositioning national parks using persuasive communication designed to shift public perceptions of the benefits of visitor experiences in parks. The experimental communication interventions were selected to target benefits where gaps were identified between the perceptions of park managers and the parks’ constituent publics. Using a pre–post design on 1,055 respondents split evenly across two Australian states, the experiment revealed that the website and the video used as interventions were highly effective at improving public perceptions of park benefits. This was attributed to the persuasiveness of the website and the video, which respondents rated as having positive valence, as highly vivid and as credible. This research provides theoretically informed insights into the application of persuasive communication theory to psychologically reposition national parks.

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