1st Edition

Indigenous Tourism

Edited By Michelle Aicken, Chris Ryan Copyright 2005
344 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

In a world characterized by an encroaching homogeneity induced by the growth of multi-national corporations and globalization, the causes of difference accrue new levels of importance. This is as true of tourism as in many other spheres of life – and one cause of differentiation for tourism promotion is the culture of Indigenous Peoples. This offers opportunities for cultural renaissance, income... Read more
Tourist-Host Nexus – Research Considerations. (C. Ryan). Visitor Experiences of Indigenous Tourism – Introduction. (C. Ryan, B. Trauer). A Phenomenological Investigation of Tourists' Experience of Australian Indigenous culture. (G. Ingram). Understanding the Nature of the Marae Experience: Views from Hosts and Visitors at the Nga Hau E Wha National Marae, Christchurch, New Zealand. (A. McIntosh, H. Johnson). Balanda Tourists and Aboriginal People. (C. Ryan, J. Huyton). Who Manages Indigenous Cultural Tourism Product – Aspiration and Legimitimization. (C. Ryan). An Evaluation of Sustainable American Indian Tourism. (V.L. Gererich). Community-based Tourism and the Marginalized Communities in Botswana: The Case of the Basarwa in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. (J.E. Mbaiwa). Limits to Indigenous Ecotourism: An Exploratory Analysis from the Tl'azt'en Territories, Northern British Coumbia. (S.K. Nepal). Public Sector Initiatives for Aboriginal Small Business Development in Tourism. (J. Buultjens et al.). Events and Artifacts. (C. Ryan). Limiting Tourism and the Limits of Tourism: The Production and Consumption of Tourist Attractions in Western Flores. (M. Erb). Dongba Art in Lijiang, China: Indigenous Culture, Local Community and Tourism. (T. Yamamura). What and Where is the Indigenous at an Indigenous Festival? Observations from the Winter Festival in Jokkmokk, Sweden. (D.K. Muller, R. Pettersson). Conceptualisation and Aspiration. (C. Ryan, B. Trauer). Reconciliation Tourism: Challenging the Constraints of Economic Rationalism. (F. Higgins-Desbiolles). To Experience the 'Real' Australia – A Liminal Authentic Cultural
Experience. (J.R. Edelheim).
Conceptualising 'Otherness' as a Management Framework for Tourism Enterprise. (J. Cave). Concluding Words. (C. Ryan, M. Aicken).

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Chris Ryan, Michelle Aicken