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Format: 1 online resource (149 pages)

ISBN: 9781136415401

Content: A one-of-a-kind analysis of ocean cruising! In Ocean Travel and Cruising: A Cultural Analysis, noted author Arthur Asa Berger turns his critical eye to the phenomenon of ocean cruising. This academically solid yet reader-friendly book brings a multidisciplinary cultural studies approach to the subject, examining ocean cruising from economic, semiotic, sociological, psychoanalytic, and marketing perspectives, and offering insights not provided by the more traditional sociological approaches to the subject. You'll explore cruise demographics, the relationship between cruising and gender, the sociology of dining on cruise ships, hedonism and pleasure seeking, the compulsion to cruise, consolidation in the industry, the exploitation of workers on cruise ships, and a great deal more. Here's a section-by-section rundown of what's in store for you and your students in this one-of-a-kind new text: The Economics of Cruising examines cruise categories, industry consolidation, worker exploitation, and ways that cruise lines make money aside from ticket sales. This section also compares the costs of cruises vs. land-based vacations and fills you in on the typical weekly food and beverage consumption of the Carnival line's complement of ships, which sheds light on how a cruise line can, for a mere 10, provide a food array that would cost a restaurant or hotel 33 to 40. Signs at SeaThe Semiotics of Cruising provides you with a quick primer on semiotics and then discusses the cruise ship as a sign system and then breaks the system down to its component parts, discussing dining rooms, cabins/staterooms, dress codes, spatiality, luxury signifiers, the perceived elitism of the cruise experience, the role of photography, and more. A Sociological Analysis of Cruising explores cruise demographics and their meaning, time budgeting on cruises, the sociology of

Content: Intro -- Ocean Travel and Cruising: A Cultural Analysis -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface: The Joke Is on Me! -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. The Economics of Cruising -- Cruising to Alaska: A Case Study -- Cruises Compared to Land-Based Vacations -- Other Ways Cruise Lines Make Money -- Cruise Categories -- Consolidation of the Cruise Industry -- Exploitation of Workers on Cruise Ships? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Signs at Sea: The Semiotics of Cruising -- A Primer on Semiotics -- The Cruise Ship As a Sign System -- Cruises and Pilgrimages -- Names of Cruise Lines and the Perceived Elitism of the Cruise Experience -- Taking Photographs and Using Video Cameras Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Sociological Analysis of Cruising -- Cruise Demographics -- Gender and Cruising -- Carnivalization Theory and Cruising -- The Sociology of Dining -- Time Budgets and the Busy Life at Sea -- New Trends in Cruising -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Cruising -- The Compulsion to Cruise -- Sea and Psyche -- The Paradise Myth and Cruises -- Cruise Liners As Floating Utopias -- Hedonism and Pleasure Seeking -- Cruise Taking As Regression in the Service of the Ego -- The Gourmet/Gourmand Problem -- Unconditional Love -- The Agony of the Choice -- Escaping the Boredom of Everyday Life -- Behind the Facade: Daily Life of Crew Members -- The Ship As a Labyrinth: A Speculative Theory -- The Cruise Travel Agent As "Fairy Godmother" -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Selling Smooth Sailing: Advertising and Marketing Cruises -- Interpreting Advertisements -- What Can Be Analyzed in a Print Advertisement? -- Cruise Advertising in the August 2002 Travel + Leisure Magazine -- Commonalities in These Cruise Advertisements -- Two Cruise Line Brochure (Catalog) Covers -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Cruising (on) the Internet.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780789021977

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780789021977

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

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Format: XIV, 177 S , Ill., graph. Darst., Kt

ISBN: 0789007320 , 0789011220

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Subjects: Economics

Keywords: Südostasien ; Tourismus ; Südostasien ; Tourismus ; Aufsatzsammlung

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (551 p.)

ISBN: 9781136382642

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Containing original and previously unpublished theoretical and empirical studies, Consumer Behavior in Travel and Tourism will give professionals, professors, and researchers in the field up-to-date insight and information on trends, happenings, and findings in the international hospitality business arena. A great resource for educators, this book is complete with learning objectives, concept definitions, and even review questions at the end of each chapter. From this book, readers will understand and learn the needs and preferences of tourists and how to investigate the process of destination , Consumer Behavior in Travel and Tourism; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Overview; Chapter 1. Consumer Behavior Related to Tourism; Learning Objectives; Motivation of Tourists; Typologies of Tourists; Destination Choice; Models of Consumer Behavior in Tourism; The Nonuser; Summary and Conclusions; Concept Definitions; Review Questions; Part II: Destination Selection and Product Choice; Chapter 2. Estimating What Affects Tourist Destination Choice; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Theoretical Background of Discrete Choice Experiments , A Model of Choices of Hypothetical Destinations on Five Caribbean IslandsA Discrete Choice Experiment on Remote Fly-In Recreational Angling in Northern Ontario; Summary and Conclusions; Concept Definitions; Review Questions; Chapter 3. Understanding the Factors Influencing Ski Destination Choice: A Means-End Analytic Approach; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Means-End Theory; General Methodology for Assessing Means-End Relationships; Study Objectives and Methodology; Analysis and Results; Implications for Leisure and Destination Research; Concept Definitions; Review Questions , Optional Project: Measuring Means-End ChainsChapter 4. The Roles of Image and Perceived Constraints at Different Stages in the Tourist's Destination Decision Process; Learning Objectives; Introduction; The Structure of Destination Choice Sets; Study Hypotheses; Data Collection; Operationalizing Facilitators and Inhibitors; Results; Concluding Comments; Concept Definitions; Review Questions; Chapter 5. Tourists' Decision-Making and Behavior Processes; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Major Aspects of Tourists' Decision-Making and Behavior Processes , The Need for Relativism: Competing Paradigms in the Social Sciences and in Decision TheoryThe Positivist View: The Rational Tourist; The Interpretivist View: The Other Aspect of the Tourist; Summary and Conclusions; Concept Definitions; Review Questions; Chapter 6. Family Decision Making and Tourism Behaviors and Attitudes; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Data and Method; Findings; Marketing Implications; Recommendations for Future Research; Concept Definitions; Review Questions; Chapter 7. Consumer Decision Making and Prepurchase Information Search; Learning Objectives , Marketing Communications in the Travel and Tourism IndustryThe Nature of Prepurchase Information Search; Types of Information Sought; Amounts and Sources of External Information Search; Determinants of Information Search; Purchase Involvement and Information Search; Strategic Implications; Concept Definitions; Review Questions; Chapter 8. Consumer Choice in Context: The Decoy Effect in Travel and Tourism; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Purpose of the Study; Methodology; Findings; Implications; Limitations; Conclusions; Concept Definitions; Review Questions , Chapter 9. Package Tourism and Customer Loyalties

Language: English

Keywords: Tourismus ; Individuum ; Verhalten ; Reiseverhalten ; Individuum

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Format: Online-Ressource (158 p)

ISBN: 9780789025708

Content: Explore the travel/tourism possibilities of this exotic yet tourist-friendly countryVietnam Tourism presents a unique ethnographic-semiotic analysis of some of the most important touristic icons in Vietnamese culture. In addition, it offers a firsthand analysis of many aspects of daily life in Vietnam and a semiotic analysis of Vietnam's dominant cultural symbols. A twelve-page photo section brings vibrant images of this unique country to life.Vietnam Tourism also presents an essential overview of what Vietnam has to offer tourists, looking at the exciting possibilities?and the potential pitfa

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Vietnam Tourism; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A NOTE ON ETHNOGRAPHY; THE DESIGN OF THE BOOK; WHY PEOPLE BECOME TOURISTS: USES AND GRATIFICATIONS; PART I: VIETNAM AS A TOURIST DESTINATION-AN ANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 1 The Pros and Cons of Vietnam Tourism; STATISTICS ON TOURISM IN VIETNAM, THAILAND, AND CAMBODIA; VISITORS IN VIETNAM BY COUNTRY IN 2001; SOME PROBLEMS OF VIETNAM'S TOURISM INDUSTRY; BENEFITS OF VIETNAM AS A TOURIST DESTINATION; Chapter 2 The Consumer Culture and Vietnam; TOURISM AND CONSUMER CULTURES: THE GRID-GROUP TYPOLOGY , CONSUMER CULTURES AND TOURIST CHOICESTRAVEL PREFERENCES IN VIETNAM AND CULTURAL ALIGNMENTS; ABOUT IMAGINING, INTERPRETING, AND REMEMBERING VIETNAM; PART II: VIRTUAL VIETNAM-IMAGINING VIETNAM; Chapter 3 Vietnam: Image and Reality; VIETNAM AS AN IMAGINED PLACE; PICO IYER'S PICTURE OF SAIGON AND HANOI; TWO WRITERS ON THE VIETNAMESE PASSION FOR FOOD; THE VIETNAM WAR; Chapter 4 Touring Vietnam in Safety and Comfort; LOGISTICS; TF HANDSPAN GROUP TOUR ITINERARY; ANNIE, THU, AND PROBLEMS WITH NAMES; ADVENTURE WEAR AND MAGIC GLASSES: I GO HIGH TECH; TEACHING THE VIETNAMESE ABOUT AMERICAN CULTURE , ESCAPING WITH ONE'S LIFE WHILE TOURING VIETNAMA RAINBOW THE DAY WE LEAVE; ON THE MATTER OF VIETNAM'S APPEAL FOR TOURISTS; PART III: SEMIOTIC VIETNAM-INTERPRETING THE COUNTRY; Chapter 5 Understanding Vietnam: Culture and Geography; SCHOLARLY APPROACHES TO STUDYING FOREIGN CULTURES; THE IDEAS OF ROLAND BARTHES; QUOC NGU: THE VIETNAMESE WRITTEN LANGUAGE; THE CAO DAI CATHEDRAL AT TAY NINH; SAPA AND THE HILL-TRIBE GIRLS; THE MEKONG DELTA; HANOI; HO CHI MINH CITY/SAIGON; Chapter 6 Exploring Vietnam's Culture: Food and Entertainment; PHO; NUOC MAM (FISH SAUCE); VIETNAMESE METAL COFFEE POTS , SPRING ROLLSNON LA (CONICAL HATS); AO DAI: THE TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE COSTUME FOR WOMEN; HO CHI MINH'S BODY; GENERAL GIAP: THE SNOW-COVERED VOLCANO; GREEN PITH HELMETS; CU CHI TUNNELS; CD CAFÉS; DONG AND DOLLARS; ROI NUOC (WATER PUPPETS); PART IV: REMEMBERING VIETNAM-BACK IN THE UNITED STATES; Chapter 7 Reflections on Touring Vietnam; A JUMBLE OF MEMORIES; THE ACTUAL VIETNAM VERSUS THE VIRTUAL VIETNAM; STREET CULTURES AND HOUSE CULTURES; AN AGE-OLD QUESTION; Chapter 8 Conclusion; THE TOURIST AS STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND; A FINAL WORD; Bibliography; Index;

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781136427725

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780789025708

Additional Edition: Print version Vietnam Tourism

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