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Contemporary Issues in Tourism Assignment

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Contemporary Issues in Tourism Assignment

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Table of ContentsContemporary Issues in Tourism.....................................................................................................1Introduction......................................................................................................................................3Different approaches to heritage......................................................................................................3Contemporary issues in real world..................................................................................................4Contesting Diversification...............................................................................................................5Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
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IntroductionCultural attraction if one of the main topic of discussion in contemporary tourism. Traditionally, cultural tourism focused on the cultural history, landscapes and land monuments of a community. Today, people travel across different places for common aspects such as education, religion, and popular culture[ CITATION Ric11 \l 1033 ]. The diversification of heritage provides fresh opportunities for the industry because of the new patterns, which attract tourists. Globalization is one of the reasons for this diversity because it provides insight into new lifestyles, values, and events. Cultural exchange amongst global community has led to the development of these diversities in national, regional and global systems. These changes are evident in the customs, beliefs, social institutions and material products. Using the Hofstede’s model of cultural dimensions, this report explains the diversities in beliefs, attitudes, meanings and spatial relations while highlighting common attributes. It looks at the disappearance of cultural identifies caused by looted artifacts. It also identifies the role of conflict, wars, ownership, identity and commemoration. Cultural tourism also has an interest on repatriation and its destructive effects on tourism[ CITATION Mar11 \l 1033 ]. The emergence of a collective form of cultural identity in the global system comes about because of popular culture, repatriation and collective memory and other factors. Discussion about the dissonance arising from this change indicate a lack of harmony on cultural values. Different approaches to heritageHofstede’s cultural heritage describes elements of culture in relation to national influences to language, Arts & Sciences, Spirituality, Social activity and interaction[ CITATION Hof11 \l 1033 ]. This explains the national variability and collectiveness in main cultures and their subcultures. He points out that people in a community share these aspects. The approach explains the
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