HOST 1089 Tourism and Hospitality Management Program

Running Head: GLOBAL TOURISM
GLOBAL TOURISM
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Executive summary
Greece, the Balkans and Turkey are considered to be one of the popular tourist destinations in
South Eastern Europe. The Balkan countries are full of entertainment and cultural monuments
and activities that provoke the tourists to come and get a glimpse of those rich cultural paradigm.
Therefore, this report also tries to point out the importance of these places and the key
characteristics that lead to a good tourist experience. Moreover, the itinerary is also stapled with
the report so that it can generate an in-depth understanding of the tourist destination and the
places to visit.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Tour program overview...............................................................................................................3
Destination assessment................................................................................................................4
Customer culture..........................................................................................................................5
Transportation..............................................................................................................................6
Itinerary of the proposed tour......................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
Reference.......................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Tour in the Balkan countries is considered to be an outstanding experience for any
visitor. There are plenty of sites to visit and in my opinion each country has its own unique
culture blended with history, natural beauty and modern places to live. Based on this, this
journey map chooses the destination countries of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. In this regard, it
is important to make a good destination plan that can provide fun and luxury for the tourists. The
entire destination will take 8 days start from Greece and end in Turkey. Therefore, it is a packed
schedule and the tourists only get a glimpse of each country.
Tour program overview
This tour is primarily a heritage destination with a time line of only 8 days. It can be
stated that within a time of 8 days visiting almost all the tourist spots in three countries is an
impossible matter. Therefore, to make the destination more attractive and less hectic a new tour
program must be initiated. In this regard, it can be stated that Greece is full of ancient places like
the Athens, Mycenae and Olympia. Full of ancient remains, temples and buildings it will be a
good experience for the tourists to get a glimpse of the heritage of the country (Bofulin et al.,
2016). In addition to this, in the country of Bulgaria, there are a number of heritage tourist spots.
For an instance, the Kazanlak Tomb of 3rd century BC, Thracian Tomb, the Nesebar
Architectural Reserve popular for the oldest European town and the Rila Monastery that was
founded in the 10th century. Besides this, in Turkey the favourite tourist places are the Hittite
Capital, the old city of Istanbul and the Nemrut Dag which was famous for the huge statues of
King Antiochus, the descendent of Apollo (Michailidou et al., 2016). Based on this, the primary