Browsing Theses by Subject "Recreation and Leisure Studies (Tourism, Policy and Planning)"
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Locating Self through Adoption Homeland Tours: A Phenomenological Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-01)Tourism and adoption are separate subjects, which are both well-studied. Studies that look at adoption and tourism together are hard to find. Generally, these studies are written from a social work perspective rather than ... -
Mainland Chinese International University Students’ Travel Motivations, Travel Information Sources, and General Travel Patterns within Canada: A Case Study at the University of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-26)Many international students conduct tourism activities in the host country during their overseas living experience, which is significant for the country’s tourism industry and overall economy. Chinese international students ... -
Meanings of Leisure in the Everyday Lives of Chinese University Students
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)While meanings of leisure have been widely studied from Western perspectives, to date, few researchers have explored the meanings of leisure in non-Western cultural contexts. However, in an era of globalization, it is ... -
Medical Tourism: Establishing a Sustainable Medical Facility
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)Imposing the principles of sustainable development on medical tourism is vital to maintaining the three pillars of a strong nation, namely, the environment, the economy, and the local community. The three research objectives ... -
More than just “Hello” and “Nihao”: Exploring bars and intercultural communication in a touristic town, Yangshuo, China
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-15)The purpose of this research is to explore the communication and interaction between westerners and Chinese people in western bars in the touristic town of Yangshuo in southern China. Yangshuo is worldly famous for its ... -
Museums and Tourists: A Quantitative Look at Curator Perceptions of Tourism
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-16)The contributions of heritage attractions in cultural plans and economic development have long been recognized in the academic literature. However, despite the involvement of museums in such initiatives, there is little ... -
Organic Volunteering: Exploring Understandings and Meanings of Experience
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)Volunteer tourism, a sub-sector of the tourism industry, is growing at an accelerated pace subsequently creating socio-cultural, political, cultural, and environmental impacts. Current tourism literature suggests volunteer ... -
Resident Attitudes towards Tourism Development in Conservative Cultures: The Case of Qatar
(University of Waterloo, 2010-07-15)Over the past decade, Persian Gulf countries witnessed an increase in tourism development and the number of international tourists. Though tourism development plays an important role in enhancing economies, tourism ... -
The Role Volunteer Tourism Plays in Conservation: A Case Study of the Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-23)This study examined the role volunteer tourism played in the conservation of elephants in Chiang Mai, Thailand. A case study was conducted to determine whether volunteer tourism at the Elephant Nature Park (ENP) had an ... -
Ski Operations Managers’ Decision Making Under Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-20)Abstract This study explores decision making amongst ski area management. In particular, it examined how ski area managers are challenged by the risk and uncertainty as a result of weather and visitor activity patterns. ... -
Slow Food in China: An Exploratory Study
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-09)The Slow Food movement, since 1985, has been drawing more and more western people’s attention to ‘good, clean, and fair’ food standards and the preservation of local culture and businesses (Slow Food, 2014). The idea has ... -
Small-Scale Tourism Development in Communist Cuba
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-13)Tourism is arguably the world’s largest industry today, and has been adopted as an economic staple by countless low-income countries. However, while the tourism industry can bring much needed foreign capital into a country’s ... -
Stakeholder Perspectives on how Tourism Development is undertaken in Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-02)Serious academic enquiry for the tourism sector may appear inconsequential, but the business of tourism is complex and fragmented. Tourism is a multi-disciplinary phenomenon facilitating research from a number of different ... -
Tourist Motivations: Differences Between Anglophone and Francophone Tourists
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-10)Culture has been demonstrated in the literature to have an effect on tourism behavior, including the way that tourists perceive their travel experience; different cultures often hold different values (LeBlanc, 2004 & Sussman ... -
Transformational Tourism: The Example of Backpackers in Tibet
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-25)Hannam (2009) stated that travel played an important role in helping people, especially young people, to develop their inner self. Experiences, relationships and memories continue to influence ongoing journeys, including ... -
Travel Lifestyle and Behaviour of New Canadians
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-30)Immigration has become a common phenomenon of modern society in numerous countries around the world, including Canada. Despite this, tourism research has mainly focused on specific behaviours of travellers from a particular ... -
Visitor Satisfaction at a Local Festival: An Importance-Performance Analysis of Oktoberfest
(University of Waterloo, 2014-03-31)The aim of this research was to provide a practical method for assessing visitor satisfaction at a local festival. It is crucial for festival management to monitor and evaluate visitor satisfaction in order to understand ...