Destination Geography
Standard 1 Objective 2Part 2
What are the local customs like?
ArchitectureEgypt
Life after deathExample: Tombs
Dark AgesProtection
Example: Castles/Fortress
Middle Ages Religion
Example: Cathedrals
LanguagesBilingual: the ability to speak two languages.There are anywhere between 3,000 and 6,500 languages.
World Religion•Judaism•Hinduism•Buddhism•Confucianism•Taoism•Shintoism•Christianity•Islam
Cultural Geography•Refers to a group’s total way of life,
including the systems of social meanings, values, and ways of relating that are handed down from generation to generation.▫Influences how people eat and how they
prepare, serve, and consume food.▫Architecture▫Dress▫Music/Art▫Literature
Folklore Folklore consists of the beliefs, customs, and traditions that people pass on from generation to generation.
Mealtimes in Different CountriesBreakfast: 6:00 – 11:00 amLunch: 11:00 am – 3:00 pmDinner: 5:00 pm to midnight
Something to Remember… When traveling in a foreign country travelers should always keep bottled water with them.
Where do I find information?
Guidebooks Brochures Guidebooks give travelers information about:
Where to stayWhere to eatWhere to shopBackground information
Sightseeing tips
Describes a destination’s attractions or a supplier’s offerings. Designed to sell a product.
Co-op Advertising Brochures published by tour operators and travel agencies in a combined effort to sell the travel product.
Lights, Action, Camera
Pictures are great travel motivators. TV and movie information falls into 2 groups:•Romantic Material• Practical Material
Government Tourist Office (GTO)
A state or province’s tourism promotion organization that gives detailed information about a country, state, or city
Example: Utah Travel Council
Familiarization Trips
Reduced-rate trips provided by a supplier’s marketing department to qualified travel professionals who need knowledge to sell the product effectively.
Trade Shows Provide opportunities for travel professionals to showcase their products.
What’s happening in travel?
Ethnocentrism
The attitude that a person’s own culture is the BEST and most natural!
Multiculturism Acknowledging the existence, contribution, and value of all the earth’s cultures and peoples
Outbound Sending people to other countries
InboundTourists coming into a country
Ecotourism Traveling to nature’s wonders and leaving them in their original state.
Recreation Travel Mountain Climbing Hiking Diving Kayaking Shopping Cooking Gambling Watching a sporting event Many More!
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