Anthropology 2272F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Ngadha Language, Cultural Tourism, Administrative Village

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 2272F/G
• Professor: Sherry Larkin

Document Summary

Tourism, culture and development chapter 5: the mediators of tourism in ngadha. The government and tourism: go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts (cid:272)a(cid:374) pla(cid:455) a(cid:374) i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t (cid:396)ole i(cid:374) (cid:373)ediati(cid:374)g tou(cid:396)ists" pe(cid:396)(cid:272)eptio(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d behaviour in tourism. Regency-level perspectives: g(cid:396)eat i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)(cid:272)e is atta(cid:272)hed to tou(cid:396)is(cid:373) at the (cid:396)ege(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) le(cid:448)el as it is ngadha"s se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d most important industry after agriculture, conflict has arisen in both villages as a result of fund allocation. In bena, percentage allocated to the administrative village in bena did not reflect what had been spent in the nua and was bound to cause ill-feeling. Government and marketing: marketing and tourist information are two of the major roles of a government tourism department. In this case the government has produced very little marketing material, and what is produced is not well distributed. Guide training courses: the guiding course made no reference to the important of a guide as translator of culture.