Authenticity and tourism in Kazakhstan: neo-nomadic culture in the post-Soviet era

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Reinventing the Local in Tourism: Producing, Consuming and Negotiating Place by Antonio Paolo Russo and Greg Richards

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ICT diffusion and the digital divide in tourism: Kazakhstan perspective

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Authenticity and eco-cultural tourism development in Kazakhstan: a country branding approach

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The life cycle of authenticity: neo-nomadic tourism culture in Kazakhstan

The paper presents the findings related to the stages of life cycle of authenticity where Kazakhstani nomadic culture in a post-Soviet heritage evolves towards tourist consumption. Using a qualitative case-study research approach, the analysis of data traces stakeholders’ perception of authenticity of various elements of Kazakhstani cultural tourism. The study intertwines inextricably with the processes of authenticity, commodification and cultural change as Kazakhstani traditions have evolved to a neo-nomadic tourism culture where authenticity becomes a currency at play and a point of differentiation from other tourism destinations. The findings offer an original approach to understand the transformation of authenticity at various stages of Kazakhstani tourism development and explore how authenticity is positioned in the influx of tourists and supporting roles from local governments and organisations

Managing the planning and development of authentic eco-cultural tourism in Kazakhstan

With the increasing visitors’ attention to the authenticity of heritage and tourism practices when they visit off the beaten track destinations, the question of authenticity in the experience of place becomes significant for the stakeholders involved in the management and development of tourism. This study investigates the managerial practices associated with the planning and development of authentic eco-cultural tourism in Kazakhstan. A qualitative case study research approach based on semi-structured interviews with policymakers, tourism developers and community members from two eco-tours in South and Central Kazakhstan is adopted to examine stakeholders’ authentication positions on various topic areas and eco-cultural tourism practices. Four key managerial and planning implications related to stakeholders’ perceptions of authenticity of Kazakhstani eco-cultural tourism are identified: empowering local communities for tourism development, redefining the host–guest tourism experience, certifying and labelling eco-cultural heritage sites and including authenticity as a unique and important feature in future tourism products and experiences

Are dark tourism performances of gulag life educational – or voyeuristic?

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Comments on Neil Mercer paper. Some consequences of the social brain ideas: studies on individual student to those on classroom as a group

Introduction Neil Mercer focuses his paper on the relationship between individual and collective thinking processes. He starts from rather recent developments stating that the concept of the ‘social brain’ emphasizes that human intelligence is intrinsically social. Neil Mercer raises the important problem of “the functional connections between collective and individual thinking activities, and the role of language in those activities.” I..

Authenticity and tourism in Kazakhstan: neo-nomadic culture in the post-Soviet era

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