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Bhutan’s Low-volume, High-yield Tourism: The Influence of Power and Regionalism
This paper examines the unique tourism policies established by the Royal Government of Bhutan to control tourism in the country. The paper is conceptualized using the power relationship framework developed by Foucault and regionalization theory to analyze Bhutan’s tourism policy. The paper is based on interviews that were carried out with high-level tourism officials, local business owners and managers, international tourists, regional tourists, and domestic tourists (Buddhist pilgrims). The number of tourists to Bhutan has been controlled not by an annual visa quota, but by a daily minimum tariff, required guided tour, certain spatial restrictions, and the general perception of inconvenience associated with the process of getting a visa. The controlled tourism policy, however, is limited only to western tourists, which represent only a quarter of the tourists visiting the country. Although Bhutan has been able to minimize the environmental and cultural impacts of western tourists through its low-volume, high-yield tourism policy, this is more related to power and regional politics than simply a quest for sustainable tourism
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Public Awareness and Perceptions of Heritage Buildings in Arizona, USA
This study aims to examine public awareness of heritage properties in Arizona, USA. Data for this study were collected from a random sample of 1238 general public in Arizona using a telephone survey. The study proposes a four-cell matrix based on heritage awareness and visitation to historic buildings. The four cells represent: 1) aware/visited, 2) aware/not visited, 3) unaware/visited, and 4) unaware/not visited. When four types of residents were compared on demographic variables, attitudes toward preservation, preservation criteria, and importance of feature and facilities, most of these variables were significant. The findings of this study provide important information for heritage preservation managers and policy makers. Unlike heritage preservationists’ view, opening heritage sites to the public and tourists can help to create awareness
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