ITM Bachelor 1. Sem
8029: Introduction International Tourism Management

 DEMAND MEETS SUPPLY: DESTINATIONS

Destinations - Spatial and Space-ial

 Tourism changes places into destinations:

 City --> Cityscape, City Tourist Bubble

"Smith has defined the tourist bubble as being physically ‘in’ a foreign culture while socially
‘outside’ the culture (1977: 6). This understanding of the ‘bubble’ includes tourists, who congregate with their compatriots in hotel bars and lobbies, creating their own reality, as Smith has put it (1977: 6).

This is not only emblematic to parts of organised group tours and resort holidays. It also seems to fit as a depiction of numerous young backpackers, who travel individually but follow certain trails and meet and hang out with like-minded youth at certain spots en route. In a strict sense, most travellers may be seen as being physically ‘in’ a foreign culture while socially ‘outside’ the culture, when culture is understood as place-bound or area-specific."

 The Tourist Bubble and the Europeanisation of Holiday Travel. Jens K.S. Jacobsen. Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo, Norway. TOURISM AND CULTURAL CHANGE Vol. 1, No. 1, 2003 p. 71-87. Download here: bubble.pdf

  Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS
Bachelor and Master Program International Tourism Management
arlt@fh-westkueste.de, Office 2.018, Tel. 0481 8555-513
Consultation hours (during lecture period): Tuesday 16.00 - 17.00 h