旅游景点英语翻译中的跨文化意识探析

随着中国旅游景点在国际上越来越出名,每天都有络绎不绝的国外游客来到我国旅游景点旅游,为了让国外游客有更加舒心的旅游体验,旅游景点的英语翻译直观重要,不仅能够帮助国外游客有清楚的景点介绍,还能够增加国外游客对中国旅游景区的印象。但现如今大多的中国旅游景点英语翻译的效果并不是很好,无法体现跨文化意识的运用,文章对此进行分析。     

文化旅游景点简介英译的文化缺省与重构策略

文化旅游景点简介的英译研究,对促进中国旅游业发展与中华优秀传统文化对外传播具有重要意义。本文从接受美学视角出发,探究了文化旅游景点简介中的文化缺省现象,并提出了音译加注释法、删除法、意译法和增词法等重构策略,论证了接受美学中两个重要概念“期待视野”和“审美距离”在旅游景点简介英译中的指导意义,以期对未来文化旅游景点简介的英译实践提供借鉴。     

国外城市休闲化研究述评及启示

城市休闲化是后工业时代城市发展的一种形态,是休闲时代城市建设与发展的必然反映.文章在提出城市体闲化的概念以及分析国外城市休闲化两个发展阶段基础上,从城市居民休闲时间和行为、城市休闲基础环境、城市居民休闲消费、城市休闲相关产业、休闲对城市发展的影响等5个层面对国外城市休闲化研究文献进行概括与探讨.最后,结合国外城市休闲化发展实践和理论研究,以及我国城市休闲化发展现状,从研究对象、研究范式、实践保障等方面提出相关启示.     

黑龙江冰雪文化旅游纪念品设计探讨

黑龙江是冰雪旅游的胜地,每年都有很多游客来黑龙江游览冰雪大世界、雪乡等景点。在旅游景点附近都有卖旅游纪念品的,但现在游客对旅游景点纪念品都有介意,基本都是纪念品质量不好,价钱贵成为旅游纪念品的代名词,如何进行开发与研究黑龙江冰雪文化旅游纪念品,是提高黑龙江冰雪文化知名度,促进黑龙江经济的发展都起到重要意义。本文主要从黑龙江冰雪文化旅游纪念品的开发理念、开发案例研究进程阐述黑龙江冰雪文化旅游纪念品的开发与研究,希望为研究冰雪文化旅游纪念品的专家和学者提供理论参考依据。     

国外风景道的理论与实践

风景道作为旅游与交通功能相结合的特殊景观道路,在国外如美国、西欧有一定的发展历史,已形成一个重要的研究领域并取得了丰富的研究成果.文章从概念体系、规划设计与管理体制、结论与讨论等方面对国外风景道进行研究,以了解风景道发展的现状、特征和趋势,同时通过案例研究来揭示风景道开发建设的经验与启示.研究表明,国外风景道研究偏重于景观设计,而旅游学、人类学、社会学、心理学、经济学等学科正在越来越多地深入其中,研究内容已从侧重于景观评价和设计等方面向开发管理与营销、影响及评估、产品化与经营、旅行者行为与心理,以及公共服务保障体系等多方面拓展.     

遗产性旅游景点开发和管理的逆营销思考

如今,在我国遗产性旅游景点借鉴商业经营的做法已是一种现实潮流.社会各方的态度也由问责逐渐转为引导和规范,以寻求更理性、实际的出路.然而对此问题,当前主要着眼点都放在对遗产旅游资源供给方各利益相关者行为的治理上,忽略了市场需求方这一重要研究视角.事实上,通过现代管理技术(营销)影响和塑造需求也是实现旅游发展与遗产保护共生的一个不可或缺的途径.这便是笔者在此谈论“逆营销”问题的主要缘由.     

国外有关旅游资源游憩价值评估的研究综述

旅游资源的游憩价值评估是近年来国外旅游资源学与旅游经济学研究领域的热点与难点议题.本文从研究的历史进程、主要研究方法、研究区域和研究内容4个方面,回顾和分析了国外有关旅游资源游憩价值评估的研究进展情况.在此基础上,总结了国外旅游资源游憩价值评估研究对我国此领域研究的启示.     

上海乡村旅游资源定量评价研究

乡村旅游作为一种富有特色、新兴的旅游业态,深受城市旅游者喜爱.本文在分析了乡村旅游的概念、发展模式、上海乡村旅游发展现状的基础上,采用德尔菲法(Delphi)和层次分析法(AHP)相结合的方法,参考了旅游资源评价的国家标准,建立了针对上海乡村旅游资源特点的评价体系,探讨乡村旅游开发中旅游资源评价各个环节,并选择了典型的上海乡村旅游景点(区)进行实证评价研究,为上海乡村旅游资源开发提供依据.     

国内外生态旅游者行为与态度特征的比较研究——以北京市百花山自然保护区为例

国外很早就开始对生态旅游者的研究予以关注,而国内相关的实证研究较缺乏.伴随生态旅游在我国的日益普及,介绍国外相关研究结论,对比国内外生态旅游者的行为与态度特征差异,将有助于探索适合我国生态旅游发展的道路与模式.以北京市百花山自然保护区为例,在明确区分生态旅游者和一般游客的基础上,从人口统计、动机、环境态度等方面探讨了中外生态旅游者的特征差异,并针对性地提出若干管理建议.     

论旅游景点业和动漫业的产业融合与互动发展

本文通过对产业融合的基本理论进行回顾,从旅游景点业与动漫业之间的产业边界特征出发,探讨了两者融合的过程和模式,以及如何通过两者融合而成的动漫景点业实现两大产业间的互动发展,最后提出了加速两大产业融合发展的政策建议.     

The consequences of forty years of tourism growth

Leisure travel has become a major lifestyle in the United States since World War II. This paper describes the social, economic, and technological changes that have been adopted by the industry and society during three eras of travel evolution. A synoptic view of the development of travel is provided by a review of five travel industry components: transportation, attractions, facilities and services, information, and the consumer. Emphasis is placed on the consequences of the adoption of major social and technological innovations that have impacted this vibrant industry and will continue to do so in the future. The paper concludes with eight observations on the present and future status of leisure travel in the United States.     

Liberation wars and tourism development in Africa : The case of Zambia

Development of Africa's immense tourism potential is severely limited for reasons including lack of capital, distance from the large North American and European markets, the cost of travel to Africa, and Africa's poor image abroad. A key factor contributing to this image problem is political instability. Since World War II, almost all African countries have achieved independence. In several countries, this decolonization process has taken the form of long and often bloody liberation wars. This paper examines the impact of Zimbabwe's protracted liberation war on tourism development in Zambia and suggests that a detailed examination of major internal and external political events associated with the decolonization process in Zimbabwe could provide important perspectives on the obstacles to tourism development in other African countries.     

Towards a geography of tourism

This paper traces the development of geographical interest in tourism during the past half century and examines the range and scope of the geography of tourism. The available literature is reviewed and suggestions are made regarding possible research aveneus and theoretical developments. Six major areas of interest are identified: spatial aspects of supply, spatial aspects of demand, the geography of resorts, patterns of movements and flows, the impact of tourism, and models of tourist space. Through an emphasis on spatial interaction an attempt is made to provide some cohesion and synthesis for this body of knowledge which constitutes the basis of the geography of tourism.     

The rediscovery of America: Elite automobile touring

The automobile has radically changed tourist habits this century. In the first decade it was enthusiastically embraced by a small, wealthy elite. In America this elite “rediscovered” the romantic northeastern scenery painted by the Hudson Valley School of artists. This process is documented both in the general elite tourist literature of the period and in a specific case study from an elite summer colony. In the second decade “mass followed class.” Cheaper automobiles allowed the middle classes to follow the elite tourists of the first decade. The elite began to lose interest in the automobile as something exclusive to them, and turned their attention to the possibilities for touring of aviation.     

The geography of tourism: An introduction

The geography of tourism is limited by a dearth of published research in geographic journals, the relatively few individuals who actively participate in the sub-discipline, and the lack of prestige the subject matter specialty has in geography. Despite these imperfections geographers make important contributions to the study of tourism because of their unique point-of-view. This characteristic perspective is seen in the context of a conceptual frame-of-reference which consists of a matrix based on two trichotomies. An analysis and interpretation of this framework and its application to the nine substantive articles included in the special issue constitute a majority of the article.     

The failure of ‘control’ in the hospitality industry

This paper explores the relationship between the literature on the issue of control and the realities of the hospitality industry. Management control is related to the unsanctioned entrepreneurial activities of operatives (illustrated by the ‘taxi scam’), the failure of computer systems used to control operatives, and the failure of the hospitality industry to exploit the potential of the new technology. The paper suggests that management's (and a significant part of the literature in this area) failure within hospitality is linked to the perception of the role of the hospitality manager as one of policing the industry.     

Towards Strategic Intent: Perceptions of disability service provision amongst hotel accommodation managers

The tourism sector globally has become increasingly mindful of how an ageing population is reshaping service provision forms and offerings. This being particularly true of accommodation operations where there is a now a growing recognition of the commercial value for providing market groups with exceptional service. With this in mind, this study sought to ascertain the perceptions of managers in the accommodation sector towards disability service provision with a view to identifying any current service gaps or failings. An inductive, qualitative approach was used with the data collection phase incorporating a series of one on one interviews and a focus group. The in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 managers of hotels deemed to have accessible rooms that complied with the relevant building codes and standards. A focus group comprised 22 managers of hotels located in the Sydney central business district, Australia. Study findings revealed five key themes that had not been previously discussed in the literature. They were: inclusive attitudinal approach; safety; the responsibility of people with a disability to communicate their needs to the hotel; perceptions of accessible rooms by the general public; and operational processes. Related themes that emerged from the data analysis that had previously been aligned with the literature included: legislative responsibility, policy and building codes; disability as a market segment; staff awareness/training; and language, marketing, and promotion information. Implications with respect to management of accessible rooms in the accommodation sector are outlined and further areas of research are proposed.     

A tourist space-time budget in the Shetland Islands

This paper addresses the need to better understand tourist pressure in selected regions of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, using measures of space, time, perception, region, and core-periphery. Normally an economic theory, core-periphery was applied in the context of this study as a locational and mental construct in examining tourism group movement (behavior). Respondents were placed into two groups on the basis of their activitybased motivations for visiting Shetland and asked to complete a daily space-time budget regarding their use of attractions, facilities, accommodation, and transportation. It was discovered that both groups differed marginally in their space-time use of the aforementioned variables within the various regions of Shetland.     

The promise of creative/participatory mapping practices for sport and leisure research

This paper provides an introduction to the concept of creative participatory mapping of human–environment relations. It is identified that within human geography, artistic practice and urban design, biomapping and similar community mapping tools and methodologies are increasingly being embraced. However, within sports and leisure research the concept has yet to gain academic attention. Consequently, this paper provides a basis for thinking about how researchers and research participants in the fields of sport and leisure research might benefit if mapping human–environment relations was to be embraced and integrated into research design practices. Referencing recent turns to studying space and affect within sport and leisure studies, mapping is argued to offer innovative methodological opportunities for studying how people relate to and understand the urban environments in which they practice physical activity and leisure forms of embodiment. The paper concludes by arguing that, along with offering up new avenues for conceptual research, mapping human–environment relations, if readily embraced, can go a long way to fostering community engagement in: the identification of (un)safe urban routes for sport/leisure practice (e.g. running, cycling), the development and site identification of health/physical activity initiatives and the design of urban landscapes of sport/leisure.