The Russian Revolution As a Tourist Attraction
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DOI: 10.1017/slr.2017.183
Abstract: Looking at Soviet guidebooks from the 1920s to the 1960s, this essay argues that 1905 and 1917 revolutionary places as “tourist attractions” were mostly tangential to the tourist experience, although one could argue that the… read more here.
Keywords: revolution tourist; tourist; revolution; russian revolution ... See more keywords
Religious theme parks as tourist attraction systems
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DOI: 10.1080/1743873x.2020.1791887
Abstract: ABSTRACT In recent years, several religious theme parks dedicated to different faiths have materialised and gained popularity. Based on the study of Anandsagar, a religious theme park in the pilgrim-town of Shegaon in Maharashtra, India,… read more here.
Keywords: theme parks; tourism; religious theme; tourist attraction ... See more keywords
Constructing the festival tourist attraction from the perspective of Peircean semiotics: The case of Guangzhou, China
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282102
Abstract: Based on the Peircean semiotic theory, this study aims to explore the semiotic construction of a festival tourist attraction using the Guangfu Temple Fair in China as a case. A qualitative research method of grounded… read more here.
Keywords: tourist; semiotics; tourist attraction; china ... See more keywords