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The Influence of English Communication Ability on Income in Tourist Industry Frontline Employees of Siem Reap, Cambodia
No full textSiem Reap, Cambodia’s tourism growth has been remarkable. Since most tourists are native English speakers, tourist industry (TI) employees need high levels of English communication ability (ECA) to handle tasks effectively, but data in Cambodia has been difficult to find. To fill this gap, the author wanted to collect employees’ general and English education information during interviews in six TI related businesses, to assess their ECA, and to statistically examine interactions of English variables with income. The author created an English assessment test loosely based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Statistical analysis found direct positive influence from English ability on income. Findings also showed that employees who have advanced levels of English ability earn USD200 per month, double the salary of garment workers. This type of research can be used profitably over the Internet in many research situations.
Italy Seen Through the Eyes of Anselmo Adorno. A Testimony of the Middle Ages
Full text linkAnselmo Adorno was one of the most prominent and influential men of Western Europe in the late Middle Ages in the area between Flanders, the Duchy of Burgundy and Scotland. Negotiator, wise, magistrate, Anselmo left us the journey report Itinerarium Terrae Sanctae Anselmi Adorni, written by his son Giovanni, a source of extraordinary wealth for the details and descriptions of places, customs and customs of the peoples of the eastern Mediterranean. Of particular interest is also the description of the cities, the urban and rural landscape, the routes that Adorno travelled in his journey between 1470 and 1471. The article will therefore take the moves from this precious testimony to describe the Italy visited by the pilgrim of Bruges, including Genoa, a family town of Rome, Brindisi and the Apulian cities of Naples, and the route that from the eternal city led to Venice, Cologne and finally to the West Flanders
The Influence of Pilgrimage Routes on Local Culture and Imagination: the “Italian Compostela” as a case study
Full text linkIn the middle of the 12th century Pistoia achieved an important relic of Saint James the Greater from Santiago de Compostela, becoming in a short time the most important Italian landmark for the worship of the Saint. As a consequence, the Tuscan city, placed near the Francigena route, became also an important center of pilgrimage, as demonstrated by several aspects of its topography and material production. Mostly within the first half of the 16th century, both local culture and popular imagination have been deeply influenced by the worship of the Apostle, especially by his characterization as pilgrimage’s patron; this influence can be recognized not only in some artistic works (above all through the representation of scallop shells – the pecten jacobeus – or through the representation of biblical figures clearly related to pilgrimage), but also in miracles’ tales and in the morphology of the Patron Saint’s festival.Through an iconological and anthropological analysis of some of these material and written sources, the example of Pistoia can demonstrate how pilgrimage, «a kinetic ritual, full of real and “sacred” objects» (Turner-Turner, 1997), influences in a wide sense the culture of the places interested by this important phenomenon
Literary Heritage and Place Building for Communities: the Case of Allier, France
Full text linkLiterature’s geography takes an active part in the construction of a social and political space. In a postmodern context of increasing tourist offer and demand, literary tourism is often seen as a niche; an originality factor and a guaranty of authenticity by local development actors and visitors. The present article, consequently, is interested in this dialectic between places and literary heritage. This paper focuses on a participatory action research on citizen associations that promote literary heritage of the County of Allier, France. We look at how local associations build on literary heritage to produce places and representations of those places are aimed at tourist consumption
Positive aging, Positive Psychology and Tourism. A challenging new area of investigation?
Full text linkThe article examines the issue of positive aging and how it can be improved through traveling and environment exploration. Moving from the most relevant contemporary theoretical perspectives on positive aging, the first part of the article focuses the attention on the conceptualization of successful aging, and examines the theoretical basis that could support the thesis that traveling can be viewed as an hallmark of this condition. The second part of the article takes into consideration a recent new area of psychological science, the Positive Psychology, trying to briefly examine the potential of the “well-being approach” for reaching a positive aging also through the tourist activity
The Awareness of Baba Nyonya Food amongst Culinary Arts Students in Management and Science University
Full text linkBaba Nyonya food is a wonderful combination of Malay and Chinese cuisine with influences from Indonesia, Thailand, India, Holland, Portugal and England. Nyonya food presents the unique identity which combined culture and heritage, adapting ingredients and recipes. The purpose of this study is to find out awareness among Culinary Art students in the Management and Science University (MSU), Shah Alam about Baba Nyonya food, and to identify the uniqueness of Baba Nyonya’s food. In this study, resource based theory has been exploited for developing conceptual research framework. Data collected using self–administered questionnaire among 110 respondents involving students of Culinary Arts through convenience sampling method. The data analysis has been conducted using frequency, descriptive statistic as well as Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS16). Results clarified that the culinary art students are aware about the uniqueness of Baba Nyonya food and the average ratio of students who know is overwhelming. The study concluded that the establishment of awareness among students about Baba Nyonya food is crucial related to the fact that Baba Nyonya food has been gradually forgotten
Accounting, Creativity and Charity in Hospitality Enterprises: the Case of “Lentil as Anything”
Full text linkThis paper aims at analysing the case of “Lentil as Anything”, that is a very interesting combination of creativity and charity in the field of hospitality enterprises. It represents the implementation of a new typology of restoration in which guests can eat and then they will pay as they “feel”. The research case is a charity (social enterprise) and it is an example of civil enterprise with some stimulating implications about accounting and accountability tools
The Via Francigena Salentina as an Opportunity for Experiential Tourism and a Territorial Enhancement Tool
Full text linkThe essay presents the results of a 10-year archival and on-field study, carried out by a research group (bringing together archaeologists, geographers, medieval historians and art historians) of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Salento University, who have rebuilt the Via Francigena Salentina following ancient pilgrim routes heading to the Holy Land. The researchers have mapped and catalogued natural and cultural highlights along the route, also analysing tourism services on a local scale and the environmental impact of human activities. After presenting a short assessment of the adequacy of cultural routes in meeting the new requirements imposed by the tourism demand the research analyses the Via Francigena Salentina’s main features, also taking into account goods and services provided by the territory and the capability of local professionals and administrators to drive and boost effective relationships among stakeholders, also activating enhancement processes and organic and unitary promotional initiatives and always respecting both visitors’ needs and the environment