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Cultural Landscape In Mongolian Tourism, R Buckley, Claudia Ollenburg, L Zhong
Cultural Landscape In Mongolian Tourism, R Buckley, Claudia Ollenburg, L Zhong
Claudia Ollenburg
The Mongolian steppes and their nomads, horses, herds and gers form a cultural landscape which is the region’s icon attraction, the central image in Mongolian marketing, the key feature of its flagship tourism products, and the most heavily commoditized component of its industry. In other Mongolian landscapes, and also in the steppes of neighboring regions and the grasslands of Africa, Australia, and North America, natural and cultural heritage are treated as separate attractions. The concept of cultural landscape is heavily used in a World Heritage context, has a significant role to play in the global tourism industry, and deserves further …
Regional Signatures And Trends In The Farm Tourism Sector, Claudia Ollenburg
Regional Signatures And Trends In The Farm Tourism Sector, Claudia Ollenburg
Claudia Ollenburg
Farm tourism is an old phenomenon with new economic and social significance for farming, tourism and rural communities. Many features of the farm tourism sector are similar worldwide, but there are distinct regional differences. The portfolios of farm tourism products offered, in particular, differ significantly both between and within continents, producing regional signatures analogous to those in other sectors of the tourism industry. Farm tourism in Europe is recognizably different from farm tourism in North America. Within Europe, there are differences between the livestock landscapes and farmstays of the colder North and Alps, and the vineyard and olive landscapes of …