Global Cultural Geography

• Tourism as an industry is a very challenging business. Because of its dynamism one can always find new destinations coupled with exciting activities tourist can enjoy
• Travelers are influenced to travel to more places more often because of the rapid progress in communication and technology
• By 2030 it is expected that the number of travelers will reach nearly 2 billion
• Selling place


  An art that requires knowledge of the destination and the traveler
• Well-informed travel professional


  • Their chances of enhancing their value to their clients is higher and the more, they will trust you and your recommendations
• 5 strategies to maximize ability to sell a place

  • Know all relevant facts about a destination
  • Know what kind of traveler favors a destination
  • Know the individual client you are serving
  • Be ready to respond to a person's misgivings
  • Search for enhancement opportunities
• Business Traveler


  Typically travels to attend convention, meet other people for business, or for other professional reasons and may add a vacation or side trip component to their trip
• Leisure Traveler


  Traveler whose prime motivation is leisure
• 12 Categories of Leisure Travelers

  • Adventure Seekers
  • History Lovers
  • Culture Seekers
  • Religious Pilgrims
  • Ethnic Travelers
  • Environmental Travelers
  • Sensual Travelers
  • Status Seekers
  • Recreational Travelers
  • Entertainment Seekers
  • Shoppers
  • Interpersonal Travelers
• History Lovers


  • The Acropolis and the Parthenon (Greece)
  • The Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque (Turkey)
  • The Pyramids (Egypt)
  • The Great Wall and the Forbidden Palace (China)
  • The Taj Mahal (India)
  • The Palaces in St, Petersburg (Russia)
  • The Beautiful chateaus and the Grand Palace of Versailles (France)
  • The Nazi Concentration Camp (Germany)
  • Rome, the Eternal City (Italy)
  • The Mayan Ruins (Mexico)
• Culture Seekers


  • Saigon (Hanoi), Vietnam
  • Bali, Indonesia
  • Paris, France
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Seoul, South Korea
  • Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  • Moscow, Russia
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Rapa Nui, Easter Island, Chile
  • Maasai Mara, Kenya
• Religious Pilgrims


  • Mecca (for Muslims)
  • The Vatican (for Catholics)
  • Jerusalem (Israel, for some Christians)
  • Medjugorje (Bosnia- Herzegovina)
  • The Fatima (Portugal)
  • The Ganges river (India)
  • The Aksum (Ethiopia)
  • The Lourdes (France)
• Destinations for Specialty Cuisines

  • Brussels, Belgium - Waffles and Chocolates
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina - Beef
  • Istanbul, Turkey - Shawarma/Kebabs
  • London, UK- Fish and Chips
  • Rome, Italy - Pastas
  • San Francisco, USA - Seafoods
  • Seoul, South Korea - Samgyupsal/Bulgogi
• Destinations for Spas


  • Baden-Baden, Germany
  • Evian, France
  • Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Lake Balaton, Hungary
  • Lake Magiorre, Italy
  • Sadanski, Bulgaria
  • Costa Del Sol- Spain
• Entertainment Destinations


  • Gambling: Aruba, Antilles, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Nevada, Nassau, Bahamas, Monte Carlo, Monaco

  Music and Concerts: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA- Jazz, Nashville, Tennessee- country, Vienna, Austria, Classical, Beijing, China- folkloric

  Dance: Havana, Cuba - Salsa, Paris, France Classical Ballet, Russia- Bolshoi Ballet, Istanbul- Belly

  Theme Parks: Singapore's Universal Studio, Hong Kong's Ocean Park, Tokyo's Disneyland, Denmark's Tivoli Gardens, Orlando Florida's EPCOT, Macau, SAR, China
• Maps come in all sizes, shapes and colors, but all of them show, to one degree or another, the world's land masses known as continents
• Land mass distortion


  Depending on the map, areas of land in the northern and southern regions may appear larger than they actually are
• Flat Maps


  Standard flat maps are those most of us are familiar with
• Route Maps


  Useful reference tools especially for airlines which often distributes a map that shows all the route
• The writer identifies 7 continents of the world
• Land mass distortion


  When looking at different types of maps, areas of land in the northern and southern regions may appear larger than they actually are
• Rectangular flat map of the world

  • Greenland appears larger than Australia, but on a globe Australia is larger
• The world is a globe, land masses become enlarged as they are stretched to fit into a flat rectangular map
• The only true size to judge is by using a globe
• Using a globe can explain which destination is far from a certain city to another
• Flat maps are the standard maps most of us are familiar with
• Route maps


  Useful reference tools especially for airlines which often distributes a map that shows all the route it flies
• Globes


  The most accurate maps to use
• Mental maps


  It represents the way how you picture geography in your mind
• Hemisphere


  One of the halves into which the Earth is divided
• Hemispheres


  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
• Latitude


  Lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator and measure the distance north or south of the equator in degrees
• Equator


  Measured at 0° latitude, while Poles lie at the latitude 90°N and 90°S
• Longitude


  The distance east and west from the arbitrary line called the prime meridian
• International Date Line


  A vertical zigzagging line that bisects the Pacific Ocean, crossing it requires "gaining a day" or "losing a day"
• The world's oceans


  • Pacific
  • Atlantic
  • Indian
  • Arctic
• The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean and where the deepest part of the oceans can be found
• Seas, gulfs, and bays

  Bodies of salt water smaller than oceans, often partially enclosed by land
• Lakes, streams, and rivers

  A lake is a body of water completely surrounded by land, most contain fresh water
• Climates of the world can be affected by the heating and cooling of the world's oceans