Domestic tourism in Asia : diversity and divergence / edited by Shalini Singh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singh, Shalini.

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Asia.

Tourism.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009.

Summary:

Many countries have a rich tradition of domestic travel and holidaying that not only dates but exceeds massinternational travel. This is particularly the case in Asia, where recent economic prosperity and trends in globalization have continued to shape traditions in domestic tourism.

This book is the first to address specifically the continuities and changes in domestic tourism in Asia. It explores the ethos of domestic travel and holiday-making in order to understand the distinctive common strands that underlie conventional and contemporary tourism practices, against the local and global backdrop. A considerable range of countries is covered in the case studies, including those with patrimonial histories (namely China and India), the economically developed nation-state of Japan, the microstates of Taiwan, Singapore, Macao and Hong Kong, the coastal countries of Malaysia, Philippines, Laos and Vietnam, and the land-locked countries of Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. The book presents some of the many interfaces of Asian cultural and natural heritages with tourism, while giving due consideration to today's political and economic realities.

Contents:

1 Domestic Tourism: Searching for an Asianic Perspective / Shalini Singh 1

Introduction 1

Making the case: Domestic tourism in Asia 3

Asian domestic tourism: The problematic 11

Asian domestic tourism: A discourse 13

The future: Endogenous scenarios 23

In this book 25

2 Zen and the Art of Tourism Maintenance: A Meditation on So-Called Proto-Tourism in Vietnam / Victor Alneng 31

The quest for the proto-touristic 31

Pilgrims in cable cars 31

Zen tourists at the bamboo grove 33

The formal and real 'subsumption' of tourism 38

Zen and the art of tourism maintenance 40

The secret of so-called proto-tourism 43

3 Cultural Solutions to Ecological Problems in Contemporary Japan: Heritage Tourism in Asuke / Christopher S. Thompson 51

Introduction 53

Situating Asuke 58

The origin of Japanese domestic tourism 59

Rural decline and local tourism in post-war Japan 60

Asuke's distinctive heritage asset 62

'Heritage politics' in Asuke 63

Reflecting inward, not outward, for local socio-cultural solutions 64

Origin of the Asuke Yashiki concept 65

Asuke Yashiki: Finalizing the blueprint 67

Asuke Yashiki's financial viability 70

Analysing Asuke Yashiki's success 72

Asuke Yashiki in the New Millennium 73

Cultural tourism and Japan's urban-rural dynamic 76

4 Pilgrim Culture of Tr̕tha in India: Enculturation of New Age Movements within Age-Old Rituals / Shalini Singh 81

Introduction 81

Sojourns of the Indian masses: An overview 82

The tradition of tr̕thā yātrā 89

Analysing current practices: Critical observations 95

Evolving tr̕tha rituals 100

5 From Community to Holiday Camps: The Emergence of a Tourist Economy in Mongolia / Amartuvshin Dorjsuren 107

Introduction 107

Leisure/holiday/travel potential of Mongolia 107

Socialism and domestic tourism 109

The impact of domestic tourism on the nomadic lifestyle of Mongols: An exploration 119

Contributions and conflicts of domestic tourism in Mongolia 122

Conclusions 126

6 'Domestic' Tourism and Its Discontents: Han Tourists in China's 'Little Tibet' / Christopher Vasantkumar 129

Introduction 129

A day on the grasslands 131

Tourist supernovae 138

7 Year Zero! From Annihilation to Renaissance: Domestic Tourism in Cambodia / Trevor H. B. Sofield 151

Introduction 151

Tourism as a sector for post-conflict development 157

Heritage and history: The Khmer Empire and Angkor 158

Angkor as pilgrimage tourism 161

Concurrence 166

Festivals and special events 169

Pithy Banghos Kleng - the Kite Festival 172

Conclusions 176

8 Kyrgyz Tourism at Lake Issyk-Kul: Legacies of Pre-Communist and Soviet Regimes / Nicola J. Palmer 181

Introduction 181

Kyrgyzstan: Past influences 182

Domestic tourism in the context of Kyrgyzstan 183

The importance of Lake Issyk-Kul 184

Pre-communist era travel patterns in Kyrgyzstan 185

Soviet-era tourism in Kyrgyzstan 187

Lake Issyk-Kul: Pre-communist era and Soviet era tourism legacies 189

Conclusions 192

9 Indigenous People and Domestic Visitors of Taiwan / Geoffrey Wall, Janet Chang 197

Introduction 197

Relationships between indigenous people and tourism 197

Indigenous people and tourism in Taiwan 200

The colonial legacy and tourism in Wulai 201

Souvenir purchases and product evaluation in Wulai 204

Danayigu Ecological Park 207

Marketing aboriginal products 208

Conclusions 214

10 No, We Are not 'Eco-Tourists': Hill-Walking and Eco-Tourism in Hong Kong / Chan Yuk Wah, Fung Yip Hing 219

Introduction 219

Eco-tourism in different contexts 220

Hiking and hill-walking 223

The SARS effect on eco-travel 225

Packaging nature: Theme park eco-tourism 226

Conclusions 230

11 Crafting Filipino Leisure: Tourism Programmes in the Philippines / Maria Cherry Lyn S. Rodolfo 235

Introduction 235

Definition and measurement of domestic tourism 236

Domestic tourism development 237

Conclusions 248

12 Awaiting Attention: Profiling the Domestic Tourism Sector in Sri Lanka / Ranjith Ihalanayake 253

Introduction 253

Tourism sector in Sri Lanka 255

Conclusions 264

13 Film-Induced Domestic Tourism in Singapore: The Case of Krrish / Audrey Yue 267

Introduction 267

Domestic tourism in Singapore 267

Creative co-produced film economy in Singapore 271

Film-induced tourism: Domestic tourism and Krrish 272

Conclusions 278

14 Cultivating Domestic Tourism with Global Advantage: Malaysia and Singapore Compared / Joan C. Henderson 283

Introduction 283

Background: Malaysia and Singapore 284

Tourism and tourism resources in Malaysia and Singapore 288

Tourism policies and promotion 289

Domestic tourism: A supply perspective 291

Domestic tourism: A demand perspective 293

Domestic and outbound compared 295

Future prospects 296

Conclusions 297

15 Holiday-Making and the Leisure Space of the Macao People / Louis Tze Ngai Vong, Cindia Ching-Chi Lam 301

Macao background 301

Leisure 'space' of the Macao people 302

Nature attractions and green holidays in Coloane 303

Gong Bei as the rear garden of the Macao people 305

Macao as a rising Las Vegas in Asia 307

Festivals as a distinct genre of holidaying 308

Lunar New Year 308

Mid-Autumn Festival 309

Conclusions 312

16 Epilogue: Domestic Tourism in Asia - Contexts and Directions / John K. Walton 315.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

ISBN:

9781844076604

1844076601

OCLC:

276141233