One of today’s biggest and most popular types of tourism is Heritage Tourism as it is a big business in economic and entrepreneurial terms. This type of tourism can also be referred to as Cultural Heritage tourism - a subdivision of tourism that is positioned towards the cultural heritage of the specific location that tourism is taking place (Timothy, 2011: 1). People travelling to these different locations can experience the place in terms of its relics, local cuisine and activities that took place
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economy. The United Kingdom is a developed country full of fantastic attractions, including beautiful landscapes and World Heritage Sites. It also bears its own unique characteristics in its history and culture. It is meaningful and worthwhile for everyone to pay a visit to its museums and historical buildings. “Visitor Economy Facts” (2013) proves that visiting heritage attractions is a very popular activity both for the international tourists and the UK locals. It quotes the top five attractions
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About Rockledge The city of Rockledge has the distinction of being the oldest Brevard County community. The city was founded on the banks of the Indian River lagoon in 1887. Once known for its citrus groves, today, the community is a thriving community on the Florida Space Coast. Technology and aerospace drive the economy of Rockledge and the surrounding Space Coast Communities. Many of the city's 26,000 residents are young professionals and new families who are committed to the success and growth
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I. CHAPTER 1 1. INTRODUCTION The city of San Pablo holds one of the most treasured places in Laguna and that is the “Seven Lakes”. These freshwater Lakes of San Pablo City were formed by a unique process called phreatic eruption where shallow lava from Mt. San Cristobal intersected groundwater which blew out (steam-heated eruption) the overlying rocks to form a circular and crater-like depression that eventually filled up with rainwater. The lakes are volcanic in origin, but the folklore handed
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was and still is perceived in society as a “Shock Rocker.” Marilyn Manson was born Brian Hugh Warner, January 5, 1969 in the town of Canton which is in the state of Ohio, to Hugh, and Barb Warner. At a tender age of five Manson entered in the Heritage Christian School. At this time Manson became instilled with fear, and became terrorized by the Christian school. The Coughlin (n.d.) website states he believed he was cheated and abused due to the teachings of the arrival of Christ and the apocalyptic
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Environmental concern of MOSE Venice is a historic place, together with its lagoon, one of the Mediterranean’s most important wetland. This is remarked by the UNESCO as a world heritage site in 1987. UNESCO organizes all the worldwide assistance for the Venice since from the November 1966 flood. Venice is area for plants, fish and birds, some of which are already endangered. Every year near about 200,000 birds, which are winter, nest or pause here in their twice year migration
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(1) The name of the UNESCO World Heritage site is Red Bay Basque Whaling Station. (b) This site is located in Newfoundland and Labrador province. (c) It is located in the Atlantic Region of Canada. (2) Reasons (3) Saint Anthony Airport is the nearest airport with commercial airline service that could be used to access Red Bay Basque Whaling Stations. (4) From Saint Anthony Airport to Red Bay Basque Whaling Station: (a) The mode of transportation is driving via NL-4305 and Trans-Labrador HWY/NL-510s
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be found in India as well. This building, designed by the British architect F. W. Stevens, became the symbol of Bombay as the ‘Gothic City’ and the major international mercantile port of India. Besides that, it is also one of the UNESCO protected heritage in the world. According to Tripadvisor.com, one person commented on this building as “India's most beautiful railway station is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture with stained-glass windows, towering spires, domed arches and buttresses and pillars
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of that, many people from the overseas interested to know and learn about our cultures. Cultures is the identity of nation that we must responsible it. Respect and protect it and then it should be preserved, so that our culture not lost and can be heritage to our children in the future. So, it’s the responsible for young generation and its need support from various parties, because the cultures endurances is the identity of state. We must proud to be Indonesian people, because we have many diversity
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Stonehenge Part of an UNESCO World Heritage Site, Stonehenge is one of Britain's most famous sightseeing spots. Believed to date from as far back as 3000BC, historians are still baffled by how the huge slabs of Stonehenge were transported. Weighing up to 50 tons each, it would’ve taken 600 men to move just one. Eden Project collection of unique artificial biomes containing an amazing collection of plants from around the world. Located in a reclaimed quarry in Cornwall, the complex consists of
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