What wines does the winery produce? Where is the location of the winery? What vineyards are utilized to produce their wines? What types of grapes does the winery use to produce its wines? Who is/are the winemaker(s)?

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Sparkling Wines

Conduct internet research and give examples, support, and explain your answers and positions.

Select a winery outside of the United States that produces sparkling wine. (Personal preference, one you have heard of or one you have read about in the textbook.)

Research the winery’s website and answer all of the following questions:

  • What wines does the winery produce?
  • Where is the location of the winery? (The main winery, some may have multiple locations.)
  • What vineyards are utilized to produce their wines?
  • What types of grapes does the winery use to produce its wines?
  • Who is/are the winemaker(s)?
  • Why did you select this winery?

Which research gaps did the article fill? Is it still a gap in the literature? What are the practical implications of the article? What additional practical implications could there be? What are the theoretical implications of the article? What additional theoretical implications could there be?

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Critical Article Review

Article: Challenges of sustainable tourism development in the developing world: the case of Turkey BY Cevat Tosun

Read the attached article and answer the following questions succinctly:

1- Identifying the research gap filled by the article: Which research gaps did the article fill? Is it still a gap in the literature?

2- Examining the conceptual framework of the article including the literature review, theories on which the article was based, etc.

3- Research methods used by the article. Would you have any recommendations for the author(s) to use additional research methods?

4- Data analysis techniques are used in the article. Which additional data analyses would be more useful?

5- Findings of the article. What are the findings of the article?

6- Main conclusions of the article. Summarize the conclusions of the article. What additional conclusion could have been drawn?

7- What are the practical implications of the article?

8- What additional practical implications could there be?

9- What are the theoretical implications of the article?

10- What additional theoretical implications could there be?

11- What are the limitations of the article?

12- What are recommendations by the article for future researchers? Do you have additional recommendations for future researchers?

 

Conduct internet research and give examples, support, and explain your answers and positions. Select a U.S. state that produces red wines and research its wine industry.

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Wine Styling

Conduct internet research and give examples, support, and explain your answers and positions.

Select a U.S. state (other than California) that produces red wines and research its wine industry.

Include information about the wine industry and inform the readers about the wine(s).

What wines do they produce? Why are their wines distinctive? Why did you choose this state?

Merlot received negative attention from the 2004 movie “Sideways” and the stigma still lingers today. What is your opinion of the negative impacts that wines can receive from the media and the press? Why do you think so?

 

Critically review the article “Tosun, C. (2001). Challenges of sustainable tourism development in the developing world: the case of Turkey. Tourism Management.

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Challenges of sustainable tourism development in the developing world: the case of Turkey

Critically review the article “Tosun, C. (2001). Challenges of sustainable tourism development in the developing world: the case of Turkey. Tourism Management, 22(3):285-299.

Make the format question and answer ease make the format question and answer

 

Define Tourism and Society taking into consideration the interrelationship between the two phenomena. Provide background to the sector and how fast the tourism sector has developed in line with demands, you may want to include statistics here to demonstrate your research and reference models.

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Tourism and society

Essay  2000 words (- or + 10%)

You are required to produce an essay outlining the theories, principles and practices of tourism and society.

Essay question: What are the impacts of tourism on society?

Introduction (300 words)

Introduce the essay topic:

An investigation into the relationship between tourism and society and how they impact upon one another.

Your introduction should provide an overview of the aims of the essay:

To discuss the relationship between tourism and society through the investigation of relevant sociological theories, principles and practices and to identify how different socio-cultural, political and economic contexts influence principles and practices of sustainability.

To demonstrate your understanding of the interaction and interdependence of people, places and processes involved in tourism.

First Section (500 words)

Define Tourism and Society taking into consideration the interrelationship between the two phenomena.

Provide background to the sector and how fast the tourism sector has developed in line with demands, you may want to include statistics here to demonstrate your research and reference models such as the Tourism life cycle/ Leipers Tourism system model / Push and pull influences to explain this.

You may want to provide an example of a destination that has resisted or welcomed tourism and how this may have been managed either positively or negatively using stakeholder management.

Second Section (500 words)

In the second section you will go into more detail about the positive and negative impacts of tourism on society as well as the societal impacts and influences of tourism on destinations.

Factors such as environmental, social, economic and political should be taken into consideration or PESTLE analysis.

Third Section (400 words)

In this section, you will go into detail about tourist behaviour, expectations of the consumption of travel and how this has impacted upon society and destinations. You may want to outline the rise and fall of tourist destinations and provide examples.

Conclusion (300 words) Conclude the key findings of your research taking into consideration the current and future impacts of tourism upon society and the experiences we consume.

 

Discuss issues concerned with equality, access, and participation in tourism. How has this impacted travel, experiences as well as expectations and behaviours of tourists?

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Equality and Tourism

2000 words (- or + 10%)

You are required to produce an essay on participation and equality in the tourism sector.

Introduction (300 words)

Discuss issues concerned with equality, access, and participation in tourism.

First chapter (400 words)

Provide some background information into how the tourism industry has developed and become more accessible to consumers; you may want to include statistics to show the availability and accessibility of travel to a range of international destinations as well as the economic impact of tourism (Industry reports).

Consider the impact increased tourism has on Stakeholders.

Second chapter (400 words)

Include a discussion of the emergence of new markets within the tourism industry to facilitate increasing consumer needs and motivations to travel.

How has this impacted travel, experiences as well as expectations and behaviours of tourists?

Consider preferred methods of travel, duration of trips and activities.

Third chapter (600 words)

Outline the impact of the tourism industry taking into consideration equality within the sector and including a discussion of the positive and negative impacts of tourism on global destinations and furthermore society.

You may want to consider: Fair and equal working rights and conditions, gender pay gap, unemployment, crime, development of destinations, sustainability, ethics and moral behaviour.

Conclusion (300 words)

Conclude the key findings of your research – No new information is to be introduced here.

What does this mean for the industry, do things need to change in terms of access and equality? What do you think the impacts of tourism are on Society?

Relate back to the essay question

 

Do an investigation into how marine tourism contributes to the Jamaican economy. Write an essay on the following topic.

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How marine tourism contributes to the Jamaican economy

Do an investigation into how marine tourism contributes to the Jamaican economy. Write an essay on the following topic.

Discuss the history and background of World Heritage Sites. Explain briefly how the idea of Heritage sites started, the different types of heritage sites and the process of creation, selection, and nomination of a heritage site. Do some research on the importance of preserving historical sites. Provide a brief account of the social, cultural and economic advantages to a place being declared as a World Heritage Site.

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EVALUATE THE ARGUMENT THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR MODERN SOCIETY TO MAINTAIN WORLD HERITAGE SITES

  1. Suggested essay structure:

Introduction (150 words): Give a definition of the World Heritage Site. Give the aims of your essay and explain what you will discuss. To simplify this, write about what will be included in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

Paragraph 1 (350 words): In paragraph 1 discuss the history and background of World Heritage Sites. Explain briefly how the idea of Heritage sites started, the different types of heritage sites and the process of creation, selection, and nomination of a heritage site.

Paragraph 2 (350 words): In paragraph 2 you will do some research on the importance of preserving historical sites. Provide a brief account of the social, cultural and economic advantages to a place being declared as a World Heritage Site.

Paragraph 3 (400 words): In paragraph 3 you will consider the adverse impacts of the World Heritage Sites and relate it to the tourism industry. Give recommendations on what steps could be taken to minimize the negative outcomes of tourism in these sites.

Conclusion (150 words): Based on your findings you will give an informed opinion on the assignment topic: it is important for modern society to maintain World Heritage Sites and draw your conclusion.

References (Not included in word count): You need to have a minimum of 5 sources, including books, academic journals and websites.

What is the role of humans in AI? What is the role of theory and hypotheses when analyzing Big Data? What prerequisites must data fulfill in order to be used for Machine Learning? What is currently the main use of AI in tourism?

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  • What is the role of humans in AI?
  1. Humans need to be in the loop in semiautomatic AI processes.
  2. Humans need to control each and every step in AI processes.
  3. Humans only need to interpret the output results of AI processes.
  4. Human only need to control the data input in AI processes.

 

  • What is the role of theory and hypotheses when analyzing Big Data?
  1. Theory and hypotheses come as results of Big Data analysis.
  2. Theory and hypotheses are needed to evaluate Big Data models and interpret results.
  3. Theory and hypotheses are not necessary anymore, the data speaks for itself.
  4. It is absolutely essential to formulate a clear and concise hypothesis before entering Big Data analysis
  • What prerequisites must data fulfill in order to be used for Machine Learning?
  1. Data must be pre-processed, harmonized and quality checked.
  2. Only aggregate data can be used.
  3. None, raw data can be used.
  4. Data must be in numeric format.

 

  • What is currently the main use of AI in tourism?
  1. Automate processes in tourism like service or reception.
  2. Analyse the value creation of tourism within the total economy.
  3. Analyse tourism data for statistical purposes.
  4. Discover previously unknown patterns and make fact-based decisions.

 

  • Which of the following programming tools is usually NOT used for Machine Learning?
  1. MATLAB
  2. JavaScript
  3. Python
  4. Microsoft Azure

 

  • What is the relevance of Big Data for AI-based analyses in Tourism?
  1. Big Data can be very useful but only when it is analyzed with domain knowledge of tourism.
  2. Big Data is just a hype which has no relevance for tourism.
  3. Analyzing Big Data by using AI will provide unexpected results and completely new insights.
  4. Big Data is much too complex for AI-based analyses.

 

  • What is meant by the streetlight effect?
  1. The streetlight effect means looking for answers where data is actually better accessible.
  2. The streetlight effect comes from a particular algorithm highlighting unexpected results.
  3. Streetlights are an underestimated data source.
  4. The streetlight effect means that data should be gathered during day and nighttimes.

 

  • Which type of data is typically NOT part of Machine Learning in tourism?
  1. Historical climate data
  2. User-generated content
  3. Pricing and availability of accomodations
  4. Sensor data

 

  • What is the basic principle of Machine Learning?
  1. To develop autonomous robots which are able to interact with humans.
  2. To create intelligent machines by optimizing algorithms.
  3. To train data models by iterating algorithmic processes.
  4. To match data from various sources into one data lake.

 

  • Which of the following steps do NOT belong to the process of Machine Learning?
  1. Model Evaluation and Model Training
  2. Feature Engineering
  3. Literature Review
  4. Data Preprocessing

Critically analyse processes of innovation in tourism and hospitality businesses and destinations. Prepare effective business plans. Apply concepts and processes of innovation and business planning to tourism and hospitality businesses and tourism destinations.

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Business Plan

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:

  1. Critically analyse processes of innovation in tourism and hospitality businesses and destinations.
  2. Prepare effective business plans.
  3. Apply concepts and processes of innovation and business planning to tourism and hospitality businesses and tourism destinations.