Local culture in the context of international tourism Japanese tourists' perceptions of the culture of Saariselkä and the views of Japanese travel agents

In tourism, cultures are often used as resources to attract tourists. This is because tourism is generated by difference. So that the culture of a tourist destination can be consumed by tourists the culture needs to go through commodification, a process through which part of the culture turns into a...

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Main Author: Aoyagi, Takumi
Other Authors: Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities, Viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/37830