Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt
International Tourism Management

 

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ITM Bachelor 1. Sem
8029: Introduction International Tourism Management
           We 08.15 - 09.45 h (+ other dates) Audimax II

 

 DEMAND MEETS SUPPLY: DESTINATIONS

Destinations - Spatial and Space-ial

 

 

 Tourism changes places into destinations:

  Land --> Landscape

 Nature --> recreational area

 City --> Cityscape, City Bubble

 

 

 

 

 Nature: Example Forest Stroll

 

The idea of "rambling", a nature walk which lasts half a day or so through some forest on Sunday afternoon, seems natural to us.

In fact it was invented by M. C.F. Denecourt in Fontainebleau near Paris in the 1830s.

With the help of arrows in blue paint he provided promenades solitaires in the royal forest which before seemed inhospitable and impenetrable to urban visitors.

At suitable distances "sights" were placed, brochures describing the walks and special pamphlets for painter were provided and - of course - an outdoor restaurant.

The balance between order and adventure meant that this pastime for urbanites spread rapidly in Europe, helped by the railway and later the automobile, to transform the land around cities into landscapes for "Naherholung".

 

 

 Nature: Example English Gardens

Rambling areas are cheaper and easier to provide than "English" (in fact Chinese) Gardens, which try to look natural, but are in fact completely man-made (as opposed to French parks which celebrate the triumph of man over nature).

 

 

 

KEW GARDEN:

 

 

 

   

Vaux  Le Vicomte near Paris

 

 

Schwetzinger Schlossgarten

 

 

 

  Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, Study Program Director
Bachelor and Master Program International Tourism Management
arlt@fh-westkueste.de, Office 2.018, Tel. 0481 8555-513
Consultation hours (during lecture period): Wednesday 11.00 - 12.00 h

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