Travelogs and the management of unfamiliarity
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Travelogs are published impressionistic and evaluative accounts of travel to at least one destination area and are written to provide travel information and promotion. They minimize prospective visitors' fears stemming from unfamiliarity with certain destinations using four sociolinguistic techniques namely, simile and metaphor, the denigration of locals, citation of accounts from expatriates or visitors to the area, and languaging.
Publication Name: Journal of Travel Research
Subject: Travel industry
ISSN: 0047-2875
Year: 1992
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Tourism in a global context: the case of frequent traveler programs
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The flow of information and finance through the international tourism infrastructure has allowed transnational travel, telecommunications and financial services companies access to the tourist market. This trend has resulted in the gradual erosion of the traditional view of national sovereignty, thus altering the established regulatory environment of the international tourism infrastructure.
Publication Name: Journal of Travel Research
Subject: Travel industry
ISSN: 0047-2875
Year: 1993
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