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TS1 Foundation Course in Tourism Q7: Write Short Notes On The Following: A) Alternate Tourism B) Street Guide C) Silk Route D) Grand Tour

Alternative tourism includes rural tourism, ecotourism, adventure tourism, and thematic tourism. Rural tourism involves stays in the countryside and interaction with locals. Ecotourism aims to protect the environment and raise living standards of local people. Adventure tourism combines new practices with activity in nature. Thematic tourism features routes with particular topics. Street guides provide important information to tourists regarding accommodation, prices, and local customs. They act as translators between tourists and locals to promote tourism. Street guides also serve as maps to give information about attractions and markets. The Silk Road dating back to 2000 BC facilitated trade between China and the Mediterranean. In addition to silk production methods spreading from China, the route allowed exchange of

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TS1 Foundation Course in Tourism Q7: Write Short Notes On The Following: A) Alternate Tourism B) Street Guide C) Silk Route D) Grand Tour

Alternative tourism includes rural tourism, ecotourism, adventure tourism, and thematic tourism. Rural tourism involves stays in the countryside and interaction with locals. Ecotourism aims to protect the environment and raise living standards of local people. Adventure tourism combines new practices with activity in nature. Thematic tourism features routes with particular topics. Street guides provide important information to tourists regarding accommodation, prices, and local customs. They act as translators between tourists and locals to promote tourism. Street guides also serve as maps to give information about attractions and markets. The Silk Road dating back to 2000 BC facilitated trade between China and the Mediterranean. In addition to silk production methods spreading from China, the route allowed exchange of

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TS1 Foundation Course in Tourism

Q7: Write short notes on the following:


A) Alternate Tourism
B) Street Guide
C) Silk Route
D) Grand Tour

A) Alternative tourism can be defined as tourism different from mass tourism b e c a u s e o f i t s n i c h e / a i m a n d


the organizations and human resources involved in it. The main sectors of alternative
tourism are Rural Tourism, Ecotourism, Adventure Tourism and Thematic Tourism.

1) R u r a l T o u r i s m c a n b e c h a r a c t e r i z e d a s a s t a y i n t h e c o u n t r y s i d e , a c c e s s t o a f a r m a n d
interaction with the local’s etc.

2) Ecotourism i s p r a c t i c e d i n p l a c e s w h e r e n a t u r e i s   u n d i s t u r b e d   b y m a n k i n d . I t a i m s t o
protect the environment and help raise the living standard of the local population.  

3) A d v e n t u r e T o u r i s m   i s a c o m b i n a t i o n o f n e w t o u r i s t p r a c t i c e s d o m i n a t e d b y t h e
relationship that the tourist has with nature. It has followers among youth and people
working in stressful environments, but also among those who want their vacations as an
event in which they are active.  

4) T h e m a t i c T o u r i s m   i s r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e t o u r i s t ’ s r o u t e s w i t h p a r t i c u l a r t o p i c s / t h e m e s ,
such as Drumul brânzei (The Cheese Road) in Mărginimea Sibiului.

B ) A street guide could be a map/street map that shows positions and locations of cities and towns, or individuals who
provide tourists with information regarding their tour.

Street guides have played an important part in improving tourism for tourists in several ways, like…
1) Providing tourists with important and reliable information regarding accommodation, prices of different
commodities and local customs of the different communities being toured.

2) Acting as a translator between the tourist and the local people, thus promoting tourism in different places in the
world.

3) Serving as a map to provide tourists with information about local locations i.e. attractions and markets of the place
they intend to tour.

C) The Silk Route was a historic trade route that dates back from 2000 B.C. to 14th century A.D. Zhang Quian, a
Chinese official and diplomat, established the original Silk Route during the Han Dynasty.

It was dubbed the Silk Route because of the heavy silk trading that took place during that period. Silk originated in
China and its production methods were kept secret until the word of production methods spread, mainly from Chinese
migrants.

In addition to silk, the route facilitated the trade of other fabrics, spices, grains, fruits and vegetables, animal hides,
wood and metal work, precious stones, and other items of value. Travellers used camel or horse caravans for transport
and stayed in guesthouses or inns typically spaced one day’s travel apart. Travellers along the Silk Route’s maritime
routes could also stop at ports for fresh drinking water and trade opportunities.

The silk route has not only been a means for the exchange of goods but has also served as a way that allowed the trade
of several other things, such as: culture, science, technology, literature, arts and other field of study.

D) The Grand Tour could be described as a circuit of Western Europe undertaken by the wealthy social elite for
education, culture and pleasure purposes.

It was the first extensive movement of tourists, proven by sources such as: letters, journals and diaries of tourists.
These sources indicate that any extensive movement of tourists is brought about by a particular social and cultural
environment and each country can develop its own perspective on the nature of the grand tour.
However keeping what has been mentioned above in mind, there are several definable characteristics of the Grand
Tour, some of which are as follows:

1) It can be defined in terms of class, which would determine the places visited and the mode of travel.

2) It can be defined by the destinations on the itinerary, although such a definition would limit the classes involved in
extensive travel.

3) It is defined as a tour of the principal cities and places of interest in Europe, formerly said to be an essential part of
the education of young men of good birth and fortune by the oxford English dictionary.

4) It made tourism a family affair, which soon led to beginning of women travellers.

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