Q2. What is the role of technology in tourism research?
As the physical movement of individuals is freed from geographical constraints, the interdependence of mobility and technology will continue to be of fundamental importance for academic inquiry into current and future tourism practices.
Q3. Why did Lumsdon find that many people chose to travel via public transport?
Lumsdon‘s (2006) research on bus-using tourists noted that many selected buses because they were perceived as being ‗secure‘ and could also remove feelings of worry.
Q4. What is the powerful tool in portraying a dominant Western worldview?
Advisories such as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the UK are extremely powerful in portraying a dominant Western worldview.
Q5. What are the main aspects of the research agenda for tourism mobilities?
as the recent mobilities and immobilities of global capital continue to suggest, places and politics will remain paramount in their discussions of tourism mobilities.
Q6. What has been argued that enclavic touristscapes have been fostered by various?
It has also been argued that enclavic touristscapes have been fostered by various modes of public transport that have desensualised tourist experiences due to the dilution of sensescapes throughout many journeys.
Q7. What is the main disadvantage of travel in virtual worlds?
One of the main disadvantages of travel in virtual worlds, though, is that it does not allow people to develop relationships within the real world, and instead requires full immersion into a simulated environment (Kounavis, Kasimati, and Zamani, 2012).
Q8. What are some of the destinations that are starting to develop and launch their own Augmented Reality (?
Many destinations are starting to develop and launch their own Augmented Reality (AR) applications, including Tuscany, Korea, Hong Kong, and Dubai.
Q9. What does the author think of the argument that cars can inhibit or remove environmental sensations?
While cars permit freedom and control to some extent, others have argued that, like desensualizing public modes of transport (Edensor, 2007), they too can inhibit or remove environmental sensations.
Q10. What is the definition of a complex assemblage?
Tourism can be viewed as a complex ‗assemblage‘ (Germann Molz and Paris, forthcoming) of portable technologies, infrastructure, virtual and networked spaces, and bodies that flow through various mobilities.
Q11. What is the main argument for a mobilities approach to the study of tourism?
The study of tourism has often been seen as on the periphery of the social sciences, however, the mobilities paradigm arguably allows us to place tourism at the core of social and cultural life rather than at the margins (Coles and Hall, 2006; Hannam, 2009).
Q12. How much is owed to councils in the south of England?
parking fines have become an issue for some destinations as many tourists openly ignore these when visiting another country – it has been estimated that more than £500,000 is owed to councils in the south of England from overseas registered vehicles (Vardy, 2013).
Q13. What has led to the phenomenon of baby milk tourism?
This has led to the phenomena of baby milk tourism, with Chinese tourists visiting the UK and Australia as well as Hong Kong, buying up baby milk formula to take back or send back to China leading to a shortage in these countries and subsequent rationing.
Q14. What is the role of virtual reality in tourism?
More recently, Guttentag (2010) discussed in detail the role of virtual reality for tourism, and suggest that it has the potential to substitute physical travel.
Q15. What are some of the popular smartphone applications that combine elements of social gaming and social networking?
Many of the popular location based smartphone applications combine elements of social gaming and social networking, such as Foursquare, SCVNGR, and Gowalla.
Q16. What other aspects of tourism mobilities could be considered?
there are many other aspects of tourism mobilities from walking to different practices of air travel that could also be considered.