Traverse: An alternative guidebook to Vorarlberg and North Eastern Switzerland with critical reflections on cultural identity
Автор:Sanami Bruderer Год: 2011 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 124 ISBN: 3639318986 How do we learn about other cultures when we are travelling? This book explore about the theory of culture, cultural identity and tourism. By analysis of tourism brochures from Vorarlberg (Austria) and Northern Eastern Switzerland can be seen how their identity is represented. In both regions there are authoritative selections made by tourist offices or guidebooks, but there less possibilities to come in contact with the local people. Usual guidebooks do not cover opportunities to gain fresh surprise through recommendations by locals, and in order to achieve that, there need an additional effort. This book help to design a product called ?Traverse? which has the aim to give an opportunity to the user that he or she can experience the two cultures in these border regions. Furthermore, the user should take notice of the differences and similarities within the activities that are offered. In order to accomplish, a design was developed for an alternative guidebook called...
