Review of Literature In the study of Wilkins (2009) -Tourism has been described as a sacred journey (Graburn 1989), with there being a need for people to bring back mementos and souvenirs of the “sacred, extraordinary time or space” (Gordon, 1986 page 136), not only to aid recollection of the experience, but also to prove it (Gordon 1986; Swanson 2004; Littrell et al. 1994). The gathering of souvenirs makes an experience tangible, either for consumption by others or as a means of prolonging the experience for one’s own consumption (Gordon 1986; MacCannell 1989). Zauberman, Ratner & Kim (2009) have coined the term ‘strategic memory protection’ to describe actions designed to encourage memory of important life events, with souvenirs being an …show more content…
If one is in a beach area, for instance, they can sell shells, shell jewelry, porcelain figures and garments that feature images of the ocean, turtles or seagulls. Most cities also have their own landmarks and sports teams that can be featured on souvenirs. For instance, London shops can do well selling double-decker bus models, while Los Angeles shops would have more success with mini …show more content…
Popular everyday items include coffee mugs, coasters and beer mugs with images of local landmarks on them. Collectibles Souvenir collectibles can fall into any number of product categories, including post cards, pendants, teaspoons, small plates, shot glasses, refrigerator magnets and bumper stickers. These are particularly effective business generators because customers will actively seek them out. Unsouvenirs "Unsouvenirs" are items that recall a particular place simply because they came from there, not because they have images or slogans on them. These items will be based solely on the region. For example, stores in Hawaii might sell regular old lava rocks, while a business in Florida might sell shark teeth. The key to unsouvenirs is to find an item used by locals in the area that might not be used elsewhere. For instance, Travel and Leisure Magazine recommends that tourists buy an onion container from Rome or a woven mat from Sweden. These are objects that are made locally and used locally. According to blog by datta(2014), the souvenirs may be categorized according to place where they are available in India and how much they are
wood - this shows a sign of wealth as it would cost a lot to import
image on Exposition souvenirs was ideal in light of the fair's theme - our nation's 150th
...are rather very cheap sometimes, they usually contain commercial and mass produced items that aren’t unique and anyone can have. From worthless items people can build a value that essentially covers up the underlying problem but by finding satisfaction in that illogical idea gives them a comfort zone for a limited amount of time till they find a better item to put their importance in. This phenomenon itself on its own creates a chase, chase after the everlasting circle of materialism. The distinguished grasping item is then given to Billy and he tries to compose a purpose of life out of it as well. “And the crucifix went up on the wall of Billy Pilgrim” (Vonnegut 39) Even though it meant valuable to Bill’s mother, she doesn’t keep it. Billy doesn’t care much about it because he isn’t so religious and this item that mattered so much once has become a piece of scrap.
The purse holds hundreds and hundreds of memories from not only my life but from my parents. One of my favorite pictures that I would show the local people would be a picture of my dad. In the picture my dad is standing in England wearing a news-boys cap with a slight smile on his face almost to say “Look at where I am.” The reason it is one of my favorites is because I know the story behind the smile. Growing up, my dad came from a family that did not have much but his mother made every sacrifice that she could to make sure that her son got the best education that he possibly could. So the smile on his face is not dedicated to me but rather to his mother as an unspoken thank you. The next picture I would show the local people is a picture of my mom, my brother, and myself playing in the snow. The picture was taken when I was about four years old and my brother was about eight months old. The picture clearly shows that there is not much snow but that could not dull the smile that I had on my face. On my left, my brother is being held up by my mom as he tries his best to stand up on a mound of snow. He is looking down at the snow mound confused like he is trying his best to figure out what exactly his feet are standing on. I love this picture because it reminds me of how happiness can be found in the most simplistic events. The final picture I would show the local people would be a picture of
According to Schneider, defining “authenticity” is a battle between indigenous peoples and the tourists who purchase their arts and crafts. As “tourist” art grows with the realization of international tourism as means of development and economic growth in marginalized communities, foreign assumptions affect the perception of indigenous arts and crafts as “legitimately” indigenous. Indigenous peoples readily “transform” functional items into feasible commodities; “goods such as “indigenous blouses and shawls” easily become “alien place mates and pillow cases,” enabling indigenous peoples to survive (Schneider 80).
Top imports affordable gift articles from China that can be used by households and follow on seasonal demands of the market to stress on certain items.
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Crystalware Items:-These are delicate to look at and are used as a decorative items in the weddings. crystalwares can also be used as kitchen wares in the
When people travel to a destination, they sure have some motivation to motivate them to make the decision. ‘Motivation’ is the key term that will make the tourist to consider the reason to travel around. During the decision making process, people will consider some of the reasons before they confirm travel to a destination. The research that has conducted in The Netherland found out a remarkably high propensity to travel, 70% of the populations are taking one holiday per year and 24% was taking two holidays per year for holiday. Some of the people will affect their decision making by looking at destination image or some of the impact advertising. On the internet, business people will use image and advertising to attract tourist to travel to the destination by using image that they edit before. This is part of the marketing to promote their country to tourist. For family traveler, they will consider the distance and transportation travel to the destination. When go for travel, tourist will bring the whole family to travel. Then, they will consider old people who travel long journey are very hard for them. If one of the family members are senior citizen, they need to consider their healthy. Some of the senior citizen cannot take long journey, such as they have sickness. Bring children go for holiday also need to be consider. Some of the children will afraid of the highest in the plane, so they will feel uncomfortable. There is plenty of reason need to consider before making any decision to travel. For understanding tourist motivation and decision making is for two main reason, planning consideration and economic consideration. (Page & Connell, 2009) Before the tourist travel to a destination, they need to think about culture, climat...
Specifically, the communication of authentic meanings appears to vary in terms of how public or personal the meanings are to the informant as well as by degree of travel experience. We term these two distinctions 'conspicuous authenticity’ and 'idiosyncratic authenticity.’ When meanings are generally transparent, public, or evident to the casual observer, we call that conspicuous authenticity. In contrast, idiosyncratic authenticity emphasizes private meanings that tend to focus on the symbolic, intangible elements of the souvenir, which are not often evident to an outsider. While no set of meanings is exclusively public or private, we assert that there is a tendency toward this
For the past few decades other forms of tourism, also known as niche tourism, have been becoming more popular, particularly:
Tourism focuses much more on attractions, helping the tourist experience a change, and is a huge economic business. They each have different rules and guidelines, anthropology being more strict then tourism. However, there are several anthropologists who see tourism as a spiritual journey for newcomers and how it can be a very successful anthropological method. While most people see tourism as an obtrusive version of a vacation, several anthropologists view tourism as a “sacred journey” and helps the tourist experience a sense of solidarity or togetherness (Selwyn, 1990). This form of tourism, known as ethnic tourism, relates the most to anthropology.
Once we were done sightseeing we decided to head to Time Square and do some shopping. Before we got to Time Square, we saw a flea market and decided to stop and look around. They had just random things from the sellers like knives to Indian tribe trinkets.
Visual merchandising is a concept of presenting your retail space in an elegant way. It’s a channel for the retail house to create their own distinctive identity to develop a sense of their product’s character and define the themes of their range from its physical contours redefined by visual merchandising.
The consumption of goods by tourists while being on holiday is an essential subject in the tourism industry. Souvenirs are seen as universal elements of traveling (Swanson, 2012) and are looked upon as objects tourists can bring back home to remind them of their activities during their holiday, trying to make an intangible experience tangible through the purchasing of these artifacts (Litrell, 1993). Furthermore, souvenirs represent the notion of trying to prolong the travel experience (Swanson, 2004). The phenomena of collecting souvenirs while being away from home is rather nothing new. In fact, according to Swanson (2012), there are records going back to the time of ancient Egyptians, Romans, and later explorer-travelers who would bring mementos back from their journeys. Nowadays, the most typical souvenirs that tourists will collect can be categorized into groups. According to Gordon (1986), five groups of souvenir types exist: pictorial souvenirs (e.g. postcards), piece-of-the-rock souvenirs (natural elements collected), iconic souvenirs (items that evoke a message about the place they come from), markers (e.g. t-shirts with the name of the destination) and local product souvenirs (items indigenous to the area).