Researching Flashcards
Tourism information sources
Advertising - motivate, exaggeration accepted
Travelogues - sell destination
Trade journals - inform, entertain
Newspapers - inform, entertain, advertise
Magazines - inform, educate, entertain
Travel book - descriptive rather than analytical
Guide books - inform, credibility crucial, accuracy important
Maps - provide accuracy
Websites - no quality control
Screen media - special interest material, special effects
Consultancy reports - commercial interests, little referencing
Govt publications - facts, figures, policy statements
Academic research literature - presentation of research results, undergo peer review
Write up for ethnographers report
Intro - aims, investigate theory
Method - how it was done, clear enough to be copies
Results - what was observed
Discussion/conclusion - tell important parts of story
Reference list - only those cited in text to support facts
