Airport Security Checks

Well, what do you think about full body scans and pat-downs?  The TSA is taking some heat on this but the trade-off between security and privacy is certainly difficult to balance.

Pilgrimage Tourism

Assumption Cathedral.  Vladimir Russia

Pilgrimage Tourism is not new but contentious issues surrounding significant sites never seam to go away.

Great Travel Opportunity

This cheap travel and the social networking hit all my buttons.  Something you would be interested in doing? 

Quebec City, Hotel Frontenac

Marijuanna Tourism?

Antigua

Now here's a new twist on Agritouirsm

Travel Alert

Would this travel alert change your plans to visit Europe?

Will This Tourism Idea Take Off?

Will This Tourism Idea Take Off?

There have been a number of recent articles about this

topic but I'm very skeptical.  What do you think?

Do You See a Touirsm Application For This Technology?

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia

Please post any ideas you have in how this technology can be applied to tourism promotion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/business/media/27bluefly.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

Seasonal Travel

Homer Lake

This is an interesting article about a transportation mode and seasonal travel.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/travel/24foliage.html?scp=1&sq=A%20mingling%20of%20leaf-peeping%20and%20time%20travel&st=cse

Bus Travel

Soviet Era Russian Bus

After reading this USA Today article has you opinion about bus travel changed?  If so how and if not why not?

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2010-09-21-businesstravel21_CV_N.htm

Museums and Smart Phone Apps

Old Faithful

I think this article is a pretty good indication of where museums and technology are going.  Well at least the larger ones for now.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/technology/personaltech/09smart.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Apps%20as%20tour%20guides&st=cse




 

Sample Travel Blog

Check out this NY Times travel video.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/travel/1194811622333/index.html

Social Media and Travel

This is an excellent article with lots of social media examples in the travel industry.  The group working with the Early American Museum had a great meeting there yesterday that I hope will be repeated with the other group site visits.

St. Basil Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2010-09-07-travelsocialmedia07_CV_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Slumdog Tourism

East St. Louis Industrial Site

This editorial piece hits on an important ethical issue for tourism development and how we deal with local communities.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/opinion/10odede.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=slumdog%20tourism&st=cse

Political Activism for Tourism

Lincoln Museum, Springfield

Check out the link below.  The crystal clear message is that community-based tourism development IS political.











http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=2dbc9539f3db352005b1806ec&id=29462b6569&e=cc241870a7

History of American Vacations

Car Show on the Eads Bridge

Tomorrow we are going to show a video in class that highlights travel in America since around the 1920's.  Although you may wonder why you are asked to read this it will become apparent.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/books/23green.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=the%20open%20road%20Wasn&st=cse

Project Website Links

Walldog painting in Danville, IL

Here are the links to the four project option websites.

1) Vermilion County War Museum
    www.vcwm.org
2) Vermilion County Museum
    www.vermilioncountymuseum.org
3) Early American Museum
    www.earlyamericanmuseum.org
4) Chanute Air Museum
    www.aeromuseum.org

Greetings Class

This blog will be an important way we can discuss very current tourism development issues.  You will need to check it frequently as the links to readings will be discussed in class.  For better or worse, I love blogging so I guess you have to get used to it :)