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This thesis has the aim to evaluate the role of gay spaces in Gran Canaria as a gay tourists destination with particular reference to gay exclusive resorts. The validation of the gay identity is a key motivation for homosexuals to travel, in order to connect with other homosexuals and experience the gay life that they might not be able to experience at home. Gay spaces have been defined both as liberated areas as well as ghettos, where the homosexuals are, in a way, restrained. The method chosen, a small number of semi- structured interviews with managers of gay exclusive resorts in Maspalomas, the hub of gay life in Gran Canaria, where major LGBT events are held, there is a gay friendly environment, a thriving gay scene and many gay exclusive resorts. In the case of Gran Canaria the gay-specific offer is complementary to the ‘regular’ tourism offer, as they coexist, complement and at times overlap. Nevertheless the gay centric holiday is still predominant amongst gay men, and it is likely to continue to be according to the informants. This is because gay tourists seek freedom and a sense of inclusion that they would not be able to find in mixed environments.

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Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Florianópolis, 2015. / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-09T03:03:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 336976.pdf: 2069945 bytes, checksum: cf2b708252cd5d3e505a1f518a9175be (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / A participação do Brasil na distribuição mundial das receitas turísticas ainda é bastante pequena: inferior a 1%. Contudo, entendemos que tais receitas façam parte de uma parcela do gasto total do turista em viagem pelo Brasil, ficando com as companhias aéreas e com as redes hoteleiras as parcelas mais significativas desses gastos. Ou seja, do total das recompensas geradas pelo turismo internacional no Brasil, a parcela maior ficaria com os principais atores do turismo mundial, e o que sobra para os empreendedores locais seria a parcela menor. Entre os principais atores do turismo mundial estão as redes internacionais de resorts, que a partir dos anos 2000 se instalaram de maneira mais expressiva ao longo do litoral brasileiro. A Região Nordeste do Brasil foi a que mais recebeu esse tipo de empreendimento. Com apenas um resort de capital internacional localizado no Nordeste até os anos 2000, atualmente são 19 resorts pertencentes a 13 redes internacionais de resorts. A noção de cadeias globais de valor é útil para examinar o quanto das recompensas do turismo é apropriado pelos municípios que abrigam tais empreendimentos, pois para que um resort possa operar é necessário movimentar produtos, pessoas e insumos.Tais pressupostos são as linhas de raciocínio que nos auxiliarão a responder a seguinte questão norteadora: Qual a configuração espacial da cadeia global de valor no turismo para os resorts de capital internacional e de que forma os territórios receptores do turismo internacional participam dessa cadeia? Em outros termos, queremos compreender e se possível identificar o quanto das recompensas geradas pelo turismo internacional no Brasil é apropriado pelos locais onde estão os resorts internacionais.Embora não tenha sido possível quantificar a magnitude das recompensas geradas na cadeia de valor do turismo dos resorts pesquisados, é possível dizer, com base na localização dos elos que compõem a cadeia (a montante e a jusante), que parte significativa das recompensas, além de estar beneficiando outros municípios brasileiros, onde estão localizados os fornecedores dos insumos e também de onde saem os hóspedes dos resorts, pois 80% deles são de origem nacional, também tem beneficiado os elos localizados no exterior, onde estão localizados as instituições financeiras, como o BID, que emprestou recursos para as obras de infraestrutura do PRODETUR, os elos das operadoras turísticas e agências de viagens, que remetem através de pacotes turísticos os hóspedes estrangeiros para os resorts, e também os elos em que se encontram as matrizes das grandes redes de resorts, querecebem os lucros enviados por suas filiais do Brasil. Para os municípios onde os resorts estão instalados restam os empregos com baixa qualificação e baixos salários, geralmente as funções de garçons, camareiras, recreadores, babás e auxiliares de cozinha e a parte dos impostos arrecadados que não é subsidiada.<br> / Abstract : Brazil's participation in the global distribution of income from tourism is still very small: less than 1%. However, we believe that such revenues are part of a share of total expenditures of tourists traveling to Brazil, leaving airlines and chains the most significant portion of these expenses. That is, the total of the rewards generated by international tourism in Brazil, the largest share would be with the main actors of world tourism, and what is left to local entrepreneurs would be the smallest portion. Among the main actors of world tourism are international networks of resorts that since the 2000s have settled more expressive way along the Brazilian coast. Brazil's Northeast was the most received this type of project. With only one international capital resort located in the Northeast until the 2000s, currently are 19 resorts belonging to 13 international networks of resorts. The notion of global value chains is useful to examine how much of tourism is appropriate rewards for municipalities that are home to such developments, as for a resort to operate it is necessary to move goods, people and supplies.These assumptions are the lines of reasoning that will help us to answer the following question: What is the spatial configuration of the global value chain in tourism for the resorts of international capital and that of international tourism receivers territories form part of that chain? In other words, we want to understand and can identify how much of the rewards generated by international tourism in Brazil is suitable for the places where are the international resorts.Although it was not possible to quantify the magnitude of the rewards generated in the tourism value chain of respondents resorts, you can tell, based on the location of the links that make up the chain (upstream and downstream), a significant portion of rewards, and be benefiting other Brazilian cities, where are the suppliers of inputs and also from where guests of the resorts, as 80% of them are of domestic origin, has also benefited the links located overseas, where financial institutions are located, such as IDB, which lent funds for infrastructure works PRODETUR, the links of tour operators and travel agencies, which refer through foreign guests tour packages to the resorts, and also the links that are matrices of large networks resorts, receiving profits made in its subsidiaries in Brazil. For municipalities where the resorts are installed left jobs with low skills and low wages, usually the functions of waiters, maids, entertainers, nannies and kitchen assistants and the share of taxes collected that is not subsidized.

M.Comm. / South Africa has become an accepted tourist destination since the 1994 general elections and the successful presentation of the 1995 Rugby World Cup event. The increase in the number of overseas visitors is reflected in higher arrival figures at our airports. Overseas tourists initially booked into the higher star rated hotels, but this trend quickly changed when they indicated a preference for the smaller hotels and the more personalised guesthouses. The recent establishment of hotels of well known world brands such as Hilton, Hyatt and others saw an increase in supply. These hotels were established with their links to the global reservation networks through which their reservations are accepted. The South African lodging industry now has to cope with management of the changes in demand in the face of world-wide computerised distribution. The guesthouses, smaller hotels and resorts tend to still utilise the printed media, mail or telephone bookings to communicate with prospective tourists. Although information technology is improving and becoming more accessible, only a few of the bigger South African hotel groups have utilised it to improve productivity and efficiency and to manage demand. A number of central reservation systems are in operation elsewhere in the world which allow the participants to present their establishments through the global travel agent networks such as Galileo and Worldspan. Trends in distribution of the lodging industry make it imperative to participate in such a system or face isolation from the world of tourism. The aim of this study is to establish the need for an integrated computer-based central reservation system for the smaller lodging establishments in South Africa. Depth interviews were conducted with a selected number of experts in the industry and the most important results of this empirical research were: The South African government has effectively withdrawn from the development of the tourism industry. The South African banks should be approached to establish such a system since they have proven expertise and knowledge of the operations of similar systems and would be in a position to make adequate funds available to allow the system to succeed. The system should be established with the capacity to link into world-wide distribution systems such as Galileo. The travel agents should be the first group to have access to this system since they are accepted as the driving force when implementing new solutions in the industry. Access through the Internet could follow. The cost of making a reservation at a lodging establishment is for the account of the hotel or guesthouse. The cost of accepting reservations from overseas tourists must be negotiated to be within the affordable range of the smaller lodging establishments. The establishment

The rapid development of ski resorts has added to environmental problems. In these environments, snow deposition and its accompanying problems are a major element in architectural design and planning. The objectives of this research were to investigate the background of ski resort development and the problems encountered in their design, construction, and operation. The research undertaken found specific areas of systematic problem solution to be necessary, including the use of historical and indigenous building techniques, related modern technology, detailed site analysis, field testing, and wind tunnel testing. Observation of ski resorts in New England revealed that ice and snow accumulation are major problems and present hazards to pedestrians, vehicles, and structures. Field tests of flat, restricted area roofs were conducted at Snowshoe, West Virginia to discover the possible applications of ice expansion problems in test models. It was observed that expansion and contraction of ice on the roof resulted in structural damage. Wind tunnel testing was used to determine applications of drifting and migration patterns of snow. Buildings with larger surface areas exposed to the wind create more diffuse wind eddy patterns at ground level and less movement of simulated snow. Increased building size in the downwind direction created less movement. Vegetation was found to provide shelter for and inhibit snow drifting around models placed near it. / M. Arch.