The role of Tunis village in Fayoum governorate as : a cultural tourism model
Other Title(s)
دور قرية تونس بمحافظة الفيوم : كنموذج للسياحة الثقافية
Author
Radwan, Walid Radwan Mahfuz Ibrahim
Source
Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.209-220, 12 p.
Publisher
Suez Canal University Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tunis village in Fayoum Governorate is one of the best practices for cultural tourism in Egypt.
It was rediscovered in the sixties by the Egyptian poet Sayed Hegab and his Swiss wife Evelynne Porret.
Nowadays, Tunis village has a pottery school, ten pottery studios, several guest houses and hosts an Annual Pottery Festival.
Data collection involved: a questionnaire survey with tourists visiting Tunis Village; in-depth interviews with some expert pottery artists.
As a secondary method, participant observation technique was conducted, which included contribution to the Annual Pottery Festival, which was held in Tunis Village between 28^*^ and November 2013.
Inside Tunis village, there are some positive aspects such as friendly interaction between local people with tourists, in addition to the existence of many activities for tourists (cultural, nature, and sports activities), while negative aspects at Tunis village are that local artists do not speak any languages other than Arabic language; the prices are exaggerated and the signage is poor.
The paper recommends qualified English speaking vendors at the pottery studios to communicate with tourists.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Radwan, Walid Radwan Mahfuz Ibrahim. 2016. The role of Tunis village in Fayoum governorate as : a cultural tourism model. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality،Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.209-220.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-826364
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Radwan, Walid Radwan Mahfuz Ibrahim. The role of Tunis village in Fayoum governorate as : a cultural tourism model. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality Vol. 13, no. 1 (Jun. 2016), pp.209-220.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-826364
American Medical Association (AMA)
Radwan, Walid Radwan Mahfuz Ibrahim. The role of Tunis village in Fayoum governorate as : a cultural tourism model. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality. 2016. Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.209-220.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-826364
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 218-219
Record ID
BIM-826364