Assignment 1

By

Claire Janine Kloka

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Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the

Bachelor of Technology: Adventure Tourism Management

In the

Department of Tourism Management

Tshwane University of Technology

Lecturer: Dr. WJL Coetzee

Due date: 21st February 2012

Declaration of work
I hereby declare that assignment 1 is my own work and that all the sources that i have consulted and quoted have been acknowledged and adequately referenced.
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Contents
Topic page
Front page 1
Declaration 2
Turn-it-in proof 3
Contents page 4
Questionnaire 5-7
References 7 1. Are you keen to complete a comprehensive questionnaire on, ‘Ghosts, a travel barrier to tourism recovery’?
 Yes
 No

2. Are you male or female?
 Male
 Female

3. In which age cluster do you fall?
 20-25
 26-30
 31-35
 36-40
 41-45
 46-50

4. Are you single or married?
 Single
 Married

5. What is your highest level of education received?
 Secondary/ High school diploma
 College or Graduates degree

6. In which category does your job fall into?
 Sales and office workers
 Entrepreneurs and managers
 House wives and retirees
 Students
 Government officers

7. Where do you reside?
 Thai resident
 China
 Germany
 United kingdom
 United states
 Other

8. What does your culture believe about ghosts?
 They do exist
 They don’t exist

9. Where are you travelling to?
 China
 Germany
 United states
 United kingdom
 Other

10. Would you visit a tsunami-affected beach resort?
 Yes
 No

11. Would you go to a beach resort when it is under reconstruction?
 Yes
 No

12. What would deter/discourage you from travelling to the disaster affected areas?
 Cultural beliefs
 Ghosts
 Media
 Fear
 The scenery
 Other

13. How do you feel about ghosts in disaster hit destinations?
 Bad luck
 Undiscovered corpses
 Uncomfortable feelings
 It does not bother me

14. Do you believe in ghosts?
 Yes
 No

15. Do you believe that an area hit by a natural disaster is an unsafe destination?
 Yes
 No

16. How do you obtain information about potential travel destinations?
 Friends and family
 The media
 Tour operators

17. Do you know of someone who has died in a natural disaster?
 Yes
 No

18. Where do you go for a new year celebration?
 Stay at home
 A non-affected site
 To the affected area

19. Are you a superstitious person?
 Yes
 No

20. Would you ever go to a destination which is known for natural disasters?
 Yes
 No

21. Are you a religious person?
 Yes
 No

22. Would you perform a religious ceremony to make the destination safe from ghosts?
 Yes
 No

23. After performing a religious ceremony, how long does it take for the destination to become safe from ghosts?
 0-1 year
 2-3 years
 4-5 years
 Never
 Not applicable

24. According to what you know and what your beliefs are, how do natural disasters occur?
 It is how the earth was designed
 It is part of my religion
 It is the unrest of souls
 I do not know

25. Do you believe that places where people have been killed under tragic circumstances such as a natural disaster are haunted by ghosts?
 Yes
 No

References:
Rittichainuwat, B., 2011. Ghosts: a travel barrier to tourism recovery. Annals of tourism research, 38 (2), pp. 437-459.
Babbie, E., 2008. The basics of social research. 4th ed. United states of America. Thompson Wadsworth