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products as “(p)roducts predominantly made of locally made or locally-grown, seasonal and locally-produced foodstuffs and based on local culinary heritage” (p.5). Figure 5. 1 Fruits as display Source: Brochure from Royal Island Resort & Spa Figure 5. 2 Local and imported fruits Source: Brochure of Island Hideaway Another frequently displayed local product is fresh coconuts. Coconuts which are a popular local drink are usually offered to tourist as a welcome drink at tourist resorts 94
(Figure 5.3). As Figure 5.4 illustrates, fresh coconut water as a drink symbolizes local hospitality. Figure 5. 3 A tourist with a coconut drink Source: Brochure of Island Hideaway Figure 5. 4 Coconuts representing local hospitality Source: www.royalisland.com 95
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The Role of Local Food in Maldives
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CHAPTER FIVE: THE CURRENT ROLE OF F
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Figure 5.26 Buffet dinner .........
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Attestation of authorship “I here
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Abstract In the fiercely competitiv
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1.1 Background to the study CHAPTER
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attractiveness and promoting sustai
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Figure 1. 1 Map of the Republic of
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CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW The
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and nationalities are broadened (Sh
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focus on creating “meaningful tou
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quality of their services and produ
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waiting list for future Guggenheim
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Natural and cultural attractions ar
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local culture, built heritage, and
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Although the above inherent charact
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ituals and leisure (Tannahill, 2002
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and participation in the experience
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Cultural exploration is an integral
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2002). As Jones and Jenkins (2002)
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Figure 2. 2 Isle of Arran food trai
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globalisation strong local food ide
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vegetarian pizza outlets are run by
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tradition are made sustainable in t
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tourism” (p. 115). As their examp
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Slow Food Award in 2000 which recog
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Figure 6. 14 Short eats Source: Mal
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Figure 6. 19 Malaafaiy Source: Leis
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Figure 6. 21 Drinks made with local
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CHAPTER SEVEN: CONCLUSIONS In an in
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list ‘local’ food items were of
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apparent from tourism marketing mat
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operator” (Omidi, 2009b). Those r
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Bibliography ADB. (2005). Country s
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Buhalis, D. (2001). The tourism phe
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Sheehan, K. (2001). E-mail survey r
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Veal, A. J. (1997). Research method
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Appendix 1 - Operators’ Questionn
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