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Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
English
Description
ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE is a visually stunning journey to the end of the world. Guided by nature photographer Anthony Powell, we experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most severe environment on Earth along with the hardy and devoted people who call it home year-round...It has had a theatrical release in the US and New Zealand, and has screened at numerous festivals around the world and has won many awards.
2) World School
Publisher
Affinityfilms
Language
English
Description
In 2010, Mary and Corin Katzke sold everything and left Anchorage with two backpacks, two knapsacks and a suitcase full of books. They had one-way tickets to Ireland and a wish list in hand, but no further itinerary. They continued heading East for the entire school year, covering three continents: Europe, Africa and Asia. In the course of their travels, they visited 28 countries and used nearly every form of transportation invented. They stayed with...
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
Description
Join world-renowned chef Jose Andres on an exploration of the most unknown – and some say, the most beautiful – country in the Caribbean. While most Americans know Haiti only through its disasters (earthquake, hurricane, poverty), Jose explores the UNDISCOVERED HAITI. As a chef and humanitarian, Jose is convinced we can change the world through the power of food, and understand a culture by exploring what, when and how its people eat.. Jose experiences...
Publisher
Janson Media
Language
English
Description
Once labeled a "youth-at-risk,"Matt Rutherford risks it all in a death-defying attempt to be the first person to sail alone and nonstop around North and South America. Professional sailors called him crazy and declared the journey "a suicide mission."Braving the icebergs of the Arctic and the stormy seas of Cape Horn is no easy feat for even the most experienced sailor, much less a novice...Matt’s childhood was fraught with obstacles. Growing up...
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Language
English
Description
"Join Lowell Thomas and follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo"in this new, digital restoration of Search For Paradise, the fourth of the original, 3-panel Cinerama travelogues. Released in 1957, the motion picture takes you to the "Roof of the World,"the Himalayas and Karakoram mountains of Central Asia, the highest region in the world. You’ll become part of the adventure as explorer Lowell Thomas searches for paradise in the ancient cities, wild...
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Language
English
Description
Unseen theatrically since the early 1970s and never before broadcast or issued on home video, Seven Wonders of the World has been digitally remastered from its original camera negatives. The global adventure captures the beauty and culture of these extraordinary places in a Cinerama time capsule...Of the seven sites the ancient Greeks named the "wonders of the world,"only one remains. Seven Wonders of the World is a round-the-world adventure that...
Publisher
TV Choice
Language
English
Description
This updates the original 1996 film, going back to the original issues and finding out the new ones. The Lake District is one of Britain’s most popular tourist honeypots. The basic challenge: how to encourage tourists without spoiling the natural beauty they come to see...MAN-MADE VERSUS NATURAL The speed limit for power boats on Lake Windermere goes to the heart of whether the Lake District should be preserved in its ‘natural’ state or allow...
Publisher
Java Films
Language
English
Description
The best way to discover a city is through its people. ’Show Me Lisbon’ reveals the city as seen by thirteen locals, or lisboetas – who were either born there or moved there by choice and who are of different generations, areas and backgrounds. The result is a dynamic, relaxed and realistic portrait of Lisbon that looks at themes such as what it means "to be a lisboeta”, the light, the river, the food, the sounds, the history, the ethnic mixes,...
9) The Seekers
Publisher
Lobodocs
Language
English
Description
This film follows young travelers around the globe looking for alternative values and lifestyles. Shot in four continents featuring stunning visuals and compelling interviews, The Seekers brings a global perspective on people who have the courage to embrace change.
10) Inside a hotel
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
The MacDonald chain of luxury hotels serves business and leisure customers across the UK. Their people are integral to their success. This film goes inside one of its hotels to discover what they do. Service is everything: Guests have to be greeted with a smile. Neil, the concierge, is virtually a "personal organiser" for everyone who visits the hotel. The receptionist is in the front line, too, checking people in and dealing with angry customers....
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Language
English
Description
It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned, the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. And in South London, in a genteel Camberwell villa, a large silent house now bereft of brothers, husband and even servants, life is about to be transformed, as impoverished widow Mrs Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers.
13) Mother!
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem deliver unforgettable performances in MOTHER!, director Darren Aronofsky's praised opus. experience the visually arresting psychological thriller that will leave your heart pounding and your mind blown!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The search for new tourism experiences as well as changes in the tourism industry itself has led to new forms of individualised travel and consequentially new forms of backpacker tourism. This volume provides an up to date examination of the behaviour, attitudes and motivations of backpacker tourists as well as the growth of the infrastructure behind backpacker tourism phenomenon throughout the world. Drawing upon insights from geography, sociology,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Gathering people together for a special event is always a challenge. Even for the experienced planner, each event is unique. The revised third edition of this award-winning book has been expanded to include the following topics:
• Social Media
• Social Networking
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Ethics
• Diversity
The Complete Guide to Successful Event Planning is designed to assist any planner with meeting all the challenges that surround a production....
Author
Language
Español
Description
Se presenta una propuesta teórica para el estudio de la experiencia turística, planteada desde un enfoque construccionista, deliberadamente enfatiza en la importancia de la participación de la sociedad anfitriona puesto que ésta aparece poco o de manera disminuída en la mayor parte de la literatura académica sobre el tema.
La obra se conforma por seis capítulos, en los tres primeros se aborda desde lo más abstracto hasta lo más concreto la...
Author
Language
Español
Description
Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
Author
Language
English
Description
The Tourism sector has come of age. Having been viewed for decades as a purely leisure, non-essential activity, attracting disposable income and a chosen few, finally the importance of travel, travellers and the impact of the Travel & Tourism sector on economies and societies across the globe is achieving awareness, understanding and applause! For the sector to realise its true potential, playing an ongoing role in the advancement of our world socially,...
Author
Language
Français
Description
Cet ouvrage met en question les enjeux épistémologiques du tourisme. Ne concevant pas le travail sur le tourisme et le travail dans le tourisme en vases clos, les auteurs présentent l'objet touristique à partir de divers champs disciplinaires, que ce soit la géographie, la science politique, l'ethnologie, la sociologie, l'économie ou le droit.
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