Cross-cultural features of tour groups service from Sri Lanka by N. A. Zamyatina, A. V. Zbarskaya, Yu. O. Tsunaeva

“…There are certain special requirements to anticipate needs of guests from any of the countries, at the same time the most apparent differences concern welcoming guests from Asian countries. The theoretical material of cross-cultural approach to social and business communications has been summarized in the article, the challenges have been revealed and areas for improving quality of tourist services for mass tourism and incentive tour package groups from Sri Lanka have been considered.…”
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Sakha Music: Selling 'Exotic' Europeanness in Asia and Asianness in Europe by Aimar Ventsel

“…In this paper I compare strategies to sell Sakha music in different countries over a ten-year period with a particular emphasis on 2005–2007. due the fact that local income from performing and selling albums is not sufficient for living the artists from the republic of Sakha are trying to perform as much abroad as possible. When touring abroad, the music and performances have changed over time depending on the region. …”
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