1) pg. 11 "Life used to be fun," Halil told me. "Now it's just business."
This short passage was particularly interesting to me because it shows how the economics of a country can overpower the culture. While Halil once enjoyed the rich Turkish traditions, many of them have been abandoned because Turkey can bring in more money from tourism by adopting a new lifestyle.
2) One example of the relationship between economics and culture is how signs in Turkish villages changed from "Bikini in village No" to "No problem in Turkey." This shows how Turkey changed its culture to increase tourism.
Another example of this relationship is how the Turkish population would, at first, provide hospitality to tourists for very little or no charge. However, as tourism grew, Turkish residents started to charge tourists and this quickly grew into a business.
3) Much of New Zealand's tourism revolves around its landscape. Sightseeing, bungee jumping, and hiking are some of the major tourist attractions of New Zealand. For all of you Lord of the Rings fans out there, the film trilogy (being shot mostly in New Zealand) is often credited for a 40% increase in toursim in New Zealand between 2000 and 2006.
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