... that tourism was having a profound impact in many parts of the region and on its peoples. As the subject grew, both in respectability and scholarly works, anthropologists became aware of several conceptual and theoretical issues which should be highlighted before an examination of the impacts of tourism proceeds. Debates surrounding the definition of 'tourism' were born through awareness of the need to consider the motivations of tourists and that these motivations may differ according to a variety of factors. Graburn contended that the type of tourism adopted would be influenced by "the culture and social structure of his home situation." (Graburn, 1983:22) For the purpose of this discussion I will follow Valene Smith's categorisations of tourism, which include 'ethnic tourism' concerned with the "quaint customs of indigenous and often exotic peoples' usually off the beaten track" (Smith, 1989:4), and 'cultural tourism' which focuses on the "picturesque, local colour, costumes, ...

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