Sunday, March 28, 2010

Travel Ad's

Air travel is being characterized as a place, where you or with the company of someone else will be the same as going to a restaurant. The image of tasty, delicious, and high quality foods depicts, if you are on an airline that you will be taken care. It makes you forget about the worst part about being on a plane. In fact, the way the flight attendant displayed the couple’s meals sends the message that there is plenty of food to satisfy your needs and you can clearly see the wide space offered on the plane. Today's advertisement for air travel does not look as similar as this photo. Airlines today focus more on offering the customers the lowest price not so much on the quality of customer services. On the plane, variety of foods are limited and everything seems to be either in a plastic container or bags and space on the airplane has gotten smaller.




The appeal in this travel ad is the Bahamas Island. Which two people only on the Island reflect the calm, quite, beautiful getaway, where relaxing is at ease. The features of the ad are the blue clear ocean, gorgeous enjoyable weather, the golden garden, spectacular caves, wild fishing, and the experience of a lifetime. Simple and plain ads attract people not only-but also, who are in need of a vacation but a place to forget about their problems. A part of the Bahamas that would be a part of a travel experience but not featured in the ad is the spas. Spa Treatments at the Bahamas will rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul. Another traveling experience not mention is the rich customs and history. In particular, the religion, the people on the island and learning about how the island came to be.








In the ad the train company is trying to be persuasive.
 Encouraging customers to ride the Chimes train on the Northern Pacific Railway having a dinner aboard. When riding, the view of wonderful mountain ranges and rivers cover the window. The tempting inexpensive meals and sweet music will be included. The reward offered according to the ad is a coupon for the special event and a catalog of up coming events. This ad compared to modern advertisements for trains and air travel usually involves a scenario. Ad’s in modern advertisements ensure the customer that there will be how traveling will be and takes a tour threw the train or plane. Less advertisement is done on paper and more as a visual on the television.  There is still some similar entertainment being offered like the use of meals to attract riders also with the use of music.

"The Toursit"

     Tourists are more likely to be consumers rather than being open-minded as depicted in the Essay “Tourist” by MacCannels. Tourists want to go to a place that satisfies there needs when traveling. For instead, a tourist might like to go to places they know guaranteed that they will have a good time at. As well as, travel only to a certain place for what they offer rather than finding something new.
     In the Bay Area “sights that must be seen” according to MacCannels description, is the Sather Tower and the Marina in Berkeley. Especially at night, these places are worth being alone in its presence. Another tourist site is St Helena Mountain’s. It is a place where you can plan a day and camp, sport climbing, and hiking. In addition, a sight that became important that it lost its name, for instead (San Francisco “The City”) is Oakland also known as “The Town.” Oakland has a well-known facility called the Oracle Arena. It hosts many events such as concerts, and attracts sports fan for entertainment.
   
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco Golden Gate Park is an example of a site that has underwent the states of slight sacraliztion. The Tea Garden been framed ever since the end of World War II. During the war, any Americans of Japanese descent where forced to relocate to concentration camps. During the exposition of Japanese Americans, a few original items of the Japanese garden went untouched. To enhance the way the old garden use to be, many destroyed items where replaced with sculptures, trees and plants. In addition, a few sculptures and building where left unharmed had been rearranged in high elevations on the hillside for protection. In addition, stones, beautiful flowers, and wooden fences shield the ponds. Throughout the garden, tall ancient temples, small sculpted boats, colorful bright flowers, lanterns, and Japanese’s paintings set the mood and guidance throughout the long trail of the garden. The garden now, is in the setting of reproduction to honor the Hagiwara family who took care and shared the garden before the exposition.