As a Tour Operator in Your Province, You Have Decided

question 13

Essay

As a tour operator in your province, you have decided to take advantage of your knowledge of personalities and life stages to create two new deluxe six-day tours.The first tour is aimed at young, allocentric professionals who enjoy hard adventure.Your second tour is aimed at retired baby boomers with psychocentric personalities who wish to take a cultural/heritage tour.You must design two tours, one for each group, and include the following:
a)definitions of each personality type
b)a name based on the activities you have arranged
c)the gateway city and mode of transportation
d)the type of accommodations and food service
e)three highlighted activities you have arranged
f)a keepsake gift reflecting the travellers' experiences

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Definitions:

Oedipal Content

Psychological concepts related to the Oedipus complex, Freud's theory of a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Reaction Formation

A psychological strategy wherein a person subconsciously swaps out undesirable emotions or ideas with their direct contrasts.

Displacement

In psychology, a defense mechanism where negative feelings are transferred from the original source of the emotion to a less threatening person or object.

Identification

The process by which an individual aligns themselves with the values, beliefs, or behaviors of another person or group.