1. Chapter 2
Resort History
World of Resorts: From Development to Management
Third Edition
(424TXT or 424CIN)
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2. Competencies for
Resort History
1. Describe the origins and development of European and
Asian resorts.
2. Outline the history, development, and influence of
American resorts.
3. Describe resort developments in the twentieth century.
4. Summarize lessons from resort history.
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3. Four Precepts for a Pre-Meiji
Resort Villa
1. A resort villa should be a place removed from one’s place
of daily living, equipped to carry on one’s work to pursue
cultural or intellectual activities, and suitable as a family
retreat or for entertaining important guests.
2. A resort is a place for toji treatment, health restoration,
and recreation built around a hot spring.
3. A villa in a one-off location should serve an important
secondary function as a place of refuge and a safe haven.
4. A resort villa should serve as a place for private study and
mediation or as a gathering place for guests of like minds
in intellectual pursuits.
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4. Stages/Scenarios of the Destination
Life Cycle
• Discovery/Exploration
• Involvement
• Development
• Consolidation
• Stagnation
• Decline
• Rejuvenation
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