People-First Tourism Lab Blog

Amedeo DeAngelis is a Pennsylvania native who came to Raleigh in 1963. After attending college, Richard “Amedeo” DeAngelis opened a small Italian restaurant to serve his family’s recipes, and over time the company has grown in size and has become an NC State and Raleigh favorite. His successes throughout his life are definitely ones to be mentioned and one will gain a whole new perspective on what it is like working in the food sector. Amedeo’s Italian roots, homemade recipes, and love for football led to his success in a very competitive sector. Amedeo also recalls segregation times in the South, when black employees weren’t encouraged to use “white” doors. In spite of being retired now, his family is part of the company that has taken over his business, which assures him that traditions will be kept alive for many years.          I initially came to NC State from Reading, Pennsylvania, for school and to play football. I played both o...

The P1T Dashboard Analytics report has changed format just a bit to include a longitudinal comparison of the previous year’s website visitation performance. Data included in these reports provide a snapshot of the overall reach of the project, as well the performance of the most visited micro-entrepreneurs. Additionally, the report includes data about the reach of the project’s scholarship to the general public through select social media tools – e.g., this web blog. Here is the most recent report, P1T Dashboard Analytics Report for 3rd Quarter of 2015 (see inset below). The report for the 4th Quarter and annual summary of 2015 will be appearing in a January posting on this blog. This report revealed that new visitation to the www.peoplefirsttourism.com web marketplace has increased over the new visits for 2014 3 rd quarter. Return visits are slightly lower than last year at this time. The 2015 quarters’ visitation is beginning to indicate that there may be a se...

The journey to the formation of P1T Inc. began with several decades of critical social science research documenting how tourism objectifies and exploits the subaltern. However, our research also reveals that involvement in tourism microentrepreneurship sometimes allows locals to earn a better living and influence how tourism develops in their community.  Tim Wallace , whom you have met, is a founding partner of P1t, and he has a rich record of applied anthropology research on how indigenous Maya people react to opportunities and challenges posed by tourism. Here, today we have several Applied Anthropology and Equitable and Sustainable Tourism students – can you raise your hands!  If you are curious about this type of research be sure to quiz them in a little while. Many locals want to share their knowledge and their life experiences with visitors.  Indeed, there are several of those here with us today.  Could the P1t ...