Tourism Concern Case Study for Schools and Colleges BURMA BURMA CASE STUDY Welcome to this case study put together for you by Tourism Concern. We are a charity whose specific aim is to fight exploitation in tourism. For several years we have been running a campaign to raise awareness of the situation in Burma and present information to interested parties including tour operators‚ tourists‚ members‚ members of the public and students. This case study has been produced for students
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Introduction Tourism is an industry that rely on tourism resources and tourism facilities to provide tourists travel tour. It is known as smokeless industry and sunshine industry. Travel business is composed of three parts: tourism‚ transportation industry and accommodation industry. They are the three pillars of tourism industry. The tourism industry is very important for Singapore. It is one of Singapore’s economics pillar industry and contributors to the Singaporean economy. Tourism will help
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absolutely a fact that tourism has brought a variety of economic benefits to local communities. First of all‚ it creates employment from local people. According to Duval (2004b‚ 4)‚ Caribbean tourism is on the way of development‚ which accounts for over 15 percent of the region’s occupation and nearly 6 percent of its GDP. It can also be seen that the cost of setting up a new job in tourism sector is less than one-fifth of the one in the manufacturing field. Moreover‚ international tourism is also a directly
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term also covers all the activities performed during a travel (movement). A person who travels is spelled "traveler" in the United States‚ and "traveller" in the United Kingdom. Purpose and motivation Reasons for traveling include recreation‚ tourism or vacationing‚ research travel for the gathering of information‚ for holiday to visit people‚ volunteer travel for charity‚ migration to begin life somewhere else‚ religious pilgrimages and mission trips‚ business travel‚ trade‚ commuting‚ and other
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Pergamon Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 3‚ pp. 582-595‚ 1994 Copyright © 1994 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0160-7383/94 $6.00 + .00 0160-7383(93)E0032-9 THE TOURISM PRODUCT Stephen L. J. Smith University of Waterloo‚ Canada Abstract: An industry is characterized by a generic product and production process. For tourism to be considered an industry‚ it is necessary to show that such a genetic product and process exist. This paper argues that they
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A NEW TENDENCY IN TOURISM SECTOR: THEMED HOTELS AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ABOUT TOURIST PROFILE WHO PREFERS TO STAY AT THEMED HOTELS IN ANTALYA AND REASONS OF PREFERENCE Ahmet AKTA ‚ Prof. Dr.‚ Akdeniz University Alanya Faculty of Administration‚ Antalya‚ TURKEY Seden ALGÜR‚ Phd Student‚ Akdeniz University Institute of Social Sciences‚ Antalya‚ TURKEY ABSTRACT Tourism being industry without chimney in our country which has stepped important paces with membership process of the EU‚ has been
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Importance of Tourism | | | | | | Citizens now demand more meaningful involvement and more responsible and sustainable tourism practices. Local communities and Non Government Organizations today have a very important voice in the way in which tourism is developed and resources allocated. It is this more responsible and sustainable tourism that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago wishes to develop and promote. Tourism provides entrepreneurial opportunities for small operators‚ can foster
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n 1994 in Rwanda‚ a million members of the Tutsi tribe were killed by members of the Hutu tribe in a massacre that took place while the world looked away. "Hotel Rwanda" is not the story of that massacre. It is the story of a hotel manager who saved the lives of 1‚200 people by being‚ essentially‚ a very good hotel manager. The man is named Paul Rusesabagina‚ and he is played by Don Cheadle as a man of quiet‚ steady competence in a time of chaos. This is not the kind of man the camera silhouettes
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International tourism to reach one billion in 2012 PR No.: PR12002 Madrid 16 Jan 12 International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million‚ according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. With growth expected to continue in 2012‚ at a somewhat slower rate‚ international tourist arrivals are on track to reach the milestone one billion mark later this year. International tourist arrivals grew by 4.4% in 2011 to a total 980 million‚ up from 939 million in 2010‚ in a year
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ICT is applied to the Tourism and Hospitality Industry A Case Study of Hilton Hotel Contents INTRODUCTION 3 ICT (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY) IN HILTON GROUP OF HOTELS 4 *IMPLEMENTATION OF ICT IN FRONTOFFICE OPERATIONS 5 *IMPLEMENTATIONOF ICT IN MARKETING‚ DISTRIBUTION AND SALES 6 *BACK OFFICE USE OF ICT IN HILTON HOTELS 8 *EMERGING NEW TRENDS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 9 *SAFETY AND SECURITY USE OF ICT IN HILTON HOTEL 11 *ENERGY SAVING ASPECTS
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