The Future of Tourism The Impact of Rapidly Expanding Growth on the Tourism Infrastructure Prepared by: “No Holds Barred” Think Tank October 2008 Change is no stranger to travel professionals. With daily upgrades in technology opening new doors for the consumer‚ and particularly since the face of travel was forever changed on September 11‚ 2001‚ NTA members and travel professionals across the world have been making changes to their business model‚ their staffing structures‚ their buying and selling
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. Importance of Space tourism 3 3. DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE TOURISM 4 4. Market for Space tourism 6 5. CHALLENGES OF SPACE TOURISM 7 6. CONCLUSION 7 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY 8 8. APPENDIX 9 1. INTRODUCTION The history of space tourism is closely linked to that of aviation; which started at the end of 1903 when the Wright Brothers flew in their Kitty Hawk machine hence starting efforts of mankind to leave earth and venture farther to reach space (Webber
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....... 2 History of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in Tourism Industry: ................................................................................................................ 2 Definition of e-tourism (Electronic Tourism):...................................................... 4 Relationship between ICT and E- Commerce (Electronic commerce) ................ 4 Relationship between Tourism and ICTs: ............................................................ 5 Advantages
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A Periodisation of the Development of Vietnam’s Tourism Accommodation since the Open Door Policy Wantanee Suntikul 1*‚ Richard Butler 2 and David Airey 3 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong 2 Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management‚ University of Strathclyde‚ UK 3 School of Management‚ University of Surrey‚ UK This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam‚ since the inauguration of the open
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Tourism Management 31 (2010) 1–12 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tourism Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman Progress in Tourism Management A review of innovation research in tourism Anne-Mette Hjalager University of Southern Denmark‚ Niels Bohrsvej 9-10‚ DK-6700 Esbjerg‚ Denmark article info abstract Article history: Received 27 January 2009 Accepted 31 August 2009 Over the past two decades‚ there has been increasing focus on the topic
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Abstract: There has been considerable attention focused on the tourism experience over the past decades‚ and a handful of studies are consistently conducted to explore how to successfully create and manage tourism experience. This essay aims to concentrate on the key constructs that associated with experience economy and apply them to a specific case (Dreamworld) to gain the implications for the development of tourism system. Keywords: tourism experiences‚ characteristics‚ memorable‚ five design principles
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resources as countryside capital: The case of rural tourism Brian Garrod Roz Wornell‚ Ray Youell Institute of Rural Sciences‚ University of Wales Aberystwyth‚ Llanbadarn Campus‚ Aberystwyth‚ SY23 3AL‚ UK Abstract Commentators tend to agree that the rural resource is becoming increasingly subject to pressures arising from an ever wider range of economic‚ social‚ political and environmental influences. This paper focuses on the case of rural tourism in illustrating the advantages of adopting a sustainable
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Executive Summary 2 2. Introduction 3 3. Tourism in Sri Lanka 5 4. Marketing plane for 4 season hotels 9 5. Macro environment factors effecting Sri Lankan tourism industry. 10 5.1 Political Factor 11 5.2 Economic factors 11 5.3 Social Factors 11 5.4 Technological Factors 12 5.5 Environmental Factor 12 5.6 Legal Factors 12 6. Brand Objective 13 6.1 Short term Brand objective 14 6.2 Long term Brand objective 14 7. Marketing Mix strategy for seasons hotel 15 8. Conclusions
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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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Students complete three internships for a total of 900 hours of industry experience prior to graduation. Students apply concepts learned in the classroom to actual work situations. Foodservice experiences are provided by K-State Housing and Dining Services‚ with other foodservice and lodging experiences completed with hospitality organizations locally or regionally. The senior internship experience may be national or international in location. Students gain valuable experience in these operations under
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