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    Tourism is one of the biggest and fastest growing global industries. In the 20th Century‚ the tourism industry experienced universal expansion that has obvious economic‚ social and political benefits. The benefits of tourism have been enormous especially for developing poor countries that have limited sources of foreign currency; it has an important source of income and employment. On the other hand however‚ the growth of that sector has been accompanied by negative impacts as well. As tourism market

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    14/11/2011 HERITAGE TOURISM & MUSEUM MANAGEMENT LESSON 2: TOURISM‚ HERITAGE & HERITAGE TOURISM (1st PART) Dr Christina Bonarou bonarou@gmail.com Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki‚ Greece Department of Tourism Management Definitions of tourism 2 All travel is not tourism.  “Tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes

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    The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on Jamaica FOUNDATION SKILLS FOR GRADUATE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION The Three Main Effects of Hurricane Sandy that Affected Jamaica were Rainfall Induced Flooding‚ Storm Surges and Winds STEPHANIE SMITH Executive Summary On October 22‚ 2012‚ it was announced by The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM‚) that a tropical depression (Sandy) was headed towards the shores of Jamaica and that the arrival to our shores would be on

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    The book A Small Place written by Jamaica Kincaid is recognized by a number of scholars highlighting how the material exposes readers to the past and present culture of the narrator’s native country Antigua‚ corruption in the Antiguan government‚ English colonialism and etc. However‚ one should take notice that Kincaid speaking in the second person in different sessions of the book represents and creates a connection between the tourist and the reader. The term "you" refers to the tourist/travelers

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    Tourism in Context Introduction This essay aims to highlight the main political‚ economic‚ social and technological factors‚ which have aided in the growth of modern tourism from 1945 to the present day. It will also aim to show which of these has been the most important in the aiding and why. Definition of Tourism "The derivation of the word "tourism" originated from a combination of the Latin tornare and the Greek tornos‚ which mean a lathe or circle. In modern English‚ with the suffix -ism (an

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    The Economic and Social Impact of Tourism Today‚ tourism is one of the largest and dynamically developing sectors of external economic activities. Its high growth and development rates‚ considerable volumes of foreign currency inflows‚ infrastructure development‚ and introduction of new management and educational experience actively affect various sectors of economy‚ which positively contribute to the social and economic development of the country as a whole. Most highly developed western

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    Introduction Tourism has become one of the world’s main industries; both developing and extremely developed countries are now taking closer look. Tourism give a lot of foreign exchange to the country‚ it’s provides jobs directly in the same field (Tourism Industry) and indirectly in supporting industries for example‚ agriculture industry‚ guide to the development of main and important services‚ for example‚ roads‚ airports ‚ and in the same time it’s opens the country to the outside world. Tourism In Oman

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    Tourism in Post-Crisis is Tourism in Pre-Crisis: A Review of the Literature on Crisis Management in Tourism 2006-1 Dr Christof Pforr Curtin University of Technology School of Management Working Paper Series 2006-1 Tourism in Post-Crisis is Tourism in Pre-Crisis: A Review of the Literature on Crisis Management in Tourism Dr Christof Pforr Curtin University of Technology School of Management GPO Box U1987 Perth WA 6845 Australia Tourism in Post-Crisis is Tourism in Pre-Crisis: A Review

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    these kids doing in town?"? Sports Tourism is one the fastest growing industries in the world. It is also‚ however‚ one of the least talked about. Tourism has been and will continue to be one of the biggest and most profitable industries in the world. Obviously sports are a very important aspect to society in many different ways. Culturally‚ Economically‚ and Socially‚ the role sports play in today ’s society is immeasurable. But‚ what is Sports Tourism? I intend to answer that question and

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    Tourism Experience

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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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