Sustainable Tourism in Kumarakom – A Case Study Background kumarakom is situated on the banks of the Vembanad Kayal (backwater)‚ 10 km. west of the Kottayam District Head Quarters in Kerala. Kumarakom‚ a backwater tourism hub is gaining strategic place in on the tourist map due to its natural charm and aesthetic beauty. Tourism development in Kumarakom started with the lease of KTDC land in the bird sanctuary area to Taj Kerala Resorts Limited in the 1989. Tourism has developed rapidly in the area
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Travel & Tourism Tourism can bring many benefits to a destination. Tourism can positively impact an area’s economy‚ social cultural‚ and environment. At the same time‚ there can be negative effects to the economy‚ social cultural‚ and environment. The tourism industry is extremely large and continuously growing‚ which is why the impacts and effects weigh so heavily on a destination. Traveling and engaging in touristic pursuits are popular leisure activities. New trends emerge as tourism continues
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According to Theobald (1998:411) authenticity means genuine‚ unadulterated or the real thing. In modern times tourism is frequently accused of destroying authenticity ((a notion which is problematic in its own term)‚ through commoditization of cultures‚ such as festivals‚ dance rituals and food which is produced for monetary gain. The definition of authenticity is debatable by many academics; I will try to explore their views on this subject in this essay. MacCannell‚ in The Tourist (1999)‚ portrayed
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Examining the Feasibility of Agro-Tourism Development in Sri Lanka Case Study of the Fruit Crop Research and Development Center‚ Horana by D.A.C. Silva‚ Senior Lecturer‚‚ Department of Economics‚ Faculty of Arts‚ University of Colombo and K.C. Vithanage‚ MEcon Student‚ Department of Economics‚ University of Colombo ABSTRACT Tourism is one of the largest and the fastest growing industries in the world economy. Tourism industry is also the fourth highest foreign exchange generator of the
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Term paper On Tourism in Bangladesh On ENG 101 Submitted to Farhana Zareen Bashar Lecturer Dept. of English East West University Submitted by Name:Marufa khan ID :2009-3-10-043 DEPT:BBA Submission Date: East University West Introduction Tourism is often synonymous to traveling for pleasure and education. It is also a business of attracting tourists and providing for their accommodation and entertainment. In many countries‚ tourism is an industry for earning Inland Revenue and foreign exchange
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Assignment For Cultural tourism in Nepal Impact on culture by tourism Shobha Kumari Karki Khatri Advance diploma Management research report Ethame graduate school Submission date:- 29th August 2011 CTH No. 24310 Acknowledge Firstly my big thanks is deserve to my college Ethames Graduate School which provide me a opportunities to be a part of the college. And I would like to express my deep respective thanks
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IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM IN SPAIN Subject: How is the national and international tourism helping Spain overcome the economic crisis? Introduction Spain is one of the countries in the world that has been severely affected by the global economic crisis originated in 2008. It is the country with the greatest number of unemployed citizens in all Europe. Its rate of unemployment reached an all time high of 26.9% in May 2013. The European Union is worried about this situation‚ and has therefore
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Tourism and Hospitality Management Individual Assignment Kuching - Heaven on Earth Amanda Lim Yen Thang B1002862 HELP University College Kuching - Heaven on Earth KUCHING: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION Situated on the island of Borneo is Malaysia’s largest state‚ Sarawak‚ where its capital‚ Kuching‚ lures tourists and travellers over with its beauty of a great green environment and the friendliness of its people‚ who are also known as Kuchingnites. Kuching is known as the one place where one can
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Issues in the Tourism Industry - Assignment Mark Sheet Name: Muhammad Rizwan Javed CTH number: 35312 Task Activity No. of Internal Marking CTH Marks Moderated Allocated / Final Mark First Internal Agreed marker Moderator/ Mark Second Marker Task 1: Critically evaluates trends in areas of urban and cultural tourism Secondary
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Marketing On Medical Tourism Submitted To: Prof. Neelima Ruparel Submitted By: Jaypal Shah (11075) Hiten Dabhi (11051) Batch: 2010-12 Gujarat University B.K. School of Business Management Declaration I hereby declare that the CIM project report on “Medical Tourism” is an original and bonafide project carried out by me and duly submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for awarding a Masters in Business Administration at B K School of Business Management‚ Ahmedabad
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