Tourism has become one of the most appreciated sources of income for many countries of the world. Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the world because it is one of the best ways of earning foreign currency. Despite the many advantages of tourism‚ there a few disadvantages too as there are always two sides to everything. The few drawbacks highlighted are environmental pollution‚ cultural and social degradation and economic downturns. However‚ tourists cause environmental damage through forest
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Hospitality Management 18 (1999) 331}343 Life and tourism in the year 2050 Abraham Pizam* Department of Hospitality Management‚ University of Central Florida‚ P.O. Box 161400‚ Orlando‚ FL 32816-1400‚ USA Abstract This article is an essay that represents the author ’s personal vision of life and the state of the tourism industry in the year 2050. It describes the major expected developments in the areas of environment‚ demographics‚ economy and business‚ lifestyle and values‚ politics‚ housing
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Objectives The aim of the report is to study dark tourism and discuss what are the issues generated by the evolution of this phenomenon. 1.2 Scope The report includes a definition of dark tourism‚ the history‚ a description of its target markets with its marketing implications‚ the push and pull factors and the various impacts caused and the challenges faced. Lastly‚ conclusions will be drawn. 2.0 Main Discussions 2.1 Definition Dark tourism is demarcated as encompassing the visitation to
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The economic challenges faced by African Americans in the post-Civil War era were rooted in a long history of exploitation‚ beginning with slavery. After the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War in 1865‚ millions of newly freed slaves faced the daunting task of building economic independence in a society that remained hostile to their progress. Reconstruction efforts such as the Freedmen’s Bureau aimed to address these economic issues‚ but progress was limited. The promise of “40
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* Examine the key challenges for public sector management in the global south. Illustrate your answer with contrasting country examples. Most of the global south countries such as the African countries have attained their independence around the 1950’s and 1960’s. The public sectors which are known as the government sector have set of roles that need to be look after the welfare of the state such as the security‚ environment‚ health system‚ education and so forth. The public sector in the global
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HOëRSKOOL “Life is not a problem to be solved‚ but a reality to be experienced” NAME: KGWATALALA THABANG SUBJECT: TOURISM STUDENT NO: 1152 GRADE: 11(KEY 6) TOPIC: CONFERENCE TOURISM YEAR: 2014 1.1 Introduction Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa’s first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (PWV) and was renamed "Gauteng"
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1. Introduction The World Tourism Organisation affiliated to United Nations and recognised as the leading international body on global tourism states that tourism is “ the activities of person travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes” (WTO 2011). Travel and tourism is a very important economic activity around the world and it is the largest service industry in the world (WTTC 2011).
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Within the context of the boundaryless career critically analyze the challenges faced by graduates in a volatile global economy Introduction For most students‚ university graduation is a cause for joy‚ which is accompanied by a strong sense of self-fulfillment as a result of successfully finishing the last stages of the educational cycle. But the euphoria that accompanies these moments begins to lose their intensity‚ and make way for a new feeling that a increasingly number of recent graduates
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current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Progress and development of information and communication technologies in hospitality Crystal Ip‚ Rosanna Leung and Rob Law School of Hotel & Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong Abstract Purpose – In order to enhance operational efficiency‚ improve service quality and reduce costs‚ practitioners in the hospitality industry have widely adopted and implemented information
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Chapter 1 EL NIDO RESORTS IN PALAWAN; ITS IMPACT AND CHALLENGES IN TOURISM INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND ON EL NIDO RESORTS IN PALAWAN EL Nido during pre - Spanish time‚ has been known as "BACUIT BAY" a Center of Natural bounty of Cultural heritage surrounded by island and inlets towering limestone‚ cliffs for its uniqueness nature of bounty‚ and a paradise for all who usually experience the exquisite beauty of nature that can only be experienced Bacuit Bay‚ for its beauty Corals‚ fish
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