TOURISMOS: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF TOURISM Volume 6‚ Number 2‚ Autumn 2011‚ pp. 139-158 UDC: 338.48+640(050) ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF TOURISM: A CASE STUDY OF AGRA Surabhi Srivastava University of Lucknow Tourism in its broadest generic sense can do more to develop understanding among the people‚ provide jobs‚ create foreign exchange and raise living standards than any other economic force. India is world famous for the city of Taj -Agra. There are a number of other tourists
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The Ten “P’s” of Travel‚ Tourism and Hospitality Marketing* * From Best Practices for International Tourism Development for Rural Communities (2002) by David L. Edgell‚ Sr.‚ PHD Marketing… “…. to design a product/service combination that provides real value to targeted customers‚ motivates purchase‚ and fulfills genuine customer needs.” -James Makens et al.‚ Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism‚ 1999 Ten “P’s” 1. Product The tourism product differs from other products due
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Tourism is defined as people traveling and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes not interrelated to the exercise of an activity rewarded from within the place visited. Tourism is mainly popular as a global freedom activity. Tourism can bring many economic and social benefits. Countries can promote their self internationally by making their environment pleasant for tourist to appreciate. Promotion of tourism
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria as a democratic country like every other nation needs the media to drive or sustain good governance and engender national development. But the media often regarded as the fourth estate of the realm have an enormous task to accomplish this role as the watchdog of the society. The task or role of the media has to a large extent not been effectively accomplished. It is important here to state that the primary role of the media in any given society is to inform
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ANALYSIS OF THE TOURISM DESTINATION – CONCEPTUAL–METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS. CASE STUDY: THE NORTHERN OLTENIA OR OLTENIA BENEATH THE MOUNTAIN FELICIA–AURELIA STĂNCIOIU‚ OCTAVIAN ARSENE‚ NICOLAE TEODORESCU‚ MIRELA MAZILU‚ IOAN COSMESCU‚ ROXANA CRISTINA MARINESCU Felicia–Aurelia STĂNCIOIU‚ Professor PhD Academy of the Economic Studies‚ Bucharest Octavian ARSENE‚ Director of the General Board for Development and International Relations‚ Ministry of the Small and Middle Enterprises‚ Trade‚ Tourism and liberal
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BSHRM2y1-2 1.1Tourism as an academic field of study a.) Obstacles development: The emergence of tourism as a legitimate area of investigation within the university sector is a recent and ongoing development‚ and one that has encountered many obstacles. 1.2Tourism as an academic field of study >Tourism perceived as a trivial activity >Large-scale tourism as a recent activity >Tourism perceived as a vocational field of study >Lack of clear definitions and reliable data >Lack of indigenous
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The Government of Nepal has declared to celebrate the year 2011 as "Nepal Tourism Year 2011" and has lunched the slogan "Together for Tourism" for it. The tourism trade Organizations and the stake holders like us have already accepted the Program and are eagerly awaited to welcome the targeted One Million Foreign Tourists and the Internal Tourists in similar numbers. The whole year will be celebrated by exposing the History‚ Culture‚ Nature and Adventure of the country. Visitors can observe various
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Tourism is a social‚ cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business / professional purposes. History has taught us that people travel and engage in tourism activities in increasing numbers when several basic conditions can be met. Before people can experience tourism they usually need at least:- 1. disposable income‚ ie. money to spend on non-essentials 2. leisure time 3. tourism
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Recently‚ Indian government adopted a multi-pronged approach for promotion of tourism‚ which includes new mechanism for speedy implementation of tourism projects‚ development of integrated tourism circuits and rural destinations‚ special capacity building in the unorganized hospitality sector and new marketing strategy. A nation wide campaign‚ for creating awareness about the effects of tourism and preservation of our rich heritage & culture‚ cleanliness and warm hospitality through a process
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: Paul Stolk Today‚ increase in the discretionary leisure time and disposable income of the society has undoubtedly created tourism boom in many countries. As soon as tourism industry is measured as a fundamental factor in improving the economy‚ local governments and other corporations in a destination have shifted their focus towards creation of more tourism attractions in order to compete with related destinations on targeted markets. In the olden days‚ people who travelled with the leisure
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