Tourism in Thailand’s National Parks: The Problems it Brings "Rainforests are currently being destroyed at a rate of over 200‚000 square kilometers a year according to the US National Academy of Sciences" (Wheeler). Some of these rainforests are located in Thailand’s national parks. In Thailand‚ there are 15 national parks set aside for conservation‚ though only 80% of these parks remain intact today. These Parks represent approximately 13% of Thailand’s land. The purpose of these parks is
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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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their stay. Commonly these facilities are of higher quality than would be expected if one were to stay at a hotel or eat in a town’s restaurants. Some examples are Atlantis in theBahamas‚ Costa do Sauípe in the Northeastern Brazil‚ Laguna Phuket in Thailand and Sun City near Johannesburg in South Africa. All-inclusive resort The "Paradise" resort in Catskills An all-inclusive resort is a resort that‚ besides providing all of the common amenities of a resort‚ charges a fixed price that includes most
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Future of Tourism in Thailand Between 2010 and 2014‚ Thailand was ranked number 1 as tourist most visited country in the world. The tourism industry in Thailand has been growing sporadically over the last decade‚ as many travelers choose Thailand to be one of their top destinations. If we are to look at all the past and present stats‚ can we conclude that Thailand Tourism industry has a bright future? What are factors that can ascertain a promising future? What are the incidents than can hamper
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Introduction This dissertation is about small to medium sized hotels businesses in Thailand. It will investigate their use of events as a marketing tool. The study conducted online surveys by selected hundred hotels from the travel trade show in Thailand‚ 2010. Moreover‚ two selected hotels are interviewed by telephone and through telephone the results will be analysesis and compared asinto two case studies. The findings of the two different methods will be analysed
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OF THAILAND TOURISM INDUSTRY (1487 words) Teacher: Nguyen Tien Dung Student: Trinh Lan Huong Class: 1D-11 Course: EAP Writing Date: May 8‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract……………………………………………………………………………… ii 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………..1 2. Discussion of findings …………………………………………………………...1 2.1. The developmental process of tourism industry in Thailand ……….1 2.2. The reasons for the development of tourism in Thailand ………….....2 3. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………
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Travel and Tourism in Thailand to 2018 Published on 02nd APR. 2014 The Thai travel and tourism sector posted growth during the review period (20092013)‚ despite the global financial crisis. The growth can be attributed to the increasing number of tourists from emerging countries such as China‚ India and Russia; international tourists to the country reached 26.7 million in 2013. While forecast-period growth is expected to be undermined by political instability‚ the countrys tourism sector has
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oru [Impacts of Tourism Growth in Thailand and its Sustainability] TAN Jialin * Executive Summary Tourism growth has a great impact on the economy of any state; where on one hand it helps the economy to grow‚ on the other hand it creates socio-economic‚ environmental and cultural challenges which produce negative impacts on the overall economic development and sustainability of the country. First of all we will provide the introduction to the topic and will make the critical literature
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Sex Tourism in Thailand As we enter a new millennium the post-colonial nations in the world are still searching for ways to compete in an increasingly globalized‚ consumption driven economic environment. Many developing countries have speculated that Tourism is an effective catalyst for development as well as increased international understanding. Thailand‚ who has embraced tourism as the key to its modernization strategy‚ has been hailed by many as a paradigm for success. Over the past twenty
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Comparative Analysis of Volunteer Tourism in Two Conservation Areas in Thailand and Vietnam1 Patcharin Sirasoonthorn2 and Nathalie Coren3 Abstract Due to a variety of cultural backgrounds such as nationality‚ sex‚ ages and religious belief‚ motivation and expectations of volunteer tourism differ. This article highlights the significance of both external and internal factors which influence volunteer tourists in two conservation areas‚ Koh Tao in Mae Haad‚ Thailand and Xuan Thuy national Park in
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