INTRODUCTION Ingvar Kamprad‚ a Swedish catalogue king‚ founded IKEA in 1947. IKEA is an acronym for his name‚ the farm and hometown‚ Elmtaryd‚ Agunaryd. IKEA has evolved over the years and has developed into a unique concept offering affordable quality home furnishings within numerous stores scattered across the globe. IKEA is guided by a corporate philosophy spelled out in the founder ’s quasi-religious book ’Testament of a Furniture Retailer ’ . IKEA emphasizes on responding to the home furnishing
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MALAYSIA THE IMPACT OF TRAVEL &TOURISM ON JOBSANDTHE ECONOMY CHAIRMAN: Sir Ian Prosser Chairman Six Continents PLC VICE CHAIRMEN: Donald Carty Chairman‚ President & CEO American Airlines Jean-Marc Espalioux Chairman of Management Board & CEO Accor S.A. André Jordan Chairman Lusotur S.A. Jonathan S. Linen Vice Chairman American Express Company Vincent A.Wolfington Chairman Carey International‚ Inc. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Peter Armstrong President & CEO Rocky Mountaineer
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www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ pp. 360–377‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/01/$20.00 PII: S0160-7383(00)00051-7 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOURISM A Review of Research Approaches Karin Weber La Trobe University‚ Australia Abstract: A review of the existing literature on adventure tourism reveals that research on this subject has so far focused mainly on preconceived notions of scholars and
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B. A. PROGRAMME APPLICATION COURSES TOURISM Convenor & Coordinator : Prof. K.V. Bhanumurthy Joint Coordinator : Dr. Abha Mathur 1 Tourism Course Objective The application course aims to familiarize the students with a brief background of tourism‚ its concepts‚ development and scope with special reference to India. Expected Learning Objectives Considering that Tourism Industry is experiencing a phenomenal growth world over‚ a student who has studied this course would
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT – CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES Northampton Business School Postgraduate Programmes Assignment Submission and Feedback Sheet Course Title…MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION…Year/Stage…JAN/2013… Module Title………MKTM003 Marketing: Principles and Management Student Name……SASINAN……RATTANASIWILAI………………………… Student Number………13418205…………………. Tutor……ROGER……WILLETS…………………………… Date assignment due…29th…MAY…2013………Date submitted…29th …MAY…2013…
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The Beatles Influence on the Tourism Industry in Liverpool This essay will look at the influence that the Beatles have had on the tourist industry in Liverpool. It will briefly look at the cultural and musical effect that the Beatles had on the world and their contribution to the emergence and changing of popular culture. It will then discuss Liverpool’s award of the European Capital of Culture. It will assess the various tourist attractions directly connected to the group and their importance
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Chapter 2 Service Characteristics of Hospitality and Tourism Marketing OBJECTIVES: Describe a service culture. Identify four service characteristics that affect the marketing of a hospitality or travel product. Explain marketing strategies that are useful in the hospitality and travel industries. Ritz-Carlton is renowned for outstanding service. o the chain of eighty-five luxury hotels around the world‚ caters to the top 5 percent of corporate & leisure travelers In surveys of departing
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Unit 1 P3 The UK travel and tourism sector Inbound and Outbound Tourism Outbound tourism is when you leaving the UK to travel to another country for business or leisure. Outbound tour operator is organising holidays and provides a range of discount package deals‚ which you can combine with accommodation‚ transport to the destination and ground transport such as a transfer from the airport to the hotel. The two largest tour operators are Thomson and Thomas Cook Group. Outbound travel agents can give
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Task 1 Assignment 2.1 Evidence for P1 Scenario Some of my group went on a trip to a different country and missed a unit which covers the travel and tourism business environment. I will be giving them a short description for the following aspects of the business environment. These are the factors which I will be writing about: Public sector Private sector Geographical sector Importance to UK and international economy Public sector Public sectors are run by the government. The government
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Personally this writer can relate to Petersen’s core concepts of listening and talking. Listening in the communication process is the capability to correctly obtain and understand messages. It’s key to all operative communication because without listening effectively to the message it can be easily misunderstood. This writer’s current job as a Human Service Worker required training in listening skills. This writer deals with individuals who are physically‚ mentally‚ and developmentally challenged
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