Global Toys & Games Industry The global toys and games industry is expected to hit the $100 billion mark by 2015‚ according to research from Global Industry Analysts. In recent years the market has been influenced by changing consumer tastes‚ with children opting for more sophisticated video games and electronic toys. Children are also becoming increasingly accustomed to changing toys more frequently. This means toy and game manufacturers are obliged to introduce new products on a regular
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Definitions on tourism Tourism is the phenomena that arise out of the journeys and temporary stays of people who travel with recreational or leisure purposes. We all have heard that in 1500 BC the Aryans migrated from Steps meadows to the Indian subcontinent. This human activity is evidence for “tourism” being an ancient human activity. Despite “tourism” being an ancient human activity and a phenomenon directly linked to human lifestyle‚ it is difficult to give an ultimate definition on “tourism”. But earlier
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Topic: Correlation of Climate change to Tourism Industry What are the impacts of climate change to Tourism Industry? How to market tourism industry by protecting the tourism industry/destination against climate change? Tourism Industry is one of the sources of our economic growth. However‚ the condition of climate is a very important factor in the tourism industry of a country. Climate has changed tremendously over the last few decades mostly due to pollution‚ greenhouse gases and depletion of
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HOW TOURISM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIO-CULTURAL CONSERVATION Negative socio-cultural impacts from tourism How tourism can contribute to socio-cultural development Tourism can contribute to positive developments‚ not just negative impacts. It has the potential to promote social development through employment creation‚ income redistribution and poverty alleviation. Other potential positive impacts of tourism include: Tourism as a force for peace Traveling brings people into contact with each other and
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Literature Review Sustainable tourism in the Bahamas Lino Brigulio‚ Richard Butler‚ David Harrison and Walter Leal Filho‚ authors of the book entitled Sustainable Tourism in Islands and small states defined Sustainable tourism as tourism development that avoids damage to the environment‚ economy and cultures of the locations where it takes place [ (Lino Briguglio‚ 1996) ]. Throughout the book the authors stresses that in order for a country’s tourism industry to be sustainable‚ developmental
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Competition in the Global Wine Industry: A U.S. Perspective Murray Silverman Professor of Management College of Business San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco‚ CA 94132 Phone: 415-338-7489 Fax: 415-338-0501 Email: msilver@sfsu.edu Richard Castaldi Professor of Management College of Business San Francisco State University Phone: 415-338-2829 Fax: 415-338-0501 Email: castaldi@sfsu.edu Sally Baack Assistant Professor of Management
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EVOLUTION OF HOTEL INDUSTRY: Overall Growth in 2005 -2006 OVERALLGROWTH IN 2005 - 06 OCCUPANCY RATE : 2.6% AVERAGE RATE : 23.7% REVP : 26.9% (IN IMR AND 28.1% IN USD) HOTEL: Hotel or Inn may be defined as an establish‚ment whose primary business is providing paid lodging facilities for the general public‚m and which furnishesone or more of the services like - Food & Beverages Services‚ Concierge‚ Bell or Door Attendants Service‚ laundry or Dry Cleaning‚ and use of furniture and
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Introduction & Case Study As the biggest country in the world‚ Russia plays an important role in the world. Whether its their culture‚ literature‚ military‚ or economy‚ this country stands apart from the rest. Its features make it unlike any other other part of the world. Russia‚ located in the north of the Eurasia‚ crossing Europe and Asia‚ is the biggest country in the world. Its area is about 17‚102‚300 square kilometers. The population is around 1‚431‚000‚000 and includes 193 various nationalities
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Impact of the Tourism Industry to the Environment: A Philippine Situation A Term Paper Presented to Mr. Lawrence Icasiano English Language Area De La Salle Lipa In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for COMSKI2 Second Semester‚ School Year 2013-2014 By Donna L. Abellon Mary Joyce P. Plata Background of the study Introduction The tourism industry can pose a threat to the environment‚ if changes made to it are not sustainable and are irreversible. This paper is
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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 of training and orientation
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