The Framework of Tourism: Towards a Definition of Tourism‚ Tourist‚ and the Tourist Industry (Leiper‚ 1979) Find six academic definitions for tourism‚ tourist or travel. Discuss each of these six definitions and explain the merits and efficiencies of each one‚ making connections with the points raised by Leiper (1979) where possible. Then provide an overall discussion about which definition is best and for what reason/s. Introduction Six definitions for the term Tourism were found from a variety
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The aim of this essay is to discuss the relevance of niche tourism and what facts may affect it. It discusses briefly what a niche market is and what role has in the tourism industry. Different facts are exposed during the essay in order to give a better understanding on how economy‚ politic‚ technology and social affect tourism in general and the construction of niche markets. In addition‚ other influences have been discussed to give more information on current facts affecting the industry. An interesting
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Virtual Reality The definition of virtual reality comes‚ naturally‚ from the definitions for both ‘virtual’ and ‘reality’. The definition of ‘virtual’ is near and reality is what we experience as human beings. So the term ‘virtual reality’ basically means ‘near-reality’. This could‚ of course‚ mean anything but it usually refers to a specific type of reality emulation. So what is virtual reality? Answering "what is virtual reality" in technical terms is straight-forward. Virtual reality
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Impacts of “Commoditization” on Tourism Tourism & Social Policy Impacts of “Commoditization” on Tourism Types of tourism‚ these days‚ seem to be as plentiful as ice cream flavours. Marketing teams have developed “the dream vacation” for just about everyone‚ whether your interests lie in adventure travel‚ cruising‚ or wine tasting‚ your imagination (and perhaps your budget) is pretty much your only limitation. Along side this ever increasing
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A Periodisation of the Development of Vietnam’s Tourism Accommodation since the Open Door Policy Wantanee Suntikul 1*‚ Richard Butler 2 and David Airey 3 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong 2 Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management‚ University of Strathclyde‚ UK 3 School of Management‚ University of Surrey‚ UK This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam‚ since the inauguration of the open
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Julia Dmitrieva‚ gr. 7441 Safe tourism: the way forward While terrorism affects tourism and a lot has been discussed and spoken about it‚ there is a lack of clarity about tourism and its effects on terrorism. Over the past decade‚ acts of terrorism have taken place at tourist sites‚ as well as places where people have gathered in large numbers. Be it Bali‚ New York‚ Mumbai‚ or Madrid the repercussions have been felt the world over. Over the past couple of years‚ a number of stringent security
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report will start with definitions of tourism and motivation‚ followed buy a few theories of motivation‚ and ending with a conclusion. Theses theories are relating to the push of individual/s to embark on a holiday‚ and the pull of the tourist destination. Definitions • According to the UK Tourism Society and cited in the BTEC National Travel and Tourism book‚ by Elise James‚ Joanne Thirlaway and Ursula Woodhouse. (2007‚ pg3) Their defection of tourism is as follows. “ The temporary‚
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Case Study Ecotourism Sarawak Malaysia Tourism is the fastest growing industries in the world‚ employing over 120 million people. LEDC’s use tourism as an aid to develop their country. While tourism can bring huge advantages such as employment‚ improvements to the infrastructure of the country it has to be able to balance this with the disadvantages tourism brings. Too much tourism can result in the harm to natural environment and mass tourism can result in the loss of local cultures and traditions
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Michelle DS. Nene BS HRM Reflective Journal Being a student of Hotel and restaurant Management‚ it is required for us to study and take Principles of Tourism class. Since this is my first reflective journal‚ let me share to you my initial experiences. At first‚ I have no idea what to learn and encounter here in this subject. But when I had the chance to meet and see Ma’am Fe‚ our instructor‚ with the help of her explanations and orientation about TC1‚ I began
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The Philippine tourism industry flourished in the 1970s and early 1980s but declined in the mid 1980s‚ with the average length of tourist stay falling from 12.6 days in earlier years to 8.9 days in 1988. In 1987‚ tourism growth was slower in the Philippines than in other Southeast Asian countries. About 1.2 million tourists visited the Philippines in 1992‚ which was a record high in the number of tourist visits since 1989. In 2000‚ the Philippines’ tourist arrivals totaled 2.2 million. In 2003‚
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