Chapter 1 Objective: Tourism is a highly dynamic industry. Yet in spite of this‚ very little is understood and appreciated on how tourism can actually contribute to the social growth of any tourist destination. This chapter would provide the basic concepts of tourism. Tourism as defined by WTO (World Tourism Organization)‚ is the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other
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Impacts of Urban Tourism: A Case Study of Cape Town Introduction For many countries‚ tourism is regarded as a new activity. It is becoming one of the most crucial social and economic activities. The increase in the demand for urban tourism or tourism in cities has occurred over the last few decades (Paskeleva-Shapira‚ 2003).However‚ the literature on urban tourism is still relatively new (Tyler‚ Guerrier‚ and Robertson‚ 1998; Timur and Getz‚ 2008). Urbanisation is a global process
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Tourism in the country of Jamaica has long since proven to be very popular ever since it was hyped up as a health spa in 1862. Since than mass tourism has taken full effect not only with its natural beauty and many attractions but with the work and development of the Jamaican Tourist Board it has become a favored tourist destination in the Caribbean region. Since tourism is Jamaica ’s primary foreign exchange industry the Jamaican government has continually invested in tourism development. While
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Pergamon Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 3‚ pp. 582-595‚ 1994 Copyright © 1994 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0160-7383/94 $6.00 + .00 0160-7383(93)E0032-9 THE TOURISM PRODUCT Stephen L. J. Smith University of Waterloo‚ Canada Abstract: An industry is characterized by a generic product and production process. For tourism to be considered an industry‚ it is necessary to show that such a genetic product and process exist. This paper argues that they
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destination for tourism industry. Annually‚ the visitors arriving in Nepal have their varied purposes and they are almost always enthusiastic about spending their holidays in Nepal’s touristic sites and they have to be encouraged to do so through extensive marketing efforts by Nepal Tourism Board. Furthermore‚ Nepal’s traditional cultural values can also be used for the poverty alleviation thorough eco-tourism‚ religious tourism and destination tourism and this has been included in the tourism marketing
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SPORT AND TOURISM Definition of : * Sport : An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others. * Tourism : Tourism is a collection of activities‚ services and industries which deliver a travel experience comprising transportation‚ accommodation‚ eating and drinking establishments‚ retail shops‚ entertainment businesses and othe hospitality services provided for individuals or groups traveling away from home. Tourism comprises
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Topic: Investigating the Language of Tourism Discourse in Thailand Travel Brochure Literature Review 1. Background Theory Tourism has become one of the most important businesses throughout the world and tourism discourse has become one of the most common public discourses‚ with millions of people taking part in its structure when entering a numerous of communicative situations. People‚ culture‚ landscape‚ history‚ traditions‚ and other social and natural entities have been offered and
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CULTURAL TOURISM First of all‚ it is important to define cultural tourism as the basis around which the whole research is formulated. It is important to highlight the fact that the experts do not agree on a universal definition because of the wide range of activities it covers. Over the years‚ the definition of this type of tourism has suffer some changes depending on the field of study and one of the most popular definitions is the one stated by Richards (2001‚ p.37) in which the concept of
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Tourism and biodiversity are closely intertwined. Millions of people travel each year to experience nature’s splendour. The income generated by sustainable tourism can provide important support for nature conservation‚ as well as for economic development. Furthermore‚ sustainable tourism can help to raise awareness among tourists and local communities of the importance of biodiversity to our everyday lives. Through initiatives such as its “Sustainable Tourism – Eliminating Poverty” project‚ and
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IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM IN SPAIN Subject: How is the national and international tourism helping Spain overcome the economic crisis? Introduction Spain is one of the countries in the world that has been severely affected by the global economic crisis originated in 2008. It is the country with the greatest number of unemployed citizens in all Europe. Its rate of unemployment reached an all time high of 26.9% in May 2013. The European Union is worried about this situation‚ and has therefore
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