HISTORY OF TOURISM → EARLY TRAVEL Earlier travel was essentially to seek food or to escape danger. Travel was also undertaken for trade. Growth of cities along fertile river banks like Nile etc. encouraged water travel. Ancient empires like the Romans helped shape modern travel. → THE EMPIRE ERA THE EGYPTIANS As its peak the travel for business and pleasure flourished. Travel to outlining cities was necessary. Various amenities were offered to travelers. They travelled for pleasure
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Travel Observations by Engelbert Kaempfer The German physician‚ Engelbert Kaempfer‚ was born in 1651 in the Westphalian town of Lemgo. Kaempfer did quite a bit of traveling throughout his life‚ and in September of 1690 Kaempfer’s ship arrived at the coast of Nagasaki‚ the only Japanese port that was open to foreigners at the time. Kaempfer visited Japan during the Tokugawa period‚ named for the Tokugawa Shogun who governed from 1603 to 1868. Kaempfer stayed in Japan for two years‚ and he wrote
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By: Anne Vilagut Tourism The French define tourism as "the art to satisfy the most diverse aspirations which invite man to move out of his daily universe." The Webster’s dictionary defines tourism as "the guiding or managing of tourists; the promotion or encouragement of touring: the accommodation of tourists." Both definitions are apt for tourism. The private sector of tourism includes lodging‚ food‚ transportation‚ recreation facilities‚ attractions‚ travel agents‚ and tour operators. These
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Tourism: Principles‚ Practices‚ Philosophies Part Five: Essentials of Tourism Research and Marketing Learning Objectives • Become familiar with the marketing mix and be able to formulate the best mix for a particular travel product. • Appreciate the importance of the relationship between the marketing concept and product planning and development. • Understand the vital relationship between pricing and marketing. • Know about distribution systems and how this marketing principle can best be applied
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Abstract As we know‚ 2014 is the year of “Visit Malaysia” for our country. “Visit Malaysia” is the nation biggest and grandest tourism celebration with Malaysia Truly Asia’s endless wonders of event‚ festivals and activities all-year round. Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) was first launched in 1990 with theme “Fascinating Malaysia‚ Year of Festival”. The campaign was a huge success with Malaysia charting 7.4 million in tourist arrivals compared to 4.8 million in 1989. To enable tourist recognize Malaysia
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Different types of business informaiton‚ their sources and purposes Business information comes from a wide variety of sources and an effective business person will research information from a range of sources before making decisions. Business information is one of the three main segments of the information industry. The other two segments are scientific‚ technical and medical‚ and educational and training content. Verbal information is literally face to face which is seen as the best way to
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Problem Statement The growth and development of tourism in Trinidad from 2002–2007 and its effects on the economy and society. Statement of the Problem Tourism plays a major role in the growth and development of Trinidad. Many initiatives have been put in place to expand the industry. The government of Trinidad is committed to establishing and implementing standards of development and maintenance for the tourism industry. They try to maintain all the tourist attractions such as beaches and museums
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time to ponder and wonder. They tend to forget the values of life. Travelling is a time when people relax‚ reflect and ponder. Most people‚ after a pleasant travel‚ return home with a fresh outlook‚ new zeal and a better determination. Travelling has also a great informative value. It widens the grasp of our knowledge of geography‚ different cultures and people‚ etc. For example‚ when people of Assam visit South India‚ they learn a great deal. They come to know about the geographical features of
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Objectives 1 Methodology 1 Background to Travel Agencies 1 Definition 1 Context – The background of Travel Agents 1 Types of travel agents 2 Data collection 2 Literature review 2 Analysis of the data collection 3 Strengths 3 Weaknesses 4 Opportunities 5 Threats 5 Suggestions/Recommendations 7 Conclusion 8 References 10 Introduction Aim This report hopes to examine the impact of online booking websites on traditional High Street travel agencies. It was decided to research
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D1 evaluate three different techniques that are used by coaches‚ to improve the performance of athletes 3) Explain 3 different techniques used by sports coaches to improve the performance of athletes? GOAL SETTING: Every successful person whether that be an artist‚ sports person or leader has set goals which have driven and directed their efforts in their quest to be the best they can be. Goal setting is an extremely powerful technique for enhancing performance so it is one of the most important
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