Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure‚ or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. After slowly recovering from the contraction resulting from the late-2000s recession‚ where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the end
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attitudes that young adults have towards dark attractions. by Alexandra Constantinescu Albert (1002430) Word count: 13‚109 A research project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of BA (HONS) International Tourism Management. 2014 Abstract This study tries to fill in the existent gap in the research of people ’s interest‚ attitudes and motivators for visiting dark and disaster sites and it also contributes to obtaining a better understanding of dark
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Myths about Nigerian Culture #1 Myth/Interesting Fact Nigeria is the most population Black Country in the world. Also‚ Nigeria is the 7th largest oil producing nation and 7th most populated country in the world. 1 out of every 5 black person(s) on earth is Nigerian Current population is projected to be 165 million people. Sub Saharan Africa has a population of 866 million. Other notables include Brazil (15 million) and the United States (30 million). #2 Key Insights into managing people
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Information technology and tourism a theoretical critique Philip Alford a‚Â Steve Clarke b‚1 a b Bournemouth University‚ School of Services‚ Management‚ Dorset House‚ Talbot Campus‚ Poole‚ Dorset BH12 5BB‚ UK Business School‚ The University of Hull‚ Hull HU6 7RX‚ UK a r t i c l e in f o a b s t r a c t This paper aims to initiate a debate regarding the paradigms underpinning the planning and implementation of IT in multi-stakeholder scenarios in the tourism sector. The problem is stated
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1 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: MAC 314 COURSE TITLE: ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA MAC 314 ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA Introduction The title of this course is: Issues in Nigerian Mass Media. The code is MAC 314. It is designed for undergraduate students of Mass Communication. The course provides the students with basic knowledge of the history‚ ethical‚ legal‚ professional‚ socio-cultural and technological issues affecting
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Negative Economic Impacts of Tourism There are many hidden costs to tourism‚ which can have unfavorable economic effects on the host community. Often rich countries are better able to profit from tourism than poor ones. Whereas the least developed countries have the most urgent need for income‚ employment and general rise of the standard of living by means of tourism‚ they are least able to realize these benefits. Among the reasons for this are large-scale transfer of tourism revenues out of the host
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Sustainable Tourism Final Exam Questions Q1: Discuss roles of Information Technology Communication Technology in the development of sustainable tourism in a destination 1. Tourism Marketing 2. Local Communities Participation in Tourism Development 3. Education 4. Increased Customer Satisfaction 5. Staff Training Q2: (a) List 5 challenges to sustainable tourism 1. Reducing Tourism Seasonality 2. Improving quality of Tourism Jobs 3. Minimizing Resource use and
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facets to the hospitality industry‚ few are more important the transportation. Without a way for tourists to get from their homes to destinations far out of reach of a car‚ there simply is no travel. As technology advances in transportation rules and regulations must keep up to ensure the safety of the general public as more than 822 million passengers are transported to and from destinations around the United Sates each year. One major law that has had a huge impact on the hospitality industry is
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THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND YOU What is hospitality management.- Most people think the hospitality industry the usually think of hotels and restaurants . However the true meaning of hospitality is much broader means the reception end entertainment of guests ‚ visitors or strangers with liberality and good will. Hospitality not only includes hotels and restaurants but also refers to the other kinds of institutions that offer shelter food or both to people away from their homes. The hospitality
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Changing Role of Hospitality IT Hospitality Industry information management systems have evolved since the days of handwritten paper ledgers and hotel phone operators. Modern hospitality managers such as hotel and restaurant managers have powerful tools at their disposal‚ which enable them to gain a complete picture in regards to the organization’s financial and operational situation with the click of a few links. The demand for hospitality services has continued to expand throughout the course
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