PBL Individual research Problem Statement: : How does the tourism industry influence the economy of a destination? Date: 10.11.12 Group: 1E Student: Radina Alexandrova Tutor: Jörg Wenzel Define economy. According to” Economics: Principles and Applications” by Robert E. Hall‚ Marc Lieberman economy is a social system that produces‚ distributes‚ and consumes goods and services in a society. The sectors that make up an economy are the primary‚ the secondary‚ and the tertiary. * The primary
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The tourism industry often needs a various range of information to satisfy and attracts its consumers and most of this information is delivered promptly to the customers with the help of the information and communication technologies (Poon‚ 1993). And as result‚ the global tourism industry is rapidly changing and the information and communication technologies ( ICTs) such as the internet is altering the structure of tourism industry and how it market his products and conducts its promotion. In order
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THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE DUBAI MUSEUM LOCATION AND IMPLICATION OF VISITING PATTERNS WORD COUNT: 1500 SUMMARY Research was conducted through distributing questionnaires to the visitors of the Dubai museum. The findings illustrated that the advantages of the location showed that it was easy to locate‚ and is located near the metro station. However‚ findings have also showed that the parking spaces at the Dubai museum are limited and lanes are more congested making it harder for
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Globalisation On Dubai Alexander Cochrane Charles Pillsbury Allen High School The earliest recorded mention of Dubai is in 1095‚ in the Book of Geography by the Spanish-Arab geographer Abu Abdullah al-Bakri (Dubai-Architecture‚ N.D.). In 1966 the discovery of oil greatly changed Dubai’s fortunes (Suddath‚ 2009) and was a turning point for the future. However‚ compared with its neighbours‚ Dubai had limited oil reserves‚ prompting its rulers to turn to other industries‚ such as tourism‚ to fuel their
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SWOT Analysis and Recommendation if Music Industry Strengths: *First major record label to create websites branded towards different music genres. First major record label to use downloading technology to promote sales of CD’s and cassettes. *Merged with AOL--AOL has the largest internet service provider in the industry. *BMG was the largest music club in the world‚ and arguably the leader of the five major labels. *BMG set up a series of websites dedicated to specific genres of music. These
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Writing Seminar 25th September‚ 2015 Why RIT Dubai? Enrollment into a university is a huge turning point in one’s life and could have a massive impact on a person’s life. A University or a College forges the student’s occupation for the rest of his or her career life therefore‚ it is not an easy decision to make and this decision should not be made carelessly. There are thousands of colleges and universities across the world‚ so why would you choose RIT Dubai over all of them? I will not try to persuade
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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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In a newspaper article “Eco-tourism: It’s not easy being green”[1] dated in June‚ 2007‚ the author criticizing there are still ecological damages‚ especially the effect to the wild animals that accompanies the eco-tourism. It says‚ Eco-tourism‚ generally defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people”‚ is often misunderstood. And most of the travelers‚ even they are concerned about the environment of the places they visit
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culture‚ Malacca has a huge achievement in year 2008 – Malacca has been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site together of Georgetown‚ Penang‚ Malaysia. The declaration has brought a big impact to Malacca in term of tourism where the tourist flow into Malacca has been increased. The tourism attractions of Malacca included Al Azim Mosque‚ Portuguese Square‚ A’Famosa Water World‚ Crocodile Farm‚ St Paul’s Church‚ Poh San Teng Remple and Perigi Rajah Well and more. (http://www.malaccaguide.com)
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before 1990 to over $5 billion in 2000. What is not well known is that revenue per person per year has grown from less than $20‚000 to over $50‚000 in most large companies in the last five years. This is not simply due to ‘inflation’. Though the industry is still focused on tapping the huge software services market‚ most of the big players have moved from lower value services to higher value services. In the early days‚ the service was primarily providing technical manpower‚ which later moved
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