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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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    International Business Assignment Article Review on The Multi-Dimensional Impact Of International Tourism Hany H. Makhlouf‚ University of the District of Columbia‚ USA ABSTRACT Most countries – be they developed or developing‚ rich or poor‚ and large or small – compete for a larger share of the international tourism dollars. They capitalize on their cultural heritage‚ historic landmarks‚ rich wildlife‚ ancient monuments‚ scenic beauty‚ and other distinctive attractions and invest in world

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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

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    Jonathan Dong DBQ Global integration‚ the idea of combining of economics‚ politics‚ and cultures to become a more universal world ‚ has become especially prevalent in the ancient civilizations of South America. Cortes ‚ the Spanish conquistador was able to conquer the massive Aztec empire. Christopher Columbus‚ another European explorer‚ united the growing settlements of the Americas and Europe. Because of their modern weaponry and diseases‚ the Europeans were able to create the ideal society

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    the acquisition of progressively higher standards of living .Growth without development is being criticised as being an ephemeral and increasingly deceptive indicator of the actual state of the economy .Concepts like population growth which erode economic growth and education and health which enhance human capital accumulation are gaining a lot of importance and are being touted as being as essential to the development of an economy as the growth rate of its GDP .Efficiency is being advocated at all

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    Mass Tourism

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    Sustainable tourism is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic‚ social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity‚ essential ecological processes‚ biological diversity and life support systems." (World Tourism Organization)[29] Sustainable development implies "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." (World Commission on Environment and Development‚ 1987)[30]

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    Heritage Tourism

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    14/11/2011 HERITAGE TOURISM & MUSEUM MANAGEMENT LESSON 2: TOURISM‚ HERITAGE & HERITAGE TOURISM (1st PART) Dr Christina Bonarou bonarou@gmail.com Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki‚ Greece Department of Tourism Management Definitions of tourism 2 All travel is not tourism.  “Tourism comprises 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 purposes

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    For my two organisations I have chosen Thomas Cook which is a Tour Operator‚ and my other one will be Hilton Hotel which will come from the accommodation sector. Who are Thomas Cook? Thomas Cook are a well-known and commonly used Travel Agents. Thomas cook are very proud to serve the 23 million customers who choose to use them as a Travel agent. Thomas Cook are one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups with massive sales over £9 billion and an astounding more than £20 million customers

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    sustainable tourism

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    SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ~ ELIMINATING POVERTY (ST~EP) INTRODUCTION : At the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg‚ South Africa in August 2002‚ the World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ supported by UNCTAD‚ took a global lead in this field‚ launching the concept of ‘Sustainable Tourism as an effective tool for Eliminating Poverty’ (ST~EP)‚ and beginning the process of putting a program in place to implement the concept. This initiative linked the longstanding WTO pursuit of Sustainable

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    Abstract This report mainly deals with the basic tourism based concepts and theories relating the same to a case study. The authors starts with a brief introduction on the topic going on to explaining the various impacts that tourism has on the host destination. Socio-culturaleconomic and environmental concerns are tackled. The author then presents a case study on Botswana elaborating on the various reasons why Botswana’s tourism industry is poised to take a positive turn. The report also deals

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