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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Alternative Tourism Introduction Due to advances in transportation and communication technology‚ an increase in disposable incomes and leisure times in Western Europe‚ North America (Choi & Sirakaya‚ 2006; Hall & Muller‚ 2005; Momsen‚ 2005; Mowfort & Munt‚ 2003; Smith‚ 2005)‚ North-East and South-East Asia‚ and the globalization of capitalism (Mowfort & Munt‚ 2003)‚ the tourism industry has grown to become the fourth largest economic sector globally‚ with 806 million tourist arrivals and international
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and effective Caribbean in the delivery of economic and social development is a long-standing theme of development policy. This however has not always been the case and the result is a Caribbean repeating past mistakes and compromising in some cases the theme of the development strategy. Global recession has consistently tested the resolve of the Caribbean and to this end there is a need to address the factors that have consistently led to the economic decline of the island states. This paper examines
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The Future of Tourism The Impact of Rapidly Expanding Growth on the Tourism Infrastructure Prepared by: “No Holds Barred” Think Tank October 2008 Change is no stranger to travel professionals. With daily upgrades in technology opening new doors for the consumer‚ and particularly since the face of travel was forever changed on September 11‚ 2001‚ NTA members and travel professionals across the world have been making changes to their business model‚ their staffing structures‚ their buying and selling
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vanished in Singapore‚ and the current trades that are on the verge of vanishing completely‚ becoming trades of yester-years. Literature relating to these will be critically analyzed and used to project various possible vanishing trades that our team could write on. This would depend on the viability/ suitability‚ as News Values such as ‘Currency’ (since we are writing for a publication‚ The Straits Times‚ and we have to provide an updated account for vanishing trades of Singapore in retrospect)
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these kids doing in town?"? Sports Tourism is one the fastest growing industries in the world. It is also‚ however‚ one of the least talked about. Tourism has been and will continue to be one of the biggest and most profitable industries in the world. Obviously sports are a very important aspect to society in many different ways. Culturally‚ Economically‚ and Socially‚ the role sports play in today ’s society is immeasurable. But‚ what is Sports Tourism? I intend to answer that question and
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Tourism in Context Introduction This essay aims to highlight the main political‚ economic‚ social and technological factors‚ which have aided in the growth of modern tourism from 1945 to the present day. It will also aim to show which of these has been the most important in the aiding and why. Definition of Tourism "The derivation of the word "tourism" originated from a combination of the Latin tornare and the Greek tornos‚ which mean a lathe or circle. In modern English‚ with the suffix -ism (an
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International Business Singapore Culture and Values of Singapore Jake Pimm Fall Semester 2009 INBU 4300-001 Dr. Lymberopoulos Introduction ___________________________________________________ Singapore is a Republic with a mulit-racial population of over 4 million people. It is an attractive place to do business for different reasons such as its considerable international trading‚ an international business center with its large number of multi-national companies‚ and
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supply-led understanding of the tourism system. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation‚ often identified by many as the UNWTO (Lickorish & Jenkins‚ 1997)‚ define the term ‘Tourism’ as “the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes” (Tuberkugurlu‚ 2012). The term ‘supply and demand’ is often recognised in economics‚ According to Gans‚ King and Mankiw
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IGNOU4Ublog.com TS-1: FOUNDATION COURSE IN TOURISM (TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT) Course Code: TS-1 /Programme: BTS / Assignment Code: TS-1/TMA/2012-13 ------------------------------------------------- Total Marks: 100 PART-I 1. What are the threats and obstacles to tourism in India? (Marks:25) Answer: Tourism industry is one of the booming industries that bring in knowledge‚ social development and economic growth. “Incredible India” a tourism campaign by the Indian government and the information
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