SRI LANKA ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION (SLEA) ANNUAL SESSIONS th 19 – 20th October‚ 2012 Export Growth for Sustained Development TECHNICAL SESSION IV: SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT 2: Services Tourism and Entertainment Srilal Miththapala BSc (Eng) ;CEng; FIEE; FIH; Project Director‚ E U Switch Asia Programme Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project‚ Past President of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka World Tourism Tourism is referred to by many as the world ’s largest and fastest growing industry
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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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Finance 351 – International Finance A Comparative Analysis of Turkey and Argentina Paper No. 1 3/7/2014 Executive Summary In our analysis of the Argentinean and Turkish crisis we found that each country’s crisis was caused in different ways but both cases witnessed common mechanisms. When comparing Turkey and Argentina it can be seen that both crises were preceded by a large amount of capital inflows. These capital inflows came predominantly from portfolio investments from US and Europe‚
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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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After 1989: Hungarian Tourism in Transition Period Tourism is one of the most important industries in the Central and Eastern European transition economies. Tourism does not only bring in massive hard currencies‚ which transition economies desperately need‚ but also receives tremendous foreign direct investment (FDI)‚ which transition states could possibly benefit from the spillover effects. This paper examines the tourism industry in Hungary after the collapse of Communism in 1989. Firstly‚
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1.0 Tourism and International Tourism Tourism is the movement of people from one place to another. The tourism product is different from other products as it is produced and consumed simultaneously by the consumer. The buyer has to experience the product and services to know the worthiness of the tourism package. For instance if the tourist is buying a package tour to destination Mauritius‚ the tourist must travel to the country to experience the tourism products and services available there
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Economic impact of the Internet: study of cybercafes in Gaborone‚ Â Botswana Tomas Mauta Sairosse and Stephen M. Mutula The authors Tomas Mauta Sairosse is Director of Libraries‚ Universidade Catolica de Mocambique‚ Beira‚ Mozambique. Stephen M. Mutula is a Senior Lecturer‚ Department of Library and Information Studies‚ University of Botswana‚ Gaborone‚ Botswana. Keywords Internet‚ Economic conditions‚ Botswana Abstract This paper discusses the findings of a study that was carried out to determine
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Contribution to GDP above world average • In India‚ the sector’s direct contribution to GDP is expected to grow at 7.8 per cent per annum during 2013–2023 vis-à-vis the world average of 4.2 per cent Create higher employment • The travel & tourism sector in India is estimated to create 78 jobs per USD18‚366 of investment compared to 45 in the manufacturing sector Higher investments • Travel & tourism’s contribution to capital investment is projected to grow at 6.5 per cent per annum
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SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF KILIFI TOWNSHIP A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANANGEMENT OF PWANI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (A Constituent College of Kenyatta University) BY ISAAC KIPKEMEI KENGE H12/PUC/2742/07 MARCH 2011 1 Declaration This is my original piece of work and has not been presented for award of any degree in any University. SIGNATURE
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and Tourism GCE AS and A Travel & Tourism Teachers’ Guide 1 Contents GCE AS and A Level Travel and Tourism Teachers’ Guide (03/09/10) Page 1. Introduction 1.1 - Rationale 1.2 - Overview of New Specification Support for Teachers 2.1 - Resources 2.2 - NGfL Cymru 2.3 - Websites Unit Guides AS 3.1 - Unit 1 : Introducing Travel and Tourism 3.2 - Unit 2 : Investigating Tourism Destinations 3.3 - Unit 3 : Marketing in Travel and Tourism 3.4 - Unit 4 : Working with customers in Travel and Tourism 3 4
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