What is Tourism? Tourism includes several social practices. All these have the small common characteristic that they are different and they are a ’departure ’ from normal life. These characteristics help us to define tourism‚ which according to the W.T.O (World Trade Organization) is the movement of people away from their normal routine of residence and work for a period of not less than 24 hours and not more than 1 year. Tourism is a free time activity because it gets along with its opposite
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Corporate I&CT 0 Company Overview Costa Cruises is Italy’s largest tourism group and Europe’s no. 1 cruise company. More than 60 years of history (1948). 14 ships carrying about 40‚000 Total Guests: the largest fleet in Europe. A new 132‚500-ton ship‚ the largest Italian passenger ship‚ will delivered in October 2014. Costa fleet will reach 15 ships and a capacity of about 45‚000 Total Guests. Two additional brands in the Costa Crociere group: Aida Cruises (market leader in German) and Iberocruceros
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Strategic Audit of a Corporation I. Current Situation A. Current Performance . How did the corporation perform the past year overall in terms of return on investment‚ market share‚ and profitability? B. Strategic Posture What are the corporation’s current mission‚ objectives‚ strategies‚ and policies? 1. Are they clearly stated or are they merely implied from performance? 2. Mission: What business(es) is the corporation in? Why? 3. Objectives: What are the corporate‚ business‚ and
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The Walt Disney Company is unique in that it has a large presence in several industries. As previously mentioned‚ the Walt Disney Company is involved in the media networks industry‚ the parks and resorts industry‚ the studio entertainment industry‚ and the consumer products and interactive media industry (capitaliq). The Walt Disney Company earned total revenues of approximately $55 billion in 2017. This $55 billion came from their business in these four industries. The majority of the Walt Disney
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Hurricane Katrina is known for one of the worst natural disaster to hit the United States. The storm itself caused a lot of damage‚ but it was the aftermath that was the worst. The Federal Government seemed unprepared of the storm. I believe our government should always be ready for any natural disaster and how to keep people safe. One way the government did little help in the aftermath of the storm was after the breaking of the levees. The Army Corps of Engineers concluded that‚ the reason why
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truly memorable and enjoyable! Kick off the new year in January by joining in the grand celebration of the Visit Malaysia Year 2014 promotion campaign‚ from January 18th to 20th at Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur – it will be the biggest tourism carnival ever! It is also a great month to participate in the Thaipusam Festival. A dazzling chariot procession will pull into the Batu Caves temple on January 27th after making a 15-kilometer‚ 12-hour journey from the heart of Kuala Lumpur. In addition‚
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2. Temperatures range from 82.4 degrees to 91 degrees F. 3. It has no rain season and therefore‚ very little rain fall throughout the year. II. What are the travel requirements to Aruba? A. A passport is required B. Cruise fare 1. Carnival Cruise is a popular carrier 2. It cost between $700 - $800 per person C. Airplane fare 1. American Airlines is a popular carrier 2. It cost between $610 - $700 per person D. Hotels / Resorts 1. Price varies depending
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Case 27 The Vermont Teddy Bear Co.‚ Inc.: Challenges Facing a New CEO I. CASE ABSTRACT John Sortino founded the Vermont Teddy Bear Company (VTBC) in 1981 by selling handsewn teddy bears out of a pushcart in the streets of Burlington‚ Vermont (Wheelen & Hunger‚ 2004). Mr. Sortino’s motivation for making the teddy bears in the United States cultivated while playing with his son‚ Graham‚ and after noticing his son had many stuffed animals that were made in other countries (Wheelen & Hunger‚
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Strategic Audit of Kimberly-Clark Competition in the diaper industry raged on as Kimberly-Clark (KC) strived to stay ahead of its main competitor‚ Proctor and Gamble (P&G). By the end of 1989‚ KC’s Huggies controlled 32% of the market share—the highest of any single product competing in the diaper market. Now facing significant financial constraints‚ the leader in personal care products endeavored to create product improvements that would hold market share and outperform Proctor and Gamble’s
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whether their marketing efforts should go towards tactical promotions or if they should be applied to marketing the overall brand while facing the effects of a recession. Analysis Overview Cunard Line Ltd. is a cruise line that represents luxury and class providing four to five star cruise ship options. Their overall target market is mature adults with mid to very high income-levels. A lot of the marketing efforts put forth by Cunard were going towards tactical efforts and the promotion of individual
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