Tourism has become one of the most appreciated sources of income for many countries of the world. Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the world because it is one of the best ways of earning foreign currency. Despite the many advantages of tourism‚ there a few disadvantages too as there are always two sides to everything. The few drawbacks highlighted are environmental pollution‚ cultural and social degradation and economic downturns. However‚ tourists cause environmental damage through forest
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Prospects and Retrospect of Tourism Industry in Tamil Nadu M. Kannan Assistant Professor in Commerce‚ Kaamadhenu Arts and Science‚ Sathyamangalam. Introduction Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes with a view to enhancing the knowledge and widening the wisdom of an individual. The World Tourism Organisation defines tourists as “people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty four hours and not
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The Size and Economic Impact of the Hospitality and Tourism industry: Tourism is a massive industry in New Zealand. It has a major consequence on the rest of the economy from the employment it provides to a major percentage of the workforce (9.6% of the total workforce in New Zealand)‚ thereby contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The tourism growth in New Zealand is the outcome of the numerous of options that the hospitality industry offer visitors from all over the world. Some of the
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If Africa is to be successful in competing in the international tourism market‚ standards of excellence must be introduced. In order for Africa to facilitate progress in implementing good tourism development there are key issues facing the continent that need to be addressed. These issues are; Comprehensive government policies for tourism‚ Public health and safety‚ Capacity building‚ Infrastructure‚ Environmental mitigation and protection. State capacity-building is a critical aspect of
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Literature Review Sustainable tourism in the Bahamas Lino Brigulio‚ Richard Butler‚ David Harrison and Walter Leal Filho‚ authors of the book entitled Sustainable Tourism in Islands and small states defined Sustainable tourism as tourism development that avoids damage to the environment‚ economy and cultures of the locations where it takes place [ (Lino Briguglio‚ 1996) ]. Throughout the book the authors stresses that in order for a country’s tourism industry to be sustainable‚ developmental
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Bacamante Subject : TC 101 – Principles in Tourism HISTORY OF TOURISM Early Tourism - Travel and exploration are basic to human nature. “Torah” - Hebrew word - Studying - Learning - Searching Old Testament - “Noah with his Ark” must have been the first large-scale operator - his passengers were mostly animals. Two Forms of Early Tourism: 1. Travel for business such as trading
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Will banning marijuana in Amsterdam affect the tourism industry? Amsterdam is known to be the liberal city of the world and the capital of the Netherlands. The 1970’s saw the Dutch government change drug policy and categorise marijuana as a ‘soft drug‚’ as a result coffee shops were born. Coffee shops allowed locals and tourists to smoke small amounts of cannabis with a wide range of variety and strengths. Coffee shops have since become part of Dutch culture and Amsterdam’s identity. Fast forward
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US GOVERNMENT & TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION 1 US Government & Transportation Deregulation Galang Pham Embry Riddle US GOVERNMENT & TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION 2 The United States Government played a critical role in the regulation and deregulation of transportation. The US Government first played a role by establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to oversee the railroad industry in 1887. This led to a century of
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(TSVT) to an Integrated Tourism Promotion System: A study in Anuradhapura District‚ Sri Lanka Dayangana K T L U S a‚ Gamlath G R M b a Lecturer‚ Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management‚ Faculty of Management Studies‚ Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. udaya8199@gmail.com b Project Accountant‚ National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project‚ Central Environmental Authority‚ Sri Lanka. methulinelithma@cea.lk‚ methikalakwin2008@yahoo.com Abstract Tourism industry has been turned out
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Tourism Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of not only recreation‚ but also the provision of services for this act. It might occupy local services such as entertainment‚ accommodation and catering for tourists. It may seem‚ that tourism brings only benefits‚ but further consideration shows that it also has disadvantages. Firstly‚ many countries depend heavily upon travel expenditures by foreigners as a source of taxation and as a source of income for
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