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. It accounts for over 9% of global GDP‚ and in spite
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ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY School of Graduate Studies College of Commerce Department of Marketing Management A Study on Marketing Strategy to Enhance Sustainable Tourism Development in Bahir Dar and its Environs By: Aschalew Adane ID No: GSR/0641/04 Advisor: Getie Andualem (PHD) Thesis Submitted To The School Of Graduate Studies Of Addis Ababa University In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of Degree Of Master of Arts In marketing management May‚ 2013 Addis Ababa
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of estimating the number of visits to leisure facilities and tourism destinations where visit numbers are not automatically gathered by administrative means. (Veal‚2011) With the merits of questionnaire survey‚ many leisure and tourism research have been used this kind of survey. First‚ current leisure and tourism include mass phenomena‚ so questionnaire survey which is able to gather massive information is suitable for leisure and tourism. Second‚ information from questionnaire survey
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Tourism in the rural areas is one of the new opportunities that are being created for those dwelling there. They have the resources‚ the manpower‚ the basic skill &expertise in terms of hospitality and a down-to-earth approach that is in sharp contrast with the five star culture of tourism in city areas. The rural residents have a scope and potential to present a very pleasant and exciting change from traditional tourism which tourist are finding jaded and therefore have begun exploring new vistas
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Importance of Tourism | | | | | | Citizens now demand more meaningful involvement and more responsible and sustainable tourism practices. Local communities and Non Government Organizations today have a very important voice in the way in which tourism is developed and resources allocated. It is this more responsible and sustainable tourism that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago wishes to develop and promote. Tourism provides entrepreneurial opportunities for small operators‚ can foster
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“A study of the Tourism Trends of Uttarakhand and its potential” By: Bhupesh Mahara A0102210063MBA-M&S Class of 2012 Under the Supervision of Dr. Bandana Chadha Assistant Professor (International Business) Department of Marketing In Partial Fulfillment of Award of Master of Business Administration AMITY BUSINESS SCHOOL AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH INTRODUCTION: Tourism in Uttaranchal Uttaranchal now called Uttrakhand was formed in 2000‚ which was earlier part of northern Uttar
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Medical Tourism: Beneficence or Commerce? Danielle Evans February 15‚ 2013 Contemporary Perspectives‚ Spring 2013 Professor Philip J. Gibbon Psychology/ Occupational Therapy Major Medical Tourism is a health care trend that has recently greatly increased and is expected to continue increasing in the future. Medical Tourism is defined by tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health fitness (Medical Tourism‚ 1). The skyrocketing cost of health care
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Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes".[1] Tourism is important and in some cases vital for many countries‚ such as France‚ Egypt‚ Greece‚ Lebanon‚ Israel‚ the United States‚ the United Kingdom‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Thailand‚ and many island nations‚ such as Mauritius
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Basic Forms of Tourism: * Domestic tourism: * Is the tourism of resident visitors within the economic territory of the country of reference * Inbound tourism: * Is the tourism of non-resident visitors within the economic territory of the country of reference * Outbound tourism: * Is the tourism of resident visitors outside the economic territory of the country of reference * Internal tourism: * is the tourism‚ of both resident and non-resident visitors‚ within
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Youth Tourism Introduction Young people travel inside the country and abroad on holiday‚ to visit friends‚ to study‚ to understand various cultures as well as for adventure and relaxation. Psychologists look upon youth travel as part of their transition to adulthood. Domestic youth travel is regarded as an extension of the education process familiarizing young people with their country. There is no widely accepted definition of the youth travel market segment. This lack
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