cultural or environmental impact caused by tourism in a destination of your choice. Analyse the causes of this impact and judge to what extent sustainable tourism strategies and methods could eliminate or ameliorate them and thereby secure the long term future of the destination. The negative effects of tourism are widely publicised in a number of destinations worldwide; however it is often underdeveloped nations that are home to natural wonders of the world which attract huge tourism levels. This
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Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Home-stay accommodation entrepreneurs Motivation factors Push and pull factors Tourism management Service industry a b s t r a c t Tourism is an important industry for Malaysia‚ and home-stay accommodation businesses play a significant role in aiding the success of the tourism industry. The aim of this paper is to analyse the start-up motivation factors and business challenges for home-stay accommodation businesses. The data
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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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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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INTRODUCTION The impact that the Holland Tunnel had on environmental engineering was significant because the generation of a new ventilation system was able to facilitate air quality control within the tunnel while stimulating awareness of the effects air pollution has on human health. The Holland Tunnel was designed to be the longest underwater vehicular tunnel at its time of completion completed in 1927. Consequently‚ the engineers faced the issue of ventilation of exhaust fumes within the tunnel
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: Paul Stolk Today‚ increase in the discretionary leisure time and disposable income of the society has undoubtedly created tourism boom in many countries. As soon as tourism industry is measured as a fundamental factor in improving the economy‚ local governments and other corporations in a destination have shifted their focus towards creation of more tourism attractions in order to compete with related destinations on targeted markets. In the olden days‚ people who travelled with the leisure
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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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B. A. PROGRAMME APPLICATION COURSES TOURISM Convenor & Coordinator : Prof. K.V. Bhanumurthy Joint Coordinator : Dr. Abha Mathur 1 Tourism Course Objective The application course aims to familiarize the students with a brief background of tourism‚ its concepts‚ development and scope with special reference to India. Expected Learning Objectives Considering that Tourism Industry is experiencing a phenomenal growth world over‚ a student who has studied this course would
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A SEMINAR PROJECT ON “TOURISM INDUSTRY IN INDIA” SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SESSION (2011-2013) SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: Mrs. PRIYA ARORA JYOTI PRASAD DAS Asst. Prof. MBA
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Topic: impacts of climate change on biodiversity in Northern Canada Climate change‚ as a change in weather like global warming‚ has attracted the attention of the public. The issue of climate change has been becoming a global focus of attention for people around the world. Most scientists think that climate change is primarily caused by human activities. Temperature and precipitation shifts directly affect biota‚ and scientists think that as the climate continues to change‚ the biodiversity in
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