Having made his living writing about the country he felt increasingly isolated from‚ John Steinbeck began planning for a driving tour of America in 1960. Steinbeck looped over the top of the country‚ beginning at his home in Long Island‚ New York‚ traveling through Maine and across the upper United States to the Pacific Northwest before dropping down to his native Central Coast California‚ crossing the desert to Texas‚ and driving up through the Deep South to New York‚ a trip of almost 10‚000 miles
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T-shirt Travels The film ‘T-shirt Travels’ takes us to the Sub-Saharan African nation of Zambia‚ a country who in the 1960’s was know for having a thriving‚ domestic textile industry. As of late‚ with the countries immense amount of debt and the constant nagging of their creditors‚ such as the IMF‚ Zambia’s local economy has deteriorated and the textile industry has vanished. However‚ there is another issue present that has also contributed to the decline of Zambia’s economy: the second-hand
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of the Study Travel Agency is a commercial enterprise where traveler can secure information and expertise‚ get impartial counseling‚ and make arrangement to travel by air‚ sea or land‚ to any point in the world. It acts as an agent of the different suppliers in the tourism industry (also known as travel components)‚ namely: the transportation companies‚ hotels/ resorts‚ car rental companies‚ tour operators and sightseeing companies. (Retrieved from Access: Introduction to Travel and Tourism by
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2 2. Disintermediation and re-intermediation of the travel agents 3 3. Travel agencies responses to a challenging market 6 4. Conclusion 8 5. References 9 1. INTRODUCTION Nowadays‚ the travel distribution channel is very complex and characterized by the presence of many different kind of intermediaries which operate in a very competitive market. Since the beginning of the travel industry‚ intermediaries have always played an important role for the
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executives and tour facilitators • Affordable tour packages • Having its own website • Having a partnership with bus companies‚ hotels‚ restaurants‚ and other establishments • Also offers international tours WEAKNESSES • Lack of Tour guides • Having one branch only • Having a small facilities • Add more cars for family and group tour • Doesn’t have their own tour bus • They don’t have any brochures and flyers for marketing strategy. OPPORTUNITIES • Can hire more expert tour guides • Can
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ONE DISCOVERY TRAVEL & TOURS Submitted to: Sir Win Maw Tun Submitted by: Lopez‚ Jennylyn Bargola‚ Ronel Ortcio‚ Christy Ann Ascano‚ Lynette Silva‚ Janette Gaje‚ Michelle Jade BS ITTM 4-1 Executive Summary One Discovery Travel and Tours (ONDISTRATOU) will begin operations this year and provide adventure and sport/travel packages to people in the Philippines’ urban area‚ specifically the greater National Capital Region. An opportunity for ONDISTRATOU
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INTERGRATING CRISES MANAGEMENT IN STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS IN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION In the last six to seven years the international travel industry has seen a lot of incidents‚ which have affected the business a lot. “The travel industry‚ although not unique in its vulnerability‚ is nevertheless highly exposed to risks and prone to crises as the result of external events. External shocks‚ such as wars‚ hurricanes‚ terrorist attacks‚ pollution‚ adverse publicity and accidents
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Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sdolnicar/192 Holloway‚ C.‚ Humphreys‚ C. and Davidson‚ R. (2009) – The Business of Tourism‚ 8th ed.‚ Pearson Education Ltd. Kotler‚ P.‚ Armstrong‚ G.‚ Wong‚ V. And Saunders‚ J. (2008) – Principles of Marketing‚ 5th European ed.‚ Pearson Education Ltd. Kotler‚ P.‚ Bowen‚ J.T.‚ Makens‚ J.C. (2010) – Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism‚ 5th ed.‚ Pearson Education Inc. http://www.marketingpower.com/AboutAMA/Pages/DefinitionofMarketing.aspx
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TOUR CEBU-BOHOL TRIP A few months ago‚ on September 25 to 30‚ 2010‚ we‚ the students of the STI College of Cotabato‚ had an educational tour of Cebu and Bohol‚ both of which are major tourist spots of the country. The given activity was prepared and realized with the purpose of exposing us to two of the most visited places in the Philippines—to let us experience and see for ourselves the feel of the dynamic tourism there and to know about the current trends regarding the field of hotel and
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Read the article below and write an essay on the following topic. Some people think the recent increase in cheap air travel brings benefits‚ while other people think it has drawbacks to the environment and the world’s resources. Discuss both views and give your opinion. The Article Air travel has always been considered the privilege of the higher classes‚ especially in the developing nations of the world. The economically backward sections of the society always had to distance themselves
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