By: Anne Vilagut Tourism The French define tourism as "the art to satisfy the most diverse aspirations which invite man to move out of his daily universe." The Webster’s dictionary defines tourism as "the guiding or managing of tourists; the promotion or encouragement of touring: the accommodation of tourists." Both definitions are apt for tourism. The private sector of tourism includes lodging‚ food‚ transportation‚ recreation facilities‚ attractions‚ travel agents‚ and tour operators. These
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THE MINI SURVEY REPORT ABOUT TOURISM PLACE IN MAKASSAR The Convenient of Fort Rotterdam As a Tourism Place‚ and Media To Study The History and Culture of South Sulawesi Submitted as a requirement to pass The English for Tourism Subject OKI DWI RAMADIAN 1252132085 STATE UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR MAKASSAR 2013 CHAPTER I A. Background One of the most beautiful tourism place in South Sulawesi especially in Makassar is Fort Rotterdam. Many people comes to this place every day‚ they come to Fort Rotterdam
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In earlier days meaning of tourism was basic but now a day’s scenario is totally changed now as discussed by poon (1993) interest of tourists has diverted from popular destinations to more specific and virgin locations to meet their individual needs. These tourists are more adventurous‚ more experienced‚ travel for fun‚ independent and with more cash in their accounts. Special interest tourism is new concept of tourism where there are additions in the type of tourism. Now days it is being created
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Tourism Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business‚ and the provision of services for this act. Tourists are persons who are "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited" (official UNWTO definition). A more comprehensive definition would be that tourism is a service industry. Many
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Sport and Adventure Tourism Simon Hudson‚ PhD Editor The Haworth Hospitality Press® An Imprint of The Haworth Press‚ Inc. New York • London • Oxford © 2003 by The Haworth Hospitality Press‚ an imprint of The Haworth Press‚ Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ microfilm‚ and recording‚ or by any information storage and retrieval system‚ without permission in writing from
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Effects of Improper Garbage Disposal Tossing everyday items into the trash can seem like second nature to many people. If you are implementing recycling techniques into your lifestyle‚ you are taking a positive step toward helping the environment. Learner.org notes that in the U.S. alone‚ over 230 million tons of trash is produced each year. Less than 25 percent of that waste is recycled and the rest ends up in landfills‚ incinerated or in ditches and roadsides. Improper garbage disposal isn’t just
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Alex Ibarra ENG 150-274 December 12‚ 2012 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Living on this earth is a privilege and unfortunately we sometimes take advantage of it. Stories of deforestation‚ air and water pollution really make a person think of just how much our planet is being harmed. A major concern is water pollution. Water covers at least 70 percent of the planet which makes our rivers‚ lakes‚ and oceans essential. Many of these bodies of water are being polluted and although they may be
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Recycling: Is it Just a Bunch of Garbage Americans produce 4.34 pounds of garbage per person per day (United States Environmental Protection Agency‚ 2010). Most people just bring garbage to the curb and just forget about it. Local governments employ numerous ways to remove a growing amount of garbage. The most common way is to ship it off to a landfill and bury it. Another way that has been gaining popularity is recycling. Communities have been struggling with waste removal for generations‚ raising
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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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ANALYSIS OF THE TOURISM DESTINATION – CONCEPTUAL–METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS. CASE STUDY: THE NORTHERN OLTENIA OR OLTENIA BENEATH THE MOUNTAIN FELICIA–AURELIA STĂNCIOIU‚ OCTAVIAN ARSENE‚ NICOLAE TEODORESCU‚ MIRELA MAZILU‚ IOAN COSMESCU‚ ROXANA CRISTINA MARINESCU Felicia–Aurelia STĂNCIOIU‚ Professor PhD Academy of the Economic Studies‚ Bucharest Octavian ARSENE‚ Director of the General Board for Development and International Relations‚ Ministry of the Small and Middle Enterprises‚ Trade‚ Tourism and liberal
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