Tourism is global phenomenon that has evolved tremendously in the past century. These transformations have depended on and benefited from the emergence of Western Capitalism and capitalist economies (Chambers 2010: 15). Initially restricted to the tourism of the “preserve of elites” (Urry 1991: 4) the “Grand Tour” has over time become an easily accessible universal experience‚ defining the characteristics of the modern man and consequently is the “largest industry in the world” (Urry 1991: 5). Although
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Tourism development in the Republic of Belarus September 2012 Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Research question 4 Research objectives 5 Literature review 5 Tourism from a Global Perspective 6 Republic of Belarus as Tourism Destination 6 Methodology 6 1. Tourism Development in Belarus. 8 2. Current Tourism Conditions and Infrastructure in the Republic of Belarus 9 3. Belarus National tourism Strategy for Agro-tourism 11 4. Problems the Belarusian tourism is
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Working title The role of food tourism in sustaining regional identity: A case study of Kerala‚ India. Background The theme of this project is to look at the role of food tourism in Kerala‚ India and in particular with reference to regional identity. There are two main questions that will need to be answered in order to understand this. Firstly is food important in sustaining the regional identity of Kerala and if so in what way. The secondary question is whether tourism affects or is affected by
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1. Introduction 1.1 Defining Tourism If we consider about tourism‚ we think mostly of people visiting a place for having a leisure time‚ learning about different cultures‚ visiting relatives or friends and participating in some business activities or keeping a further study. For further considering‚ Tourism is a multidimensional and multifaceted activity which touches many lives and different economic activities for recreational‚ leisure or business purposes. It is the sum of the phenomena and
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INTRODUCTION Malaysia has long been one of the world’s best kept tourism secrets. It is an ideal tourism destination in so many different respects as it offers a wide range of diverse attraction to suit all tastes and most importantly‚ at relatively affordable prices. Figure 1: Map of Malaysia Lying just north of the equator‚ Malaysia is located at the south of Cambodia and Vietnam and north of Singapore and Indonesia. More than one thousand islands are part of Malaysia with some 38 designated
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Introduction For my assignment‚ I have selected the article ’Tourism industry to get S$905 Million over 5 years’ by Ng Kai Ling of the Straits Times Newspaper as my newspaper article. The article indicates our Singapore government’s plan to allocate $905 million spread over 5 years to make our country even more attractive to tourists‚ with hope that the amount of visitations‚ the duration of their stays and their spending capacity of these tourists will increases. The article’s key themes are
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TOURISM IN MALDIVES AN ACTION INTRODUCTION The republic of Maldives is a nation of islands looping the equator‚ at the center of the Indian Ocean. It is a natural paradise‚ a world of intensely simple beauty‚ a place that will captivate the mind and rest the human’s spirit. The Maldives is that sort of place fascinating some of‚ frustrating for others. When the very first airport was made in “Hulhule”‚ some U
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EFFECTS OF TOURISM on the ECOLOGY of JAMAICA by Elaina Kozyr BLPR 101.51 Introduction Tourism and the environment have a very complex and interdependent relationship. Today‚ tourism is one of the largest industries in today’s world economy and is a great source of foreign exchange for many developing countries‚ whose major assets are their natural resources.1 At the same time‚ it is the environmental quality of a place that will determine the success of the tourism industry‚ since
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the significance of special interest tourism as part of the tourism product of a destination of your choice. According to Read (1980)‚ in Hall and Weiler (1992)‚ the conceptualization of the term ‘Special Interest Tourism’ (SIT) emerged during the 1980s and can be seen as the predecessor of ‘Niche Tourism’. Early discussion of SIT set the context for the development of niche tourism markets‚ and was seen to be a prime force associated with the expansion of tourism and the motivation around which tourist
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- The Bahamas tourism industry is not only a valuable contributor to the economy of the Bahamas‚ but a significant contributor to employment sector of the Bahamas as well. The tourism industry contributes over 3.5 million dollars to the economy annually and employs more than 50‚000 people. Developing a strong and sustainable tourism industry will ensure growth in employment. A ten year tourism plan will help to protect the jobs of the 50‚000 Bahamians who are directly and indirectly employed
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