Soc (2008) 45:260–266 DOI 10.1007/s12115-008-9082-8 SYMPOSIUM: THE CULTURE CULT Does Anthropology Still Exist? Bryan S. Turner Published online: 9 April 2008 # Springer Science + Business Media‚ LLC 2008 Abstract In response to Roger Sandall’s critical analysis‚ the problematic notion of culture in modern anthropology is examined in terms of cultural resistance to globalization. The example of McDonaldization is taken to be a potent instance of cultural globalization. Three conditions
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The economic disadvantages of the Tourism industry: The Bahamas should diversify its economy! Successfully operating a business in an ever changing world requires vision on the part of the entrepreneur; this means being able to predict future trends and prepare the company for forecasted changes in the economic system. In truth‚ commanding a country is no different than that of a business as it too should be able to adapt to global changes in the economy. Machiavelli‚ the esteemed
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We have to understand the several concepts by means of definition and its integration. • Tourism Hunziker and Krapf‚ in 1941‚ defined tourism as "the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of non-residents‚ insofar as they do not lead to permanent residence and are not connected with any earning activity." In 1976‚ the Tourism Society of England’s definition was: "Tourism is the temporary‚ short-term movement of people to destination outside the places where they
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Tourism Policy‚ 2052 Preamble: Tourism has been competitively and rapidly developing in the world‚ and due to specific natural and cultural heritages there is a great possibility of tourism industry in Nepal. Hence‚ in order to increase national production and income‚ to expand the earning of foreign currencies to create opportunities for employment‚ to improve regional imbalance and to develop the image of Nepal in international community having developed and expanded tourism industry‚ this
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Conclusions The researcher concludes that majority of the TOEs and TREs found tourism programs of the City of Baguio yielded low. The study should not be considered as immaterial. The study should be considered as a benchmark to show that tourism programs being implemented in the city were not beneficial all year long to the TOEs and TREs. That there was seasonality in terms of the realization of tourism benefits. Only the accommodation facilities experienced medium impact because
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Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. xx‚ No. xx‚ pp. 153–174‚ 2013 0160-7383/$ - see front matter Ó 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Printed in Great Britain www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2012.12.002 A MODEL OF ‘CREATIVE EXPERIENCE’ IN CREATIVE TOURISM Siow-Kian Tan National Cheng Kung University‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Shiann-Far Kung National Cheng Kung University‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Ding-Bang Luh National Cheng Kung University‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Abstract:
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For my two organisations I have chosen Thomas Cook which is a Tour Operator‚ and my other one will be Hilton Hotel which will come from the accommodation sector. Who are Thomas Cook? Thomas Cook are a well-known and commonly used Travel Agents. Thomas cook are very proud to serve the 23 million customers who choose to use them as a Travel agent. Thomas Cook are one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups with massive sales over £9 billion and an astounding more than £20 million customers
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country’s government. A country’s tax laws determine who should bear the tax burden‚ or who should pay tax. The tax rate is imposed as a certain percentage of the income earned. Taxation policies play an important role in the financial and economic development of a country. The default or partial payment of taxes attracts penalties. The penalties can be civil or criminal penalties. Tax Classifications Direct tax: A direct tax is a form of tax is collected directly by the government from the persons
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A Periodisation of the Development of Vietnam’s Tourism Accommodation since the Open Door Policy Wantanee Suntikul 1*‚ Richard Butler 2 and David Airey 3 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong 2 Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management‚ University of Strathclyde‚ UK 3 School of Management‚ University of Surrey‚ UK This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam‚ since the inauguration of the open
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Evangelyn Natividad. BSTM 1A 1. History of the food service industry? The word “history” conjures up memories of high school and college days when students memorized dry facts and names that appeared to have no bearing on their day-to-day lives. But when it comes to learning everything about a chosen career field‚ reading about its history can serve some very important purposes. For example‚ the phrase “History always repeats itself” is not without some elements of truth. Let’s say someone
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