Introduction The tourism industry is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing and successful industries‚ with revenue of recorded 693 million international tourist arrivals in 2001‚ reported by World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ nevertheless its definition cannot be agreed on. Youell (1998; pg.9) presents a definition given by WTO in 1993 defining tourism as “activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure
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Childhood Obesity Samantha Pernett June 15‚ 2015 HCS/465 Professor Ann Impens Childhood obesity is one of the nation’s number one health problem and can lead to many different health issues in later into adulthood. Such as Diabetes‚ High blood Pressure‚ Heart Attacks‚ High Cholesterol‚ and much more. There has to be changes in our youth to help to fix this problem. The article and study done by multiple people “Understanding childhood obesity in America: Linkages between household income
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IMF (International Monetary Fund) is an international organization. It is responsible for managing the global financial system and for providing loans to its member states to help alleviate economic problems. WHAT IS IMF?It is an organization of 188 countries ‚working to foster global monetary cooperation ‚ secure financial stability ‚facilitate international trade ‚promote high employment and sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty” .The IMF is the most detailed attempt to organize the
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Culture‚ Hospitality and Tourism The word “culture” cannot be defined with a precise and singular definition. In fact‚ Raymond Williams‚ a leading cultural theorist‚ pointed out “Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language” (Williams 1983:87). There are more than one hundred definitions of culture depending upon the various academic disciplines‚ ranging from literacy studies to anthropology and sociology. Different scholars have different views about what
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PART 1: Hospitality industry is very wide and prosperous. All the businesses providing accommodations‚ catering‚ transportation‚ for people away from their homes are considered as hospitality organizations. The growth and the challenges of this industry are not solely dependent on the organizations and companies involved in it but also on the business environment. Business environment can be explained as set of external factors and forces‚ i.e. social‚ economic‚ political‚ technological‚ which
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Name : Dini Mustaqima Entry 4 NIM : 1402270 Seven Core Traditions in Qualitative Research A. Ethnography The basic position of ethnography is that this study is projected to study the behavior of the subjects under investigation when they are involved in the happening situation where they naturally belong to or do their specific daily life activity. The main research method to be employed in this study is extended fieldwork by making detailed field notes on the studied behaviors either through
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Report to : Duty Manager and Food and Beverage Lecturer Reflecting from my management shift‚ restaurant manager has many different kinds of important tasks and responsibilities in the restaurant. Restaurant manager plays an important role in the hospitality and food and beverage department as they can motivate the staff and maintain the high quality service which will help the business run successfully. Manager can provide appropriate ambiance in the restaurant which will provide warm and comfortable
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tourism industry are political or they are influenced by worldwide economic developments‚ or they can be climatic changes. One of the most important factors which affect development of the tourism is global warming. Advances developments in the ICT industry has a deep and intense effect on all our lives and some of these issues‚ particularly the emergence of e-tourism is leading to changes in the structure of the travel and tourism industry. For some organisations in the tourism industry‚ globalisation
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Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process Barbara Ratcliff HCS/465 July 22‚ 2013 Judith Curry Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process The problem that this study was conducted to solve was how to make a Patient-controlled analgesia safer for the patient. The Patient-controlled analgesia is a common and effective means of managing postoperative pain. The complex processes and equipment associated with the setup‚ programming and administration of
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Case assignment: “The real world of business models” Cruise line industry Carnival Cruise Lines Royal Caribbean Cruises Princess Cruises I. History With the development of the global transportation network‚ world becomes more and more smaller. Not only does the airline industry become popular‚ but also the cruise industry is given more attention. Comparing with airline industry‚ cruise line can bring a lot of fun‚ such as a disco‚ casino‚ movie theater‚ and nightclubs. The most interesting
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