14/11/2011 HERITAGE TOURISM & MUSEUM MANAGEMENT LESSON 2: TOURISM‚ HERITAGE & HERITAGE TOURISM (1st PART) Dr Christina Bonarou bonarou@gmail.com Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki‚ Greece Department of Tourism Management Definitions of tourism 2 All travel is not tourism. “Tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes
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1Introduction to Tourism * 2. Learning Objectives Understand what tourism is and its many definitions. Learn the component of tourism and tourism management. Knows the benefits and costs of tourism * 3. Introduction Tourism is the leader in the production of new jobs. Tourism has developed an important part of the economic foundation of many countries. Growth rate of services sector faster than any other. * 4. Tourism – Myths and Realities Myths RealitiesThe majority of tourism in the world
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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF NORTH EAST AND LADAKH ABSTRACT Tourism acts as a backbone for majority of nations especially the growing economies while the adverse impacts of tourism on the environment and the sociocultural are not ignorable. The tourism sector‚ if driven well in the right direction‚ can play a holistic process of economic‚ social and environmental sustenance as well as development. Sustainable form of tourism not only ensures the profitable income but also
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POSITION TO DATE 4 THE COMPANY’S MISSION 4 MANAGEMENT TEAM AND KEY PERSONNEL 4 SERVICES 6 TRANSPORTATION 7 COMPANY HISTORY 7 GUARANTEES AND WARRANTIES 8 BUSINESS STRUCTURE 8 MARKET RESEARCH 8 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS 9 COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT 9 LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES 9 GEOGRAPHIC AREA 10 MARKET DESCRIPTION 10 TARGET CUSTOMERS 10 MARKET DEFINITION 10 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES 11 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 12 COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES 13 COMPETITORS’ POSITIONS 14 POTENTIAL FUTURE COMPETITION
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the influences of other Asia and Europe countries which have ruled Malaysia in the past. The Malacca today has many different ethnics living in it‚ they include the Malay‚ Chinese‚ Indian‚ European and the others. With all these historical elements of Malacca‚ buildings and culture‚ Malacca has a huge achievement in year 2008 – Malacca has been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site together of Georgetown‚ Penang‚ Malaysia. The declaration has brought a big impact to Malacca in term of tourism where
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Refers to the stability of the economic environment‚ the attitudes and movements of political parties. This is entwined in government influence on tax policies‚ trade agreements‚ legislative Laws‚ international trade regulations‚ monopolies and consumer protection. Generally Political forces are influences that present restrictions or opportunities that are not mandatory. There is a positive outlook on the Airline Industry as long as the political environment is stable. Due to positive policies and
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Micro insurance Micro insurance is the key element in the financial services for people at the bottom of the pyramid. The poor face more risks than the well off‚ but more importantly they are more vulnerable to the same risk. Usually the poor face different type of risks i.e. Household type‚ drought and epidemic etc. To combat these risks‚ the poor do‚ proactive risk manages meat like grain storage‚ savings‚ assets accumulation loans from friends and relatives. Micro insurance provides greater
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Task 1 Conduct desk research Consider the air travel industry’s environment‚ conduct research on the main forces in the macro environment facing air travel industry companies. Based on your research prepare a report. Your report should cover the following information a)Background of the research Industry Specific Metrics Aircraft Utilization: The most basic metric for an airline is aircraft utilization. This is a measure of the average number of hours that each aircraft is flying in each 24
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SPACE TRAVEL 1. Only three nations have successfully put people into space: the US‚ Russia and China. All have been government programmes‚ developed at great expense. Now‚ a new era is beginning in which private enterprise will take people 100km or more above the Earth. _________________ 2. In 2001‚ an American‚ Christ Tito‚ became the first space tourist. He travelled to the International Space Station by Rocket and stayed there for ten days. A year later South African Millionaire
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Chapter 7: Living in the Environment: environmental factors and their influence Questions Introduction 1. Why is a Polar bear found living in a cold icy place and a fish found living in water‚ but not in other environments? Because it is their habitat in which they are adapted to. It has certain adaptations to allow it to survive in that environment and resources are available in the environment. 2. Give the definitions for the following words (the glossary at the back of the book may help
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