The culture of India has been shaped not only by its long history‚ unique geography and diverse demography‚ but also by its ancient heritages. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over 2‚500 years. But due to the increasing development... Due to globalization… the rich culture of India is disappearing. The most impact is of western culture on India culture. Western culture
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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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The World Tourism Organization had its initial stages as the International assembly of Official Tourist Traffic relations set up in 1925 in The Hague. It was renamed the International Union of Official Travel Organizations (IUOTO) later than World War II and shifted to Geneva. IUOTO was a scientific‚ non-governmental organization‚ whose relationship at its climax included 109 National Tourist Organizations (NTOs) and 88 Associate Members‚ among them private and public groups. As tourism raised and
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Hospitality Management 18 (1999) 331}343 Life and tourism in the year 2050 Abraham Pizam* Department of Hospitality Management‚ University of Central Florida‚ P.O. Box 161400‚ Orlando‚ FL 32816-1400‚ USA Abstract This article is an essay that represents the author ’s personal vision of life and the state of the tourism industry in the year 2050. It describes the major expected developments in the areas of environment‚ demographics‚ economy and business‚ lifestyle and values‚ politics‚ housing
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By the end of WWII the American culture and lifestyle made its way into the Australian pop culture mainly impacting on teenagers and their ways of entertainment. During the late 1950’s‚ television spread throughout Australia as many improvements and adjustments were made to the reception and price‚ therefore‚ many people began to purchase it mainly for entertainment purposes. This caused a significant impact on the Australian culture as most people were influenced by what they saw on T.V‚ which was
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Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure‚ or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes".[1] Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. After slowly recovering from the contraction resulting from the late-2000s recession‚ where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the
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the society of the United States culturally‚ politically‚ and economically by opening up their markets worldwide and spreading American culture. From a cultural standpoint the culture of america has changed due to the rise of the internet. With the internet citizens had the chance to change the old technology into new and advancing their everyday lives. The culture of America are affected by the benefits or faults of technology to the degree and the way people put it to use. Technology itself is free
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In a newspaper article “Eco-tourism: It’s not easy being green”[1] dated in June‚ 2007‚ the author criticizing there are still ecological damages‚ especially the effect to the wild animals that accompanies the eco-tourism. It says‚ Eco-tourism‚ generally defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people”‚ is often misunderstood. And most of the travelers‚ even they are concerned about the environment of the places they visit
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What is the impact of culture on business and marketing? The elements of culture have a profound affect on how we market our products and do business. Even though they may seem invisible at first glance‚ ignoring cultural differences can hurt the marketer’s company and career. The best international marketers not only respect cultural differences‚ but they also understand the origins of these differences and integrate the lessons learned into their marketing strategy. Cultural Knowledge is necessary
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A. ROAD TRANSPORT- dominated by motor cars and coaches that provides door- to- door flexibility‚ gives view of the landscape and a means of transporting recreational equipment. B. RAIL TRANSPORT- provides examples of the specific development of a country. It competes with road transport in terms of time and distance- from city center to city center. C. AIR TRANSPORT- their main market is the visitors who give utmost importance to speed and range. This is available in scheduled and chartered
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