MM100A 26 October 2012 Social media has become extremely popular over the last decade. Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and YouTube have become a part of most people’s everyday lives. Journalism‚ as well as social media‚ is a huge part of the world today primarily because it is how a lot of people get their information. While social media benefits journalism‚ it is a major hurting factor as well. Social media is often seen as an optimistic thing for many journalists around the world. More times than not
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Abstract Nature-based tourism is an important part of the global tourism industry‚ and its components and features vary considerably from one destination to another. In Malaysia‚ location‚ quality and quantity of natural resources‚ and their infrastructure have not been well documented in the past. Thus‚ this paper attempts to assess local community-based management for potential ecotourism in South Kelantan which is Gunung Reng‚ Jeli as case study. The study investigated the local community involvement
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Some people think tourism is just going to a travel agency and buying a tour to visit a place. However‚ there are more issues involved with this field than people can imagine. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) tourism represented 5% of the direct global GDS‚ offering 235 million jobs worldwide and generating more than US$ 1 billion for local communities where it is developed. It is clear‚ therefore‚ that tourism brings advantages to a country‚ but there are obviously disadvantages
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sustainable tourism Seeking to understand the customers in terms of their motivations and determinants Need to scan its business environment for relevant data that might determine the stances it takes towards sustainable tourism The potential role of marketing techniques in sustainable tourism (cont.) The scanning should involve: 1. 2. 3. 4. Government legislation on environmental issues The economic climate The level of public concern over the social and environmental
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The Impact of Culture On Expatriates ’ Work Performances Empirical research has demonstrated that there are many difficulties which expatriates may experience as a result of having to adjust to a foreign country ’s culture. Consequently‚ these difficulties are known to have had a negative effect on the expatriates ’ work performances in countless cases and many organisations struggle as requests to be returned to the mother country early and failure rates pile up. This raises the question whether
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Tourism history‚ development and main destination countries in the world Over the decades‚ tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. Modern tourism is closely linked to development and encompasses a growing number of new destinations. These dynamics have turned tourism into a key driver for socio-economic progress. Today‚ the business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports
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One form of printed legacy media that has impacted culture and how culture has created it is magazines‚ such as People magazines. Magazines in history were supposed to be an insight into famous people’s lives‚ but today they have gone further affecting culture through daily consumption or monthly subscriptions. This form of printed communication has had and is continuing to have a huge impact on society and the world we live in today. Consumer magazines can bring us joy from specific interests and
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A Book Report On Tourism Business In Nepal Chapter-1 Introduction to Tourism Tourism nowadays has been an essential activity all over the world. The form of tourism can be of various types. Most of the people are quite familiar with the tourism as it has become the modern needs and demands of all people. Everyone loves travelling and exploring new things. People love visiting new places‚ so that they have the best moment
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decades unless drastic measures are taken. Other forests and regions are in danger too. Although in some places tourism growth has threatened wildlife‚ in most cases it inspires many to conserve it. 2. Definition of eco-tourism Ecotourism is travelling to natural places that are vulnerable and the tourists are required to act responsibly in order to minimize the negative aspects of tourism on the environment and enhance the cultural integrity of the local people. Apart from evaluating environmental
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are the major contributors to the earths destruction. One of the less studied aspects of climate change that seems most alarming for our “common home “is social issues. The issues seen in the social aspect of climate change are the effects on the poor‚ education‚ business‚ health‚ and technology. Climate change has developed more into a social issue as the effects have grown more worrisome and it’s become an apparent problem. Throughout the globe‚ food production has become a vital source of nourishment
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