Nowadays‚ the tourism industry is dealing with a more demanding customer market that is aware of the variety of tourism products and services as well as the levels of quality that are available. As the tourists are more highly educated and posses higher purchasing power‚ their demands on better tourism products and services should be fulfilled in order for the tourism business to be sustainable. There should be offered a variety of tourism products and services and ensure quality level in accordance
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The costs of international travel are decreasing and tourism is growing. What are the advantages and disadvantages of increasing tourism activity in different countries? Use our own ideas‚ knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence. Positives of tourism: 1. Personal perspective: Tourism is a popular leisure activity. Tourists can relax‚ have fun‚ ’recharge their batteries’‚ experience different customs and cultures (sight-seeing‚ sunbathing‚ visiting
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Chapter One 1. Introduction Lumbini‚ the birth place of Lord Buddha‚ is situated about 22 km. from Bhairahawa (Siddharthanagar)‚ below the Churia range‚ 24 km. south from the foothills of the Himalayas‚ on the western bank of Telar river in Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone in Nepal. It is about 300 km. west of capital city Kathmandu. Kapilvastu‚ Rupandehi and Nawalparasi Terai districts of Lumbini Zone are around Lumbini‚ the birth place of Lord
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Unit 1 UK Travel and Tourism Sector Three main types of tourism: Domestic tourism Domestic tourism is travelling in your own country for tourist purposes. For example a British couple going on a holiday in Brighton is domestic tourism. Organisations involved in domestic tourism are airlines such as Easy Jet and British Airways which often do discounts on domestic flights‚ also tour operators such as Contiki and Thomas Cook which are offering domestic holidays. Outbound tourism Outbound
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workers providing the service (Kernbach & Schutte‚ 2005; Langhorn‚ 2004; Varca‚2004; Winsted‚ 2000). World travel and tourism as one of the world’s largest industries‚ supporting 266 million jobs and generating 9 per cent of the World GDP. Each year the global travel and tourism industry generates several thousand billions U.S. dollars in revenue. According to UNWTO the number of International tourist arrivals worldwide exceeded the one billion mark for the first time in 2012 (appendix 1).
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10c) Examine how tourism has had social and economic impact on one country. Case study of a national tourist industry Vietnam is located in south east Asia. It has land borders with China‚ Laos and Cambodia. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi‚ but its principal city is Ho Chi Mich City (formerly Saigon). Vietnam is the 13th most populated country in the world with over 90 million citizens. In 2008 its GDP was $241 billion and its GDP per capita of $2‚800. It is one of the fastest growing economies
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Report: Environmental Impacts Due to Tourism By Olivia Hazell Year 11‚ Dundas Due Date: 10/05/12 INTRODUCTION Environmental impact refers to the direct effect of socio-economic activities and natural events on the components of the environment. These impacts can be planned such as afforestation or due to tourism can be totally accidental such as littering. Environmental impact is the change in the environment culturally‚ and physically which can be due to tourists both negatively and positively
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Title: Authors: Tutor: Date: Keywords: Eco-friendly Flights? A Consumer’s Perspective Corina Budianschi‚ Farrah Ekeroth & Marija Milanova MaxMikael Wilde Björling May 2012 Eco-tourism‚ consumer behaviour‚ climate change‚ airline industry‚ environmental responsibility Abstract Background: The environmental impacts of tourism have recently become a high-profile topic due to the increasing amount of attention devoted to issues such as climate change. The harmful effects of aviation‚ in particular‚
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Negative Economic Impacts of Tourism There are many hidden costs to tourism‚ which can have unfavorable economic effects on the host community. Often rich countries are better able to profit from tourism than poor ones. Whereas the least developed countries have the most urgent need for income‚ employment and general rise of the standard of living by means of tourism‚ they are least able to realize these benefits. Among the reasons for this are large-scale transfer of tourism revenues out of the
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Excitement for Travel & Tourism – both overall and private – reinforces meander. In 2011‚ US$650 billion in capital speculation‚ or 4.5 percent of aggregate‚ was driven by Travel & Tourism. While a bit of this is identified with individual leisure activities in working environments that especially advantage voyagers‚ for case‚ the headway of lodgings and resorts‚ Travel & Tourism comparatively drives framework redesigns that with everything considered point of interest sightseers‚ neighborhood inhabitants
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