their daily norms‚ their usual environment‚ to a destination chosen for any of a number of reasons. Although the question of what motivates tourists to travel is not an easy one to describe and understand‚ there are other factors which help break down the complexity of this question. In order to understand exactly why tourists feel the need to travel‚ it is ideal to understand why it is important for tourist destinations and companies to know what motivates tourists and to determine their market respectively
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largely on the Caribbean Plate‚ the region comprises more than 700 islands‚ islets‚ reefs‚ and cays. These islands generally form island arcs that delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea. We can divide the Caribbean into six destination groupings. The first two‚ Bermuda and the Bahamas‚ aren’t even part of the Caribbean‚ though many think of them as such. Bermuda is way off in the Atlantic‚ at about the same latitude as Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ and the Bahamas is a string of
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www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ pp. 360–377‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/01/$20.00 PII: S0160-7383(00)00051-7 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOURISM A Review of Research Approaches Karin Weber La Trobe University‚ Australia Abstract: A review of the existing literature on adventure tourism reveals that research on this subject has so far focused mainly on preconceived notions of scholars and
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Analyzing the Marketing Environment Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 3- slide 1 Analyzing the Marketing Environment Topic Outline • The Company’s Microenvironment • The Company’s Macroenvironemnt • Responding to the Marketing Environment Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 3- slide 2 The Marketing Environment The marketing environment includes the actors and forces outside marketing that affect
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Slide – Nessa Abstract A tourist friendly destination is a concept that gives satisfaction to tourists through contact and the maximum utilization dimensions of space‚ activities‚ and products; without any interruptions or problems. Accordingly‚ this study aims to describe the tourism policy and strategies in national and state contexts‚ to determine the inherent direction and prospects or potential in the tourism development of Kuala Lumpur as a tourist-friendly destination. The results show that
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IN PRESS Tourism Management 27 (2006) 1373–1385 www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman The role of community involvement and number/type of visitors on tourism impacts: A controlled comparison of Annapurna‚ Nepal and Northwest Yunnan‚ China$ Gyan P. Nyaupanea‚Â Duarte B. Moraisb‚ Lorraine Dowlerc a Tourism Development and Management‚ School of Community Resources and Development‚ Arizona State University‚ P.O. Box 874703‚ Tempe‚ AZ 85287‚ USA b Recreation‚ Park‚ and Tourism Management‚
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Is Indonesia ready to promote as MICE destination to international business travel market? Indonesia is an archipelago. It is famous for its natural resources. Such as islands‚ beaches and resorts‚ etc. every year‚ there are many international tourists who come to visit Indonesia for seeing the beautiful resources of Indonesia. And also‚ they learn about the Indonesian culture. Nowdays‚ People not only go to Indonesia for vacation. Some of the people are now going to Indonesia for business trip
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travel agents aand its effectiveness CONCEPT OF TOURISM INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF TOURISM Tourism‚ as an industry has emerged as an instrument for employment generation‚ poverty alleviation and sustainable human development. Tourism promotes international understanding and gives support to local handicrafts and cultural activities. It is an important segment of the country’s economy‚ especially in terms of its contribution towards foreign exchange earnings‚ generation of additional income
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Sport and Adventure Tourism Simon Hudson‚ PhD Editor The Haworth Hospitality Press® An Imprint of The Haworth Press‚ Inc. New York • London • Oxford © 2003 by The Haworth Hospitality Press‚ an imprint of The Haworth Press‚ Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ microfilm‚ and recording‚ or by any information storage and retrieval system‚ without permission in writing from
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negligible part of it. The mind has identified a man from the animal world and has given him a tremendous power. During the centuries people have been striving not to adapt to the natural environment‚ but to make it convenient for their existence. Now we realize that any human activity has an impact on the environment‚ and the deterioration of the biosphere is dangerous for all living creatures‚ including humans. Up to 85% of all diseases of modern man associated with adverse environmental conditions
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