Tourism is a complex product. Many suppliers and stakeholders are involved in supply chain. For the customers‚ it cannot be tested it beforehand. There is a distance between the time of purchase and the place when it is utilised. Therefore information is intensively required at the point of planning travel before purchase. Tourism products are dominated by information. Information technologies have accelerated changes in tourism of consumer behaviour and industrial structure.
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Emperor‚ Ashoka visited the site and is considered the founder of the Mahabodhi Temple. Bodhgaya Revitalised- Since 1953‚ Bodh Gaya has been developed as an international place of pilgrimage. Buddhists from Sri Lanka‚ Thailand‚ Burma‚ Tibet‚ Bhutan and Japan have established monasteries and temples within easy walking distance of the Mahabodhi compound. The site of the enlightenment now attracts Buddhists and tourists from all over the
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Nielson et al. (2001) applied the marketıng ’paradigm’ to a study of Galway City in Ireland‚which aims to ’develop its tourism product while maintaining its environment.’ They emphasis the distinctiveness of place and the necessity of identifying: the design of the right mix of features and services‚ the development of an image that is attractive to the target market‚the delivery of the destination’s products and services in an accessible way and the promotion of the destination’s values and image
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....... 2 History of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in Tourism Industry: ................................................................................................................ 2 Definition of e-tourism (Electronic Tourism):...................................................... 4 Relationship between ICT and E- Commerce (Electronic commerce) ................ 4 Relationship between Tourism and ICTs: ............................................................ 5 Advantages
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Tourism on Malacca‚ Malaysia TABLE OF CONTENT Page 1.0 Executive Summary 2.0 Situation Analysis 1 2.1 Market Summary 2 2.2 Strength‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threat Analysis 3 2.3 Competition 4 2.4 Product Offerings
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Full Length Research Paper Tourism marketing information and destination image management Arturo Molina1*‚ Mar Gómez1 and David Martín-Consuegra2 1 Department of Marketing‚ University of Castilla-La Mancha‚ Cobertizo San Pedro Mártir s/n. 45071 Toledo‚ Spain. 2 Department of Marketing‚ University of Castilla-La Mancha‚ Ronda de Toledo s/n. 13071 Ciudad Real‚ Spain. Accepted 25 March‚ 2010 Destination image is commonly accepted as an important aspect in successful tourism management and destination
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KOREAN FANCY: CONSUMER DESIRES‚ NATIONAL IDENTITY‚ AND CULTURAL CIRCULATION IN MILLENNIAL BHUTAN Draft—not for circulation‚ duplication‚ or citation I. INTRODUCTION Bhutan is a small country located on the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain range between the very large countries of China (more specifically‚ its Tibet Autonomous Region) and India. It enjoys a certain amount of celebrity in the world’s press as a polity based on "Gross National Happiness" (GNH)‚ as an exclusive
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Julia Dmitrieva‚ gr. 7441 Safe tourism: the way forward While terrorism affects tourism and a lot has been discussed and spoken about it‚ there is a lack of clarity about tourism and its effects on terrorism. Over the past decade‚ acts of terrorism have taken place at tourist sites‚ as well as places where people have gathered in large numbers. Be it Bali‚ New York‚ Mumbai‚ or Madrid the repercussions have been felt the world over. Over the past couple of years‚ a number of stringent security
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Museums and tourism Stakeholders‚ resource and sustainable development Master’s Dissertation International Museum Studies Museion/Göteborg University Spring term 2004 Author: Guðbrandur Benediktsson Supervisor: Cajsa Lagerkvist LIST OF CONTENTS FOREWORD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1. Aims and objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2. Theoretical approaches and sources. . . . . . . .
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FOOD TOURISM-DESTINSTION Food tourism means experiencing the food of the country‚ region or area‚ and is now considered a vital component of the tourism experience. Dining out is common among tourists and food is believed to rank alongside climate‚ accommodation‚ and scenery in importance to tourists. Hall and Mitchell (2001) define food tourism as ‘ visitation to primary and secondary food producers‚ food festivals‚ restaurants and specific locations for which food tasting and / or experiencing
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