Introduction - What is Tourism? Online Lesson Since the beginning of time humans have traveled. Food‚ water‚ safety or acquisition of resources (trade) were the early travel motivations. But the idea of travel for pleasure or exploration soon emerged. Travel has always depended upon technology to provide the means or mode of travel. The earliest travelers walked or rode domesticated animals. The invention of the wheel and the sail provided new modes of transportation. Each improvement in technology
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Virtual Reality The definition of virtual reality comes‚ naturally‚ from the definitions for both ‘virtual’ and ‘reality’. The definition of ‘virtual’ is near and reality is what we experience as human beings. So the term ‘virtual reality’ basically means ‘near-reality’. This could‚ of course‚ mean anything but it usually refers to a specific type of reality emulation. So what is virtual reality? Answering "what is virtual reality" in technical terms is straight-forward. Virtual reality
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A Periodisation of the Development of Vietnam’s Tourism Accommodation since the Open Door Policy Wantanee Suntikul 1*‚ Richard Butler 2 and David Airey 3 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong 2 Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management‚ University of Strathclyde‚ UK 3 School of Management‚ University of Surrey‚ UK This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam‚ since the inauguration of the open
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Spain Tourism is very popular because of its geographical and cultural diversity. The geographical diversity extends from hills to deserts.Spain Tourism is a trip where people can keep themselves busy in exploring the vast natural landscape or can indulge into exploring the historical buildings or the architectural monuments. Spain Tourism is so popular among people that Spain has been ranked third in terms of touring in the whole world and more and more people are searching for Tourism Travel
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SEX TOURISM According to the definition of the World Trade Organization (WTO)‚ sex tourism refers to organized trips‚ within or outside the tourist industry‚ to engage in a commercial sexual relationship. Sex tourism can be domestic or international‚ involving cross-border trips for the same purpose. United Nations‚ defines sex tourism as "trips organized from within the tourism sector‚ or from outside this sector but using its structures and networks‚ with the primary purpose of effecting a commercial
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role of government is an important aspect of tourism which involves policies and political philosophies. In the developing countries‚ where tourism is still new‚ the public sector controls tourism activities‚ where they have Ministry of Tourism (e.g. Embratur in Brazil)‚ which have the following duties: Licensing‚ supervision and control of the different components of the tourism industry. Tourism planning‚ including financial assistance for tourism development‚ notably trough the provision of
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TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TOURISM Tourism - Comprises the activities of persons traveling 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 country Tourism refers to the movement of people from one geographical location to another for the purpose of engaging in leisure and/or business acts‚ and the economic transactions
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Health Tourism A Boon or Curse? What is it? Medical tourism (also called medical travel‚ health tourism or global health care) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and themass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain health care. Such services typically include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeriessuch as joint replacement (knee/hip)‚ cardiac surgery‚ dental surgery‚ and cosmetic surgeries. However‚ virtually
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Tourism in India - 13 million child labour in tourism sector India Booming in Child Labour! Its shameful to know that India as an emerging market or power has rampant growth of child labour as well. Tourism in India is booming….growing….scaling new heights…country is earning well in foreign exchange but there is dark side to this story. As per the International Labour Organisation‚ 13 million children are employed in tourism sector in India which is gross violation of law and illegal. The law
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BENEFITS CHOOSING OF HOSPTALITY AND TOURISM COURSE. Assalamualaikum and good morning to all friends. Today I want sharing to all about benefits choosing hospitality and tourism course. As we know‚ our college also have this course. This course had a 7 semester in 2 ½ years. It also concentrated in culinary art‚ catering and restaurant. Let me introduce about what a hospitality. Hospitality means the friendly reception and treatment of guest or strangers and the quality or disposition of receiving
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