CULTURAL TOURISM First of all‚ it is important to define cultural tourism as the basis around which the whole research is formulated. It is important to highlight the fact that the experts do not agree on a universal definition because of the wide range of activities it covers. Over the years‚ the definition of this type of tourism has suffer some changes depending on the field of study and one of the most popular definitions is the one stated by Richards (2001‚ p.37) in which the concept of
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About Rural Tourism Villages are abundant in refreshing greenery‚ openness‚ fresh natural airs‚ pastoral beauty‚ and touching and winsome rustic simplicity. Far away from the hustle and bustle of congested cities’ life‚ and polluted air & ambience‚ villages offer fresh comforting breezes‚ lavish openness‚ and pleasant & soothing solitude. Thus‚ the village tourism is an expedient means of spending your holidays peacefully‚ in solitude‚ or in interacting with candid villagers. ‘Rural Tourism’ covers
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Tourism and biodiversity are closely intertwined. Millions of people travel each year to experience nature’s splendour. The income generated by sustainable tourism can provide important support for nature conservation‚ as well as for economic development. Furthermore‚ sustainable tourism can help to raise awareness among tourists and local communities of the importance of biodiversity to our everyday lives. Through initiatives such as its “Sustainable Tourism – Eliminating Poverty” project‚ and
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TO5101: Tourism systems analysis Sai kumar Nalla Student ID- 12325398 Executive summary: In the recent years Sex tourism is the most attracting and increasing sector in terms of tourism studies. There are increased research‚ paper work‚ books‚ articles and several magazines released in the market related to sex tourism. Today there are many forces at work in the normalization of the international sex industry (Jeffeys‚ 1997). As sex industry
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Examining the Feasibility of Agro-Tourism Development in Sri Lanka Case Study of the Fruit Crop Research and Development Center‚ Horana by D.A.C. Silva‚ Senior Lecturer‚‚ Department of Economics‚ Faculty of Arts‚ University of Colombo and K.C. Vithanage‚ MEcon Student‚ Department of Economics‚ University of Colombo ABSTRACT Tourism is one of the largest and the fastest growing industries in the world economy. Tourism industry is also the fourth highest foreign exchange generator of the
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Culinary Tourism in India What is culinary tourism? Culinary tourism also know as Food tourism is experiencing the food of the country‚ region or area. Culinary tourism is not limited to gourmet food‚ but as getting of unique and memorable eating and drinking experiences. Wine tourism and beer tourism are also regarded as parts of culinary tourism. Culinary tourism in India? The market for culinary tourism to India is growing as the country’s culinary traditions continue to garner increasing
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Tourism in Thailand’s National Parks: The Problems it Brings "Rainforests are currently being destroyed at a rate of over 200‚000 square kilometers a year according to the US National Academy of Sciences" (Wheeler). Some of these rainforests are located in Thailand’s national parks. In Thailand‚ there are 15 national parks set aside for conservation‚ though only 80% of these parks remain intact today. These Parks represent approximately 13% of Thailand’s land. The purpose of these parks is
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Health Tourism: Medical tourism (also called medical travel‚ health tourism or global health care) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. Such services typically include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip)‚ cardiac surgery‚ dental surgery‚ and cosmetic surgeries. However‚ virtually every type of health
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Tourism in Northern Ireland and the Northern Irish Tourist Board Historically‚ conflict in Northern Ireland has prevented the growth of the Northern Irish tourism industry. In 1972‚ in the midst of “the troubles”‚ revenue generated by tourism was estimated to be around £8.64 million with just under 440000 trips being made to Belfast that year (See table 1). Fast forward thirty eight years to 2010‚ where 3.164 million tourists have paid a visit to Northern Ireland (NIbusinessinfo.co.uk)‚ and it
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MINISTRY OF NATURE‚ ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM‚ MONGOLIA HOW TO DEVELOP TOURISM IN UMNUGOBI PROVINCE MRS.BAYASGALAN SARANJAV SENIOR OFFICER OF TOURISM DEPARTMENT CONTENTS: BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES TOURISM POLICIES TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF UMNUGOBI HOW TO DEVELOP TOURISM IN UMNUGOBI? MONGOLIA Country status: At 1‚564‚116 square kilometre‚ Mongolia is the 17th largest and the most sparsely populated country in the world‚ with a population
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