Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure‚ or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. After slowly recovering from the contraction resulting from the late-2000s recession‚ where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the end
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ACKNOLDGEMENT I express my sincere thanks to Mr. Inder Lal Bansal Owner of SOTC Franchisee for giving me an opportunity to undergo a project on “find out the potential and awareness of SOTC brand as well as creating awareness amongst the people of NCR region” and understanding the whole process of booking. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Mr. Kapil(Sales Executives)‚ Mr. Gaurav(Sales Executives-WFT)‚ Mrs. Dimple Mucchal (FIT)‚ Mrs. Bhavna Tandon(FIT) and all the other employee
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3 1 Tourism in Singapore: An Overview of Policies and Issues Brenda S.A. Yeoh‚ Tan Ern Ser‚ Jennifer Wang and Theresa Wong The management of tourism in Singapore has undergone various changes over the decades. The adoption of different policies and strategies aimed at promoting and championing tourism in Singapore has been subject to socio-economic changes on the local and global fronts. A deeper understanding of the issues pertaining to tourism development in Singapore necessitates
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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF NORTH EAST AND LADAKH ABSTRACT Tourism acts as a backbone for majority of nations especially the growing economies while the adverse impacts of tourism on the environment and the sociocultural are not ignorable. The tourism sector‚ if driven well in the right direction‚ can play a holistic process of economic‚ social and environmental sustenance as well as development. Sustainable form of tourism not only ensures the profitable income but also
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societies. Cultural hybridity is associated with the decline of cultural distinctiveness. In the sociology of consumerism‚ critics such as George Ritzer have argued that modern societies are subject to strong pressures Bryan S. Turner a member of the International Advisory Editorial Board of Society‚ is Professor of Sociology in the Asian Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. Among his many publications are the Penguin Dictionary of Sociology‚ Blackwell Companion to Social Theory‚ and
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Topic: Negative Tourism Impacts Prediction * Risk factors of tourism * Disadvantages of tourism * Conservation of risk factors of tourism Check Prediction * List of tourism impacts * Side effects of tourism impacts * Conservation of natural resources Note Nowadays‚ tourism started to earn itself a very bad name due to thoughtless development‚ and disruption of local cultures‚ values and economies‚ during the birth of mass international travel. *
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Medical Tourism: Beneficence or Commerce? Danielle Evans February 15‚ 2013 Contemporary Perspectives‚ Spring 2013 Professor Philip J. Gibbon Psychology/ Occupational Therapy Major Medical Tourism is a health care trend that has recently greatly increased and is expected to continue increasing in the future. Medical Tourism is defined by tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health fitness (Medical Tourism‚ 1). The skyrocketing cost of health care
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IMPACT OF TOURISM ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Fe Zuly 2011 Abstract Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity in 2008‚ there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals‚ with a growth of 1.9% as compared to 2007. International tourism receipts grew to US$944 billion (euro 642 billion) in 2008‚ corresponding to an increase in real terms of 18%. This paper is purposed to explain about impact of tourism including advantages and disadvantages. This impact
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1. Identify the main issues in this article. One of the main issues in this article is that whether Pistorius will be charged with premeditated murder. Another issue is that the reliability level of the witnesses and existing evidences. Next issue is the reputation and career of Pistorius during and after the case. Last but not least‚ the impact of Pistorius getting a bail during these charges. (words count 59) 2. Define the term "premeditated murder" and discuss why Pistorius ’ lawyer will
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FUNDAMENTAL OF MANAGEMENT TITLE: Samsung Company PREPARED BY: MUHAMMAD IKHWAN BIN RAMLI (2012619556) NURFATIN AMALINA BINTI NAZUMUDDIN (2012224332) NOR SUZIYANA BINTI NOR SAMSUDIN (2012456178) NIK NURUL AFIQA BINTI NIK ZAINI (2012255996) LECTURER: MADAM FAZIDA BINTI KARIM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . Bismillahirahmanirrahim. First of all‚ we would like to thank ALLAH S.W.T and his messenger‚ Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. It is because of his blessing‚ it is possible for us to finish this assignment
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