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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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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Introduction Spa development in Tourism Industry Tourism as a tertiary economic activity gives more and more possibilities for countries to compete with each other in various tourist products and destination. New forms of travel‚ new tourist products and tourist destinations are the new facts of contemporary global tourism industry. Among the attractive tourist destination‚ spas get great significance and development of spa and wellness tourism is becoming an imperative for many countries that
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Today‚ tourism clearly offers excellent opportunities for economic growth as shown by the influx of foreign exchange earnings from tourism expenditures. But tourism’s impact is not totally positive. The socio-cultural and environmental impact of tourism must be weighed against its positive economic contribution. Until recently‚ there had been no measurement of the economic reality of the tourism industry. Its economic importance through the supply side‚ the capital formation it generates‚ its
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MASS TOURISM BROAD TRENDS IN TOURISM AND TRANSPORT IN THE 21ST CENTURY 1. Shifting from traditional mass tourism to individual travelling 2. Shifting from long-haul to shorter break visits 3. IT times: E-commerce 4. Polarization between ‘big’ and ‘small’ players 5. Various traveling purposes‚ dominated by ‘holiday’ and ‘VFR’ travellers 6. A globalized destination era 7. Sustainable and pro-poor tourism become popular in many of the LDCs 8. Stronger environmental
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terms of tourism numbers. We want to boost tourism numbers by encouraging more tourists from a younger generation. History of the issue: Italy has been in the top five most popular tourist countries based on the amount of arrivals in a given year for the past five years. Current Information on the issue: Intended Outcome of the Planned Campaign: Italian tourism increased 5.7% from 2010 to 2011 but countries close to Italy (Spain above‚ and Turkey below) are increasing their tourism numbers at
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The Consequences of Tourism on the Coromandel Peninsula Report to UNESCO by mary o 8 March 2012 Tourism on the Coromandel impacts people by creating a better economy and more jobs. Kevin Blakeford‚ editor/publisher of the NZ Travel Memo stated the “Coromandel tourism industry has an estimated annual worth of $360million and is growing at 5% per annum”1. The money being brought in by tourism is creating more jobs‚ which benefits the community. The downside is that it creates
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In a developing country such as India‚ the tourism industry can be main source of revenue and if carried out properly the tourism industry can also give an increase to the country’s economy. This paper on the case study of the Himalayas will discuss the effects of tourism in this area. The Himalayan Mountain is the longest and highest range of mountain compared to all the other mountain systems of the world (Sharma). The Himalayan Mountain range is separated into 3 sectors from east to west‚ The
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Khushvaktova Kamola 2RuG1 Essay on topic “Tourism”. Tourism is becoming increasingly important as a source of revenue to many countries bit its disadvantages should not be overlooked. What are some of the problems of tourism? Often‚ people are surprised when they hear that the tourism industry has problems. Indeed‚ many perceive tourism as a fascinating kind of rest that allows changing of scenery and lifestyle for a while. Whatever it was‚ tourism has not only advantages‚ but also disadvantages
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