Impact of the internet to tour operators and travel agents Introduction The growth in the ICT sector hardly goes unnoticed since it affects every other industry‚ tourism included. The effects of internet in tourism have revolutionized tourism by encouraging people to travel from one place to another. The internet has increased the access of information and greatly improved communication in the world. The internet has affected tourism both positively and negatively. With the advance in technology
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travelling. Rich or poor‚ old or young‚ they strive to leave the place where they live or work‚ and move to another spot of our planet — at least for two to four weeks a year. They travel to cities and towns‚ mountains and lakes‚ across oceans and seas. There are several reasons why the popularity of travel and tourism is growing. The first one is educational value of travelling. Man has always moved from one place to another in search of knowledge. Even now‚ in the age of technology and global communication
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In a newspaper article “Eco-tourism: It’s not easy being green”[1] dated in June‚ 2007‚ the author criticizing there are still ecological damages‚ especially the effect to the wild animals that accompanies the eco-tourism. It says‚ Eco-tourism‚ generally defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people”‚ is often misunderstood. And most of the travelers‚ even they are concerned about the environment of the places they visit
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topic of the research study was “Information technology can improve the productivity of travel and tourism operation”. In this research questionnaire has been developed to collect data for the research study. The sample of the study was based on fifty-nine respondents. In first chapter introduction‚ aims and objectives were stated. In second chapter researcher explain independent variable (travel and tourism) and dependent variable (information technology)‚ their history and factors. In chapter
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Functional Area Interrelationships Kudler Fine Foods At the heart of every organization are two key foundational concepts: relationships and activities. Businesses are made up of people‚ who by the very nature of being in business together‚ have relationships and engage in activities‚ both independently and interdependently‚ that support and enable the function and success of that business. The purpose of this paper is to explore‚ discuss‚ and examine the functional interrelationships of one organization
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Leisure Lane Tours is a sole propritorship business and a specialized travel agency that provides tour packages depend on the needs and request of the client. It will be located at V.A. Rufino St.‚ corner Herrera St.‚ Makati City. The office will operate every Mondays to Saturdays from 8:00am until 6:00pm‚ and conduct tours from Mondays to Sundays‚ 24 hours. The philippines has the largest volume in tourist in Southeast Asia. Tourism industry is recognized by the government as one of the important contributor
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used Travel Agents. Thomas cook are very proud to serve the 23 million customers who choose to use them as a Travel agent. Thomas Cook are one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups with massive sales over £9 billion and an astounding more than £20 million customers. Thomas Cook is home to 27‚000 employees and operates from 17 different countries around the world. Thomas cook is also one or two of the core of its markets. What do they do? Thomas cook is the second largest travel group
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3.1 Describe the different types of business that operate within the tourism industry Travel agencies can be categorized briefly into three different types‚ they are include: 1. In bound Tour Operators 2. Outbound Tour Operators 3. Corporate Travel Service Agencies 4. Land operators – Cooperation among travel agencies. For inbound tour operators‚ the customers are mainly tourists and visitors from foreign countries such as USA‚ England and Japan. About the tour operations
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three parts which included the Central‚ Alor Gajah and Jasin. From the 13th century to the 14th century‚ Malacca has been one of the world greatest trading cities and it has been developed for more than 500 years in trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca which made Malacca state a historical city in Straits of Melaka. Before the independency of Malaysia‚ Malacca used to be ruled by the Portuguese and the Dutch‚ which is the reason why it can be a historical
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TRAVEL INDUSTRY TRANSPORT- is a precondition for travel :facilitate mobility and the movement of tourist from their places of origin to their final destination‚ and back. * Is a fundamental components of tourism industry. 2 Basic approaches have dominated analysis of transport and tourism. 1. Transport for tourism – as a Unitarian or functional act which involves a mode s of travel in moving from origin to destination and for travel in the destination. 2. Transport as tourism
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