Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. xx‚ No. xx‚ pp. 153–174‚ 2013 0160-7383/$ - see front matter Ó 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Printed in Great Britain www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2012.12.002 A MODEL OF ‘CREATIVE EXPERIENCE’ IN CREATIVE TOURISM Siow-Kian Tan National Cheng Kung University‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Shiann-Far Kung National Cheng Kung University‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Ding-Bang Luh National Cheng Kung University‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Abstract:
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Medical Tourism / Global Medicine Business In Egypt Dr. Samir Arafeh – www.ieSEAM.com - Tel: 310.909-8698 (USA) - E-Mail: SamA@ieSEAM.com Medical Tourism – An Emerging International Business “In 2005‚ an estimated 500‚000 Americans journeyed overseas for medical care. Medical tourism is now a world-wide‚ multibillion dollar phenomenon that is expected to surge in the coming years.” Source: American Medical Association – June 2007. In 2006‚ the medical tourism industry grossed about $60
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Tourism Concern Case Study for Schools and Colleges BURMA BURMA CASE STUDY Welcome to this case study put together for you by Tourism Concern. We are a charity whose specific aim is to fight exploitation in tourism. For several years we have been running a campaign to raise awareness of the situation in Burma and present information to interested parties including tour operators‚ tourists‚ members‚ members of the public and students. This case study has been produced for students
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Hour 11 December 2013 The History and Curse of the Hope Diamond Behind the beautiful steely blue Hope Diamond lies a cruel and often bloody history‚ a history that is full of mystery and intriguing stories. This ornate diamond has changed hands many times throughout its long past. The most interesting part of this is the fact that it is said that many of its owners have met with a gruesome fate. It is because of this occurrence that there is an alleged curse behind the precious gem‚ whether true
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Is foreign aid a blessing or curse? September 19‚ 2011 RISHA OMER Since the time of independence Pakistan has been facing macroeconomic exertions‚ such as vicious circle of poverty‚ less utilization of available natural resources‚ unfavorable political circumstances that influenced domestic economy and so on. To seize the deficiency‚ Pakistan has had to depend greatly on financial assistance made by distant countries. Pakistan has been seeking aid since 1947 from global lenders including
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The Economic and Social Impact of Tourism Today‚ tourism is one of the largest and dynamically developing sectors of external economic activities. Its high growth and development rates‚ considerable volumes of foreign currency inflows‚ infrastructure development‚ and introduction of new management and educational experience actively affect various sectors of economy‚ which positively contribute to the social and economic development of the country as a whole. Most highly developed western
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Tourism 1) Background and Trends 2) Reasons for growth in Tourism 3) Impacts of growth in Tourism 4) Sustainable Tourism 5) Approaches to Sustainable Tourism 1) Background and Trends Tourists: Persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes. Tourist destination area: A place that tourists travel to Tourists generating area: A place where tourists come from (source) Tourism:
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Global Tourism By Kate Okoro Q) Write an essay which will critically assess the current relationship of tourism with one of the following key global issues and indicate the implications of future trends: Sex Tourism Introduction: Jafari (2003.p530) defines Sex tourism as: “Holiday making where the primary motive is to is to experience relatively short-term sexual encounters‚ it is linked to prostitution‚ here considered as a commercial and
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Social networking: For years‚ social networking sites didn’t exist‚ but yet people kept in touch. These days‚ with social networking sites becoming a part and parcel of our daily lives‚ there are advantages and disadvantages that come along with them. For example‚ you can make a friend from Timbuktu and on the flip side your account can get hacked and you can find yourself in a big mess. A recent research revealed that teenagers tend to hide the real stuff by using code language you may never understand
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Bible 410 After the flood had passed and the Lord had dried up the land‚ Noah and his family along with the animals that God had instructed to put on the ark as well‚ came down from the vessel and became a new beginning‚ a new start for the reborn world under God. It had been sometime since the flood had passed and Noah had become a man very interested in the growing of grapes and he formed his own vineyards. He became very drunk off wine one day as he made his way to his tent‚ where he unclothed
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