Assessment 1: Explore the significance of special interest tourism as part of the tourism product of a destination of your choice. According to Read (1980)‚ in Hall and Weiler (1992)‚ the conceptualization of the term ‘Special Interest Tourism’ (SIT) emerged during the 1980s and can be seen as the predecessor of ‘Niche Tourism’. Early discussion of SIT set the context for the development of niche tourism markets‚ and was seen to be a prime force associated with the expansion of tourism and the
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Negative interest rates As a result of our current economic situation‚ the bank is contemplating lowering interest rates to a monumental level. They are suggesting we make them negative. This would mean it would cost money to save money; the intention behind this is to stimulate spending within the economy. If businesses are forced to spend more money‚ then aggregate demand shifts to the right as investment‚ one of the components of AD‚ has been increased. Although‚ the interest rate isn’t simply
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bring this up to evaluate this topic of how interest groups and political parties are being detrimental to America? Well I will get to that in a moment‚ first I want to go over what an interest group is and what a political party is. An interest group is a group of people or an organization seeking special advantages‚ they get people who have similar views and they seek to receive these advantages. They typically do this through political lobbying. An interest group will influence many people to try
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Chapter 5‚ 6 Review 1. You invested $1‚650 in an account that pays 5 percent simple interest. How much more could you have earned over a 20-year period if the interest had compounded annually? A. $849.22 B. $930.11 C. $982.19 D. $1‚021.15 E. $1‚077.94 2. Today‚ you earn a salary of $36‚000. What will be your annual salary twelve years from now if you earn annual raises of 3.6 percent? A. $55‚032.54 B. $57‚414.06 C. $58‚235.24 D. $59‚122.08 E. $59‚360.45 3. You hope to buy your dream
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Vidura Scott Dr. Reubensaal Political Science 1 1 December‚ 2012 Direct Interests Of The People An elected representative in a democratic society should directly represent the views of the people who he was elected by. The best statement that describes this role would be “...as your duly elected representative‚ it is my responsibility to vote your wishes and not my opinion.” as opposed to a statement such as: “I will be
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Article: Interest Rate Hikes in Brazil http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303626804579505673346899690 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/brazil-economy-rates-idUSL1N0MU0O420140402 As the global recession still lingers‚ countries have been looking for different ways to stimulate the economy. There are multiple ways to stimulate the economy‚ primarily through monetary and fiscal policy‚ action taken by the central bank and government respectively‚ in order to adjust money
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The Sugar Interest‚ the wealthy British plantation owners‚ were one of the main causes of the start of the Revolutionary War. The Sugar Interest’s influence in British Parliament to give the Sugar Islands back to France was a factor. A second factor was the Sugar Interests desire for high profits and no competition. A third factor was the need to create revenue to provide funds to pay the debt incurred from the French and Indian War. The Sugar Interest had seen how the tobacco market had been
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Career Interest Profiler and Competencies Eric B. Mimms University of Phoenix BCOM/275 Mr. Charles Bocage 01/28/12 Career Plan Building Tools and My Career Durring the course of BCOM275 I had various tools provided to me from the University of Phoenix Career service center and the course syllabus. These tools were not only useful in my journey for higher education but insiteful and benificial to identify my career path. The three tools in the Career Service center that were completed
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Katherine Hua Mrs. Grubbs Freshman English H‚ Period 4 26 May 2013 Self-Interest Motivates Humans have always wondered what drives them to make the choices the make. One of the theories people have come up with is that self-interest primarily motivates mankind. This theory is defended in the actions of Luba and her suitor in Angels of Bergen-Belsen‚ the decisions made by Ilsa Hermann and Hans Hubermann in The Book Thief‚ and the struggles with death in Night. In Angel of Bergen-Belsen‚ Luba
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using discrimination or the fact that other employees were not punished in the same way that she was for what she perceived to be similar behavior‚ she threatened to bring forth a suit for discrimination. Finally‚ she looked to make it about her interests‚ as she stated she was having family problems and started crying. When demands and threats were not met‚ she tried to use her emotions to win Joe over. Joe‚ in response to Tina’s approach‚ has clearly felt threatened and therefore lost his usual
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