CHAPTER 9 TOURISM Kerala is a green strip of land‚ in the South West corner of Indian peninsula. Its unique feature‚ culture and traditions‚ coupled with its varied demography has made Kerala one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. This Tropical paradise with its spectacular and diverse natural attractions has greatly attracted holiday makers from across the world. Kerala is one among the longest- lived‚ healthiest‚ most gender equitable and most literate regions makes it distinct
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International Terrorism: Threat‚ Policy‚ and Response Summary This report examines international terrorist actions‚ threats‚ U.S. policies and responses. It reviews the nation’s use of tools at its disposal to combat terrorism‚ from diplomacy‚ international cooperation‚ and constructive engagement to physical security enhancement‚ economic sanctions‚ covert action‚ and military force. A modern trend in terrorism appears to be toward loosely organized‚ selffinanced‚ international networks of
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The World Tourism Organization had its initial stages as the International assembly of Official Tourist Traffic relations set up in 1925 in The Hague. It was renamed the International Union of Official Travel Organizations (IUOTO) later than World War II and shifted to Geneva. IUOTO was a scientific‚ non-governmental organization‚ whose relationship at its climax included 109 National Tourist Organizations (NTOs) and 88 Associate Members‚ among them private and public groups. As tourism raised and
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Higher Agricultural Education Institutions in Asia CASE STUDY FOR THE PHILIPPINES: THE OPEN ACADEMY FOR PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE1 Alexander G. Flor2 U.P. Open University 1. Introduction 1.1. Philippine Extension and the OPAPA: A Backgrounder In the past twenty years‚ the Philippine agricultural extension service has been severely emasculated by four factors: the abolition of the national agricultural extension system; decentralization or devolution of extension services; the top-down perception of
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: Paul Stolk Today‚ increase in the discretionary leisure time and disposable income of the society has undoubtedly created tourism boom in many countries. As soon as tourism industry is measured as a fundamental factor in improving the economy‚ local governments and other corporations in a destination have shifted their focus towards creation of more tourism attractions in order to compete with related destinations on targeted markets. In the olden days‚ people who travelled with the leisure
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© 2008 Articles 0378-5920 Terrorism World UK Author BLOMBERG AND © D. HESS TWECEconomy Oxford‚ The BROCKJournal compilation G. Blackwell Publishers Ltd. 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd International Terrorism: Causes‚ Consequences and Cures Graham Bird 1‚ S. Brock Blomberg2 and Gregory D. Hess 2 1 University of Surrey‚ UK‚ and 2 Claremont McKenna College‚ USA 1. INTRODUCTION T HERE can be little doubt that a complete understanding of international terrorism requires a multidisciplinary
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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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Grade 11 Class: Civics Topic: Tourism Tourism - the temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places of work and residence Tourist- A person who travels away from home for leisure‚ Business or any other purposes for longer than a day Excursionist: Persons traveling for pleasure in a period less than 24 hours Types of Arrivals A foreign air arrival- arrives by scheduled or chartered airline or by a private plane. A foreign sea arrival- who arrives in The Bahamas
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Terrorism by Daniel Cooper Presented to Prof. George Johnson CJ290: Terrorism Today‚ June 2011 The definition on Terrorism and its actors‚ objectives and methods have changed over the last 150 years. In its most simple form‚ terrorism involves only three parts; use of force‚ against innocent people‚ for political purposes. (White‚ 2009) Other official definitions used by the FBI‚ State Department‚ United Nations and scholars only add detail for the purpose of law‚ prosecution and study. The
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What is terrorism? Often times‚ people use the word terrorism without ever understanding the true meaning of the word. Defining terrorism can be difficult‚ indeed‚ but‚ not impossible. It was quite easy to define it when that tragic event occurred on September 11‚ 2001. The majority of the United States agreed to fight terrorism shortly after 9/11. Terrorism has been both a motivation and a fear for the people in America. People did not realize the impact terrorism would have on the privacy of their
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