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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Impacts From Tourism Change or loss of indigenous identity and values Tourism can cause change or loss of local identity and values‚ brought about by several closely related influences: Commodification Tourism can turn local cultures into commodities when religious rituals‚ traditional ethnic rites and festivals are reduced and sanitized to conform to tourist expectations‚ resulting in what has been called "reconstructed ethnicity." Once a destination is sold as a tourism product‚ and
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Impact of Tourism: An Economic Analysis Executive Summary The main purpose of this report is to show the importance and the role of the indirect economic effects of tourism on growth and GDP‚ employment and foreign trade. Tourism’s role in the economy is often perceived as being limited to the hospitality industry (cafes‚ hotels and restaurants) and outbound and inbound travel agencies and carriers‚ which form the leading service sector in many countries. However‚ the economic impact of tourism is much
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Problem Statement The growth and development of tourism in Trinidad from 2002–2007 and its effects on the economy and society. Statement of the Problem Tourism plays a major role in the growth and development of Trinidad. Many initiatives have been put in place to expand the industry. The government of Trinidad is committed to establishing and implementing standards of development and maintenance for the tourism industry. They try to maintain all the tourist attractions such as beaches and museums
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TOURISM “…tourism should be defined conceptually as those aspects of leisure-time behaviour and their consequences which occur as a result of temporary trips away from the home environment and which are motivated exclusively by a concern for recreation matters.” (Heeley‚ 1980) 2. “…tourist as someone travelling for any purpose except commuting to and from work…” [ (Hunt & Layne‚ 1991) ] 3. “…Tourism appears to be becoming an acceptable term to singularly describe the activity of people
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Introduction: Tourism means the principle of traveling for pleasure. Many people are in the habit of traveling over different countries in order to see the places of their respective interests like the structures of sculptural beauty‚ attractive spots of nature and so on. So‚ we find a lot of foreign tourists in different countries. The travels of the foreign tourist bring a lot of money to the countries where they travel. Hence‚ tourism has become a source of income for the countries to which
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What is Tourism? Tourism includes several social practices. All these have the small common characteristic that they are different and they are a ’departure ’ from normal life. These characteristics help us to define tourism‚ which according to the W.T.O (World Trade Organization) is the movement of people away from their normal routine of residence and work for a period of not less than 24 hours and not more than 1 year. Tourism is a free time activity because it gets along with its opposite
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Hospitality Management 18 (1999) 331}343 Life and tourism in the year 2050 Abraham Pizam* Department of Hospitality Management‚ University of Central Florida‚ P.O. Box 161400‚ Orlando‚ FL 32816-1400‚ USA Abstract This article is an essay that represents the author ’s personal vision of life and the state of the tourism industry in the year 2050. It describes the major expected developments in the areas of environment‚ demographics‚ economy and business‚ lifestyle and values‚ politics‚ housing
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HISTORY OF TOURISM → EARLY TRAVEL Earlier travel was essentially to seek food or to escape danger. Travel was also undertaken for trade. Growth of cities along fertile river banks like Nile etc. encouraged water travel. Ancient empires like the Romans helped shape modern travel. → THE EMPIRE ERA THE EGYPTIANS As its peak the travel for business and pleasure flourished. Travel to outlining cities was necessary. Various amenities were offered to travelers. They travelled for pleasure
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The macro-environment consists of larger societal forces that affect entire micro-environment. The six forces making up the company’s macro-environment include demographic‚ economic‚ natural‚ technological‚ political/legal‚ and social-cultural forces. Companies must constantly watch and adapt to the marketing environment in order to seek opportunities and ward off threats. "The marketing environment comprises all the actors and forces influencing the company’s ability to transact
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