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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with people and it also provides people with the ability to download entertainment from online sources and no longer be limited to the selection provided by the airline. Due to the nature of the Airline industry‚ at the core level it can be viewed as a generic offering across the industry. This resulting in airlines often creating a differentiation strategy‚ in order to gain a competitive advantage as they seek to increase the value of the product/service on offer to the consumer (Hooley et al
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are hidden realities that would surprise one. Even services such as corporate hospitality come under this understanding because of the fact it masks the relationship of companies and their clients. Though it boosts productivity and promotes better relationships it is nevertheless a means of covering up failures and misunderstandings and promotes closeness between companies and clients. In discussing corporate hospitality‚ one can assert that its importance is immense because of the fact that it ameliorates
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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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Case Study: Vertical Integration and the Effect on the Travel and Tourism Industry When two similar companies such as two hotels‚ are offering very similar products and are in a strong competing situation‚ integration is a popular move. It can be a voluntary decision by both companies or it can be the take-over of one company by another. Benefits include greater sales‚ which result in larger revenue and expansion opportunities. Complimentary reasons tend to be the realisation that one hotel offers
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Sport and Adventure Tourism Simon Hudson‚ PhD Editor The Haworth Hospitality Press® An Imprint of The Haworth Press‚ Inc. New York • London • Oxford © 2003 by The Haworth Hospitality Press‚ an imprint of The Haworth Press‚ Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ microfilm‚ and recording‚ or by any information storage and retrieval system‚ without permission in writing from
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savings in the tourism division of Malaysia. The Malaysia government is totally dedicated to the development of this division. Over the last 12 years‚ wide promotional campaigns have been engineered both locally and overseas to attract tourists from around the world. Even though the economic slowdown‚ the tourism industry is still remains strong. Today‚ Malaysia is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. Malaysia’s continuous efforts to improve the quality of tourism services and communications
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People Management in Hospitality and Tourism MODULE NUMBER : U54028 Critically Evaluate Whether the requirement for Emotional Labour in Hospitality and Tourism is ethical. Module Leader: Peter McGunnigle Student Name: Mrignaini Chauhan Student Number: 09078935 Submission Date: 08/12/11 Word Count: 2200 (excluding Appendices) Critically evaluate that whether the requirement of Emotional Labour in hospitality and tourism work is ethical. The endeavour of this essay is to critically evaluate
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Turkey Tourism Industry 2014 Q1 Report In BMI’s Turkey tourism report‚ we examine a range of key market indicators in this well established and popular market‚ including inbound and outbound travel‚ industry value and tourism related expenditure. We expect to see increases across the board; however‚ any escalation in regional and domestic tensions is likely to impact on growth. Indeed‚ domestic tensions remain a risk to the tourism industry‚ with the recent outbreak of widespread protests against
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