PILGRIMAGE TOURISM IN TIRUMALA V. Thimmappa Research Scholar Dept. of History S.V.University Tirupati-517 502 India being a country of the pious is dotted with sacred pilgrimage centres. Thus‚ pilgrimage tourism in India is extremely popular. Great religions like Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ Buddhism and Sikhism have originated on the Indian soil. The Hindu religion and place of worship are always unique to the rest of the world. To the outside world India is an orthodox country. The superstitions
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examines the current state of ‘volunteer tourism‚’ both as a field of study and modern phenomenon. The foundation of the review rests upon themes initiated over 10 years ago in Volunteer Tourism: Experiences That Make a Difference (Wearing‚ 2001). The review begins with a discussion of the explosive growth of volunteer tourism (research and practice) and continues with an analysis of the literature utilizing a multiphasic format that reflects the volunteer tourism process. Specifically‚ the paper includes
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HISTORY OF TOURISM Early Travel Early peoples tended to stay in one place. Travel was essentially to seek food or to escape danger. The Bible makes reference to travel for purposes of trade. In ancient times we began to see the development of routes for the purpose of facilitating trade and the creation of specialized‚ if somewhat crude‚ vehicles specifically for traveling. The growth of cities along water ways‚ such as the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea‚ encouraged the development of water
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Museums and tourism Stakeholders‚ resource and sustainable development Master’s Dissertation International Museum Studies Museion/Göteborg University Spring term 2004 Author: Guðbrandur Benediktsson Supervisor: Cajsa Lagerkvist LIST OF CONTENTS FOREWORD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1. Aims and objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2. Theoretical approaches and sources. . . . . . . .
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Tourism in Zambia Ivy Zambia is a landlocked country in south-central Africa and shaped like a giant butterfly. The country is divided into nine provinces and 31 districts. It has comfortable climate‚ awe-inspiring natural wonders‚ an abundance of wildlife and ample cultures. What’s more‚ Zambia is acknowledged as one of the safest countries in the world to visit with beautiful landscapes. The climate in Zambia is mild and pleasant. Most of the regions have comfortable daytime temperatures and
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Background of the industry Tourism‚ third pillar of the economy after the E.P.Z manufacturing sector and agriculture‚ contribute significantly to economic growth and has been a key factor in the overall development of Mauritius. Tourism may be called to play an even more important role in the future because of the declining stage of the sugar industry. It creates exciting economic and employment opportunities throughout the country‚ and provides upcoming students with an exciting and worthwhile
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Chapter 11 – Marketing planning: the process The particular significance of marketing plans: seven main reasons why staff time and resources are allocated to marketing planning at the tactical or operational level: To identify and focus management attention on the current and targeted costs‚ revenues and profitability of an organization‚ in the context of its own and its competitors’ products and segments. To understand the role of stakeholders in the development of strategic marketing planning
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History of Tourism The earliest forms of leisure tourism can be traced as far back as the Babylonian and Egyptian empires. A museum of “historic antiquities” was open to the public in the sixth century BC in Babylon‚ while the Egyptians held many religious festivals attracting not only the devout‚ but many who came to see the famous buildings and works of art in the cities. The local towns accommodated tourists by providing services such as: vendors of food and drink‚ guides‚ hawkers of souvenirs
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Running Head: TRAVEL AND TOURISM Travel and Tourism [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Abstract This study aims tо explore thе motivations fоr tourists’ choice оf diverse tourism environments іn а Third ’World country‚ Nigeria. Results obtained from а questionnaire survey оf 376 tourists randomly sampled from seven tourism destinations іn Nigeria show that thе most prominent motivations fоr tourist destination choice are self-actualization іn an appreciative‚ educational or cultural
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term also covers all the activities performed during a travel (movement). A person who travels is spelled "traveler" in the United States‚ and "traveller" in the United Kingdom. Purpose and motivation Reasons for traveling include recreation‚ tourism or vacationing‚ research travel for the gathering of information‚ for holiday to visit people‚ volunteer travel for charity‚ migration to begin life somewhere else‚ religious pilgrimages and mission trips‚ business travel‚ trade‚ commuting‚ and other
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