1Introduction to Tourism * 2. Learning Objectives Understand what tourism is and its many definitions. Learn the component of tourism and tourism management. Knows the benefits and costs of tourism * 3. Introduction Tourism is the leader in the production of new jobs. Tourism has developed an important part of the economic foundation of many countries. Growth rate of services sector faster than any other. * 4. Tourism – Myths and Realities Myths RealitiesThe majority of tourism in the world
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CHAPTER 3 FORMS OF TOURISM Forms of tourism can be discussed in terms of the displacement of persons within certain conditions. These trips always take the visitors outside their usual environment‚ but might take them also outside their country of residence into another economy. Forms of tourism can also be discussed in terms of the different types of tourism in a particular country‚ i.e. ecotourism‚ sports tourism‚ health tourism‚ etc. FORMS OF TOURISM - DISPLACEMENT OF PERSONS In economic measurement
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Contribution to GDP above world average • In India‚ the sector’s direct contribution to GDP is expected to grow at 7.8 per cent per annum during 2013–2023 vis-à-vis the world average of 4.2 per cent Create higher employment • The travel & tourism sector in India is estimated to create 78 jobs per USD18‚366 of investment compared to 45 in the manufacturing sector Higher investments • Travel & tourism’s contribution to capital investment is projected to grow at 6.5 per cent per annum
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Negative Economic Impacts of Tourism There are many hidden costs to tourism‚ which can have unfavorable economic effects on the host community. Often rich countries are better able to profit from tourism than poor ones. Whereas the least developed countries have the most urgent need for income‚ employment and general rise of the standard of living by means of tourism‚ they are least able to realize these benefits. Among the reasons for this are large-scale transfer of tourism revenues out of the host
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INTRODUCTION Can the Bahamas survive without branching into other areas of tourism? The tourism industry today is big business for a country‚ it is the number one industry of the Bahamas. It is the migration of individuals from one place to another for a short period of time. There are two types of tourism‚ domestic and foreign. People travel for recreation‚ business‚ sports‚ education and for religious or medical purposes. Tourism is a very competitive industry. It accounts for seventy percent of the
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ACKNOLDGEMENT I express my sincere thanks to Mr. Inder Lal Bansal Owner of SOTC Franchisee for giving me an opportunity to undergo a project on “find out the potential and awareness of SOTC brand as well as creating awareness amongst the people of NCR region” and understanding the whole process of booking. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Mr. Kapil(Sales Executives)‚ Mr. Gaurav(Sales Executives-WFT)‚ Mrs. Dimple Mucchal (FIT)‚ Mrs. Bhavna Tandon(FIT) and all the other employee
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Tourism can generate large amount of revenues and provide job opportunities globally. Tourism is often treated as means to develop the country and to make the country known worldwide. This leads to the construction of infrastructure and facilities which are placed in locations which has the tendency to generate revenue in conjunction to tourism. However‚ the environment‚ economy and socio-culture suffers from the acts of tourism due to the activities carried out by tourist‚ thus creating negative
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Dark tourism scholarship: a critical review Philip Stone Philip Stone is Executive Director: Institute for Dark Tourism Research (iDTR)‚ School of Sport‚ Tourism and The Outdoors‚ University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)‚ Preston‚ UK. Abstract Purpose – Commonly referred to as dark tourism or thanatourism‚ the act of touristic travel to sites of or sites associated with death and disaster has gained significant attention with media imaginations and academic scholarship. However‚ despite
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Essay Question Analyse and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of a demand-led vs. supply-led understanding of the tourism system. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation‚ often identified by many as the UNWTO (Lickorish & Jenkins‚ 1997)‚ define the term ‘Tourism’ as “the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes” (Tuberkugurlu‚ 2012). The term ‘supply
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Table of Contents Introduction 1 Types of Tourism 1 Tourism Industry 2 Management 2 Planning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Leading…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….….3 Organizing ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…...3 Controlling……..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Other Aspect ………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………........4 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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