HRS 401A Tourism Development Ms. Gwen Legaspi Definition and Examples 1. Tourism Development - involves broadening the ownership base such that more people benefit from the tourism industry‚ skills development‚ job and wealth creation and ensuring the geographic spread of the industry throughout the province/nation. Examples: * Entrepreneurship and sustainability support‚ including a Tourism Help Desk function for SMME’s * Project funding for tourism development infrastructure
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INDIVIDUAL ESSAY Essay Title: Cultural tourism festivals and events in Nigeria Name: Deborah Vincentsdaughter TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents INTRODUCTION 3 Cultural tourism 3 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 Festivals and events 4 Cultural festivals in Nigeria 5 Festivals and impacts 6 Igue festival 6 New yam Festival (Iri ji Ohuru/iwa ji 7 Gbagyi Gbodogun 8 CRITICAL ANALYSIS 11 CONCLUSION 11 REFERENCES 12 INTRODUCTION Tourism generally has to do a lot with social activities
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WTO‚ exports have been increasing over the years and were reported to have grown by 30% in April‚ 2000. Special efforts are being made to attract foreign direct investment by providing attractive incentives to investors. - 63 - The Indian Tourism Product India has spectacularly attractive natural and cultural
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population of 10‚000 people and this increases up to 100‚000 people in summer and 60‚000 in winter. Reasons for alpine development An income from traditional Alpine activities such as mountain agriculture and forestry began to fall‚ however tourism was revived and expanded the economy of the region. Winter skiing became popular and is an activity of high economic value. This generates winter employment and the use of local services is increased as skiing holidays are popular. Over 80% of jobs
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Tourism is one of the main ways by which the small countries‚ such as Malta‚ earn money and find enough work for the population living. But it may also cause harm to the country by polluting not only the physical but also the culture environment. Malta had saved its culture and traditions not only in old monuments but also in almost every house on the island. The styles of building has remained the same from many years ago‚ the closed windows from the outside‚ the rectangular balconies and the
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Chapter One 1. Introduction Lumbini‚ the birth place of Lord Buddha‚ is situated about 22 km. from Bhairahawa (Siddharthanagar)‚ below the Churia range‚ 24 km. south from the foothills of the Himalayas‚ on the western bank of Telar river in Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone in Nepal. It is about 300 km. west of capital city Kathmandu. Kapilvastu‚ Rupandehi and Nawalparasi Terai districts of Lumbini Zone are around Lumbini‚ the birth place of Lord
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The Effects of Tourism on Dubai Ten years ago‚ if you had asked someone in Paris to show you Dubai on a world map‚ it is possible that they would not have known where it was. Today‚ however‚ things are different. Dubai is now considered an international tourist hot spot‚ attracting millions of visitors each year. This success‚ which is largely the result of careful marketing‚ has resulted in some dramatic changes in Duabi. One of the main reasons for the recent increase in tourism is that Dubai
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism 1. Tourism and the Environment The term ‘environment’ is a generic concept. It encompasses different contexts including the cultural‚ social‚ political and economic. The most often assumed meaning of environment is that of nature. However‚ we must also remember that how we use nature carries with political‚ economic and social implications. We know that the impacts of human activities upon nature have implications for its biodiversity and the welfare
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Culture and tourism 1. Culture and Tourism 1.1 Definition Culture comprises of “the beliefs‚ behaviors‚ objects‚ and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society” (1). Through culture‚ people discover their true identity‚ adapt to social norms and play a vital part in contributing to the society. Therefore‚ culture consists of several aspects of the society such as language‚ values‚ customs‚ norms‚ and so on. On the other hand‚ tourism consists of the practice
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Abstract Tourism businesses operate globally and many have opted for a competitive advantage of internationalization. Technology‚ information and reduction of boundaries have created new forms of service companies‚ not only the large multinational corporations‚ but also small niche specialists. The growing importance of strategic alliances in creating networks of business relationships has become a trend also in tourism. Tourism has considered as the world’s largest and rapid growing industry of
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