United Arab Emirates a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Home-stay accommodation entrepreneurs Motivation factors Push and pull factors Tourism management Service industry a b s t r a c t Tourism is an important industry for Malaysia‚ and home-stay accommodation businesses play a significant role in aiding the success of the tourism industry. The aim of this paper is to analyse the start-up motivation factors and business challenges for home-stay accommodation businesses. The data were
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ELC 292 ENGLISH FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES ASSESSMENT 2 Academic essay 2 Heritage Preservation NAME: Kong Yat Long Oswald STUDENT ID: 11029392D DATE: 12/11/2011 Heritage conservation has become a major concern in the society since the last decade‚ with the innovation project in Lee Tung Street and the demolition of Star Ferry Pier. By definition‚ heritage is a collective noun representing both tangible and intangible assets inherited from the past. It is worth preserving for retaining
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Issues in International Hospitality and Tourism Management U 54082 Module leader: Ms. Bandana Rai Submission: ECONOMIC CRISIS IN HOSPITALITY & TOURISM INDUSTRY Submitted by: Pavitra Mehrotra Student Id: 010109029 Abstract In the recent scenario‚ hospitality and tourism sector has become an important part of daily life but which is now experiencing multiple challenges because of the global economic crisis. Besides tourism‚ many other industries are in a position to create affluence and
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The Positive and Negative Impacts of Sports Development in Malaysia and How It Boosts the Country’s Tourism Industry. Events Tourism is essentially an event that is staged by the destination to appeal and benefit from visitors‚ domestic and international. The event is the visitor’s primary purpose or motive for visiting‚ with the destination receiving either positive or negative impacts as a consequence of hosting it (McCartney‚ 2011). There are no doubt many events in Malaysia that enhance the
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Successful State of San Francisco’s Tourism Industry Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….3 Exploring San Francisco…………………………………………………………………….4 Dining ………………………………………………………………………………...4 Nightlife & the Arts ………………………………………………………………….6 Outdoors & Sports …………………………………………………………………...7 Shopping …………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Accommodations ……………………………………………………………………. 8 Statistics ………………………………………………………………………………………8 Tourist Industry Setbacks …………………………………………………………………
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many neighborhoods throughout the United States‚ offering the culture of a country strong in heritage. Many Italian Americans have intermarried with other ethnic groups‚ but they have been able to retain their distinct cultural identity. They are devoted to their traditional food and drink and have done much to popularize it in the mainstream culture. Italian food can be found all over the United States today which is a testament to its popularity. While the stereotypical Italian restaurant in
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Heritage assessment of culturally different families Grand Canyon University May 10‚ 2015 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT OF CULTURRALY DIFFERENT FAMILIES INTRODUCTION In the health care system‚ the family of a patient has an important role in the recovery of the illness. Healthy interaction between the patient and the family members may have a positive outcome in the treatment. Provision of health care can be customized according to the family background of the patients. People come from various parts of
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CHAPTER 9 TOURISM Kerala is a green strip of land‚ in the South West corner of Indian peninsula. Its unique feature‚ culture and traditions‚ coupled with its varied demography has made Kerala one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. This Tropical paradise with its spectacular and diverse natural attractions has greatly attracted holiday makers from across the world. Kerala is one among the longest- lived‚ healthiest‚ most gender equitable and most literate regions makes it distinct
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Negative Socio-Cultural 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
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Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012 Mar 11‚ 2009 Since the opening of its economy to the world markets in the 1990s‚ Vietnam’s travel and tourism sector has experienced unprecedented growth. Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012" report to their offering. Since the opening of its economy to the world markets in the 1990s‚ Vietnam’s travel and tourism sector has experienced unprecedented growth. In 2008‚ the tourism industry generated
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