defined by the World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business‚ and other purposes. Key concepts of sustainable development and sustainable tourism‚ values and ethics of sustainable tourism and the needs of sustainability in all form of tourism shall be discussed in this essay. 2.1 Sustainable Tourism Since World War II‚ tourism has developed from
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1 | Tawang‚ famous for its Buddhist monastery‚ is situated in ……….. | | | Arunachal Pradesh | | | | Nepal | | | | Mizoram | | | | Tripura | | 2 | Which of these Tiger Reserve is not in Madhya Pradesh? | | | Kanha Tiger Reserve | | | | Ranthambore Tiger Reserve | | | | Pench Tiger Reserve | | | | Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve | | 3 | The official name of Golden Temple is ………….. | | | Guru Nanak Darbar | | | | Shri Hazur Abchalnagar
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2012 The Importance of Heritage In her short story‚ Everyday Use‚ Alice Walker uses the idea of one’s heritage to develop a message to readers about what role cultural background should have in people’s lives. Walker makes her opinion of true heritage very clear by highlighting the attitudes of a mother and her two daughters in the story. In addition to the attitudes of the characters‚ Walker also sheds light upon one daughter’s complete and utter misconception of heritage while at the same time
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SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF KILIFI TOWNSHIP A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANANGEMENT OF PWANI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (A Constituent College of Kenyatta University) BY ISAAC KIPKEMEI KENGE H12/PUC/2742/07 MARCH 2011 1 Declaration This is my original piece of work and has not been presented for award of any degree in any University. SIGNATURE
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Tourism in Africa | May 2011 | Do the positive effects of tourism in Africa outweigh the negative effects? | Jo-Anne Mc Alister Student Number: 11028468 Lecturer: Avasha Rambiritch | Tourism in Africa Tourism is a fast growing economic industry‚ particularly in Africa‚ which‚ as a developing continent‚ has a vast amount of potential. Studies done have shown that tourism is a growing industry worldwide. It grows at an average of 10%-15% annually (Miller quoted in Wikipedia-Ecotourism
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Evolution of travel and tourism at PULAU LANGKAWI. The purpose we choose LANGKAWI as a tourism place for our group assignment because it’s smaller islands‚ has a legendary reputation‚ with many places where myth and natural beauty seem to coincide. Many of its legends are all the more real‚ simply because its people are convinced of their authenticity. Langkawi certainly has its own share of geological uniqueness‚ as the very landscape from which these legends are derived. Langkawi
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Growth for Sustained Development TECHNICAL SESSION IV: SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT 2: Services Tourism and Entertainment Srilal Miththapala BSc (Eng) ;CEng; FIEE; FIH; Project Director‚ E U Switch Asia Programme Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project‚ Past President of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka World Tourism Tourism is referred to by many as the world ’s largest and fastest growing industry. It accounts for over 9% of global GDP‚ and in spite of several external setbacks‚ still continues
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The negative affect of trends in the leisure industry. In the following essay‚ the researcher will be concentrating on the negative affects which arise when following the trend in the hospitality industry‚ in particular online bookings versus the gold old travel agency. Over the years‚ it can clearly be seen that a trend towards online bookings has been established. Nowadays‚ all major airplane companies as well as mile collection corporations allow every individual to book trips online. According
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dresses‚ and men were‚ without a doubt‚ on a higher status level than women. Heritage films or costume dramas help to remind audiences what life was once like and what the everyday thoughts and ideals were that surrounded communities. Heritage films not only serve as a visually pleasing treat to audiences‚ but also serves as a reminder to where we have been as a society and as individuals before us. When looking at heritage films‚ the obviously are a nodd to a community’s history‚ but most importantly
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Impacts of Urban Tourism: A Case Study of Cape Town Introduction For many countries‚ tourism is regarded as a new activity. It is becoming one of the most crucial social and economic activities. The increase in the demand for urban tourism or tourism in cities has occurred over the last few decades (Paskeleva-Shapira‚ 2003).However‚ the literature on urban tourism is still relatively new (Tyler‚ Guerrier‚ and Robertson‚ 1998; Timur and Getz‚ 2008). Urbanisation is a global process
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