http://goindia.about.com/b/2013/04/03/how-are-safety-concerns-affecting-foreign-tourism-in-india.htm How are Safety Concerns Affecting Foreign Tourism in India? If recent news reports are to be believed‚ the writing is on the wall. There has been a 25% drop in the number of foreign tourists visiting India over the last three months‚ following a widely publicized spate of sexual attacks on women. Even worse‚ the number of foreign female tourists has decreased substantially‚ by 35%‚ over the same
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The Holistic Approach Of Ayurveda Based Wellness Tourism In Kerala RAMESH U *Assistant Professor‚ College of Engineering‚ Munnar‚ Kerala Tel: 04865 230606‚232989 (Off)‚ Mob: 094472 46162‚ Fax: 04865 232106 E Mail : rameshtrivandrum@rediffmail.com ABSTRACT Wellness‚ in general‚ is used to mean a healthy balance of the mind‚ body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being. It is a multidimensional state of being‚ describing the existence of positive health in an individual
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Antoaneta Stefanova October 5th‚ 2012 DRUG TOURISM Unconventional Tourism Homework Definition: Drug tourism is defined as travel for the purpose of obtaining or using drugs for personal use that are unavailable or illegal in one’s home jurisdiction. It also includes travel experience that is accompanied by the consumption of said substances. Specification: This type of tourism includes crossing a national border to obtain drugs over the counter that are not sold in one’s own country‚ or traveling
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Health Tourism A Boon or Curse? What is it? Medical tourism (also called medical travel‚ health tourism or global health care) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and themass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain health care. Such services typically include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeriessuch as joint replacement (knee/hip)‚ cardiac surgery‚ dental surgery‚ and cosmetic surgeries. However‚ virtually
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Medical Tourism Medical tourism (MT) is patient movement from highly developed nations to other areas of the world for medical care‚ usually to find treatment at a lower cost. Medical tourism is different from the traditional model of international medical travel where patients generally journey from less developed nations to major medical centers in highly developed countries for medical treatment that is unavailable in their own communities. Services typically sought by travelers include elective
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Cultural tourism is referred to the kind of tourism‚ which is concerned with the culture of a specific region or country‚ particularly in the arts. It basically focuses on the traditional communities that have diverse customs as well as the forms of art and the distinct social practices that distinguish a certain culture from the others. It would include tourism in the urban areas and even the historic and large cities‚ including facilities like theaters and museums. It also includes this in the
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Randy Parker and Bryan Smith Mrs. Rager 7th Literature 2 October 2014 The Revenge of Odysseus Sing to me o calliope and through me tell the story of a man who fought a god. Boom! The sound of Poseidon’s trident shooting lightning at Odysseus’s shield almost deafened both of them. It all started when Odysseus sought revenge on Poseidon for his extensive unruly home and for the loss of his men and mother. In Odysseus’s fueling rage‚ he marched out to sea avenge his men and mother‚ and reek
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POMC: Revision Questions (Chpt 5-8) Kate Ferreira 1. Cultural: this signifies a set of values‚ ideas and attitudes that are conveyed to the people of the community or passed down to the next generation. This impacts on how people dress‚ eat etc. Culture can also be broken up into a subculture‚ which refers to a uniformed group of people. This includes the cultures nationalities (ethnic groups)‚ geography‚ age and activity. This is what makes the culture unique. Social class is measured by occupation
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Internet usage in South Africa In 2008‚ South Africa experienced a boom in internet usage with an increase of almost 14%‚ with previous years showing results of a mere 7% internet penetration‚ describing a 1:13 ratio between internet users and population(The Guardian‚ 2010) (Internet World Stats‚2012).Between 2008 and 2009‚ South Africa saw an increase of 15% of internet penetration‚ from 4‚6 million users‚ to its current state. According to Arthur Gold (MD: World Wide Worx)‚ this figure was expected
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Tourism On Ice – Case Study People go to Chamonix for Winter Sports and Sightseeing Tourism has Economic‚ Social and Environmental Impacts on the Region Economic Impacts: 1) The TOURISM INDUSTURY in Chamonix creates a lot of JOBS‚ e.g. 2500 PEOPLE work as SEASONAL WORKERS every year. 2) Companies make a LOT OF MONEY from tourism in Chamonix‚ e.g. Compagnie du Mont Blanc is a company that runs SKI LIFTS and RAIL TRANSPORT – it has a turnover of €50 MILLION. Social Impacts:
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