CULTURAL TOURISM First of all‚ it is important to define cultural tourism as the basis around which the whole research is formulated. It is important to highlight the fact that the experts do not agree on a universal definition because of the wide range of activities it covers. Over the years‚ the definition of this type of tourism has suffer some changes depending on the field of study and one of the most popular definitions is the one stated by Richards (2001‚ p.37) in which the concept of
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Tourism and biodiversity are closely intertwined. Millions of people travel each year to experience nature’s splendour. The income generated by sustainable tourism can provide important support for nature conservation‚ as well as for economic development. Furthermore‚ sustainable tourism can help to raise awareness among tourists and local communities of the importance of biodiversity to our everyday lives. Through initiatives such as its “Sustainable Tourism – Eliminating Poverty” project‚ and
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Health Tourism: Medical tourism (also called medical travel‚ health tourism or global health care) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. Such services typically include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip)‚ cardiac surgery‚ dental surgery‚ and cosmetic surgeries. However‚ virtually every type of health
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War Tourism The text deals with a brand new kind of Tourism – War Tourism. Our society has changed and some people want another kind of Holliday than the generally popular and common charter-Holliday. These people are not youngsters but frequently adult which apparently want some other experiences. It is not a big business yet but it is definable growing. After travelling to etc. Mallorca‚ Malta‚ Rhodos a hundred times mum and dad wants to try something new. People want action and excitement and
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TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TOURISM Tourism - Comprises 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 not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited country Tourism refers to the movement of people from one geographical location to another for the purpose of engaging in leisure and/or business acts‚ and the economic transactions
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MINISTRY OF NATURE‚ ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM‚ MONGOLIA HOW TO DEVELOP TOURISM IN UMNUGOBI PROVINCE MRS.BAYASGALAN SARANJAV SENIOR OFFICER OF TOURISM DEPARTMENT CONTENTS: BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES TOURISM POLICIES TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF UMNUGOBI HOW TO DEVELOP TOURISM IN UMNUGOBI? MONGOLIA Country status: At 1‚564‚116 square kilometre‚ Mongolia is the 17th largest and the most sparsely populated country in the world‚ with a population
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state-initiated plan for regional tourism development. Yu Hong (2011) The economic and tourism development story of Hainan has now been questioned and criticized with little involvement by the local minority community and their little gains from local tourism boom. “Under this top-down tourism planning‚ a triangular axis of the central government‚ various ministries and powerful external force such as property developers has overwhelmingly dominated regional tourism development in Hainan and enjoyed
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What is Tourism? Tourism involves the short term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work. It also involves the activities of people‚ referred to as tourists or visitors‚ during their visit to these destinations and the facilities and services patronized during their stay. Many studies on tourism have been conducted yet there is not one single definition that everyone complies with. The United Nations World Tourism Organization however‚ defines tourism
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current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Progress and development of information and communication technologies in hospitality Crystal Ip‚ Rosanna Leung and Rob Law School of Hotel & Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong Abstract Purpose – In order to enhance operational efficiency‚ improve service quality and reduce costs‚ practitioners in the hospitality industry have widely adopted and implemented information
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Today‚ tourism clearly offers excellent opportunities for economic growth as shown by the influx of foreign exchange earnings from tourism expenditures. But tourism’s impact is not totally positive. The socio-cultural and environmental impact of tourism must be weighed against its positive economic contribution. Until recently‚ there had been no measurement of the economic reality of the tourism industry. Its economic importance through the supply side‚ the capital formation it generates‚ its
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