Winsted‚ 2000). World travel and tourism as one of the world’s largest industries‚ supporting 266 million jobs and generating 9 per cent of the World GDP. Each year the global travel and tourism industry generates several thousand billions U.S. dollars in revenue. According to UNWTO the number of International tourist arrivals worldwide exceeded the one billion mark for the first time in 2012 (appendix 1).
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1.1 Using the PESTEL framework‚ identify and discuss the key factors in the macro environment that influence the tourism industry. Political: A large influence on the tourism industry can be the stability of government. If the government in unstable it can be viewed as dangerous and unpleasant to visit. This can have a huge impact on that countries tourism numbers. Some governments also choose to make shopping tax-free for tourists‚ as tourists have the right to claim back VAT (Value-Added Tax)/GST
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PEST ANALYSIS The pest analysis refers to four main factors: POLITICAL ECONOMICAL SOCIAL TECHNOLOGICAL The analysis will focus towards the industry that how the political stability‚ rules and regulation‚ and the legal system of the country affecting the overall industry. The economic condition‚ liberalization‚ policy toward foreign investment‚ and growth rate of the economy as a whole also help to analyze the overall industry attractiveness and potential for the growth. The social
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for key customers • 2008 DHL opens new state of art European air hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. In this document I will be covering both a PEST and SWOT analysis of DHL as a company. PEST Analysis of DHL‚ the PEST itself looks into the Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological Factors of a company and its marketing environment. Focusing on the internal environment‚ micro-environment and the macro-environment. Using a PEST analysis should always be considered when entering a new market
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IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON HOSPITALITY AND/OR TOURISM INDUSTRY Globalization refers to the increments in the relationships of the people‚ industries‚ culture and various activities of economy. The term Globalization refers to the economics and all the global distribution of the production of goods and service which ultimately reduces the barriers of international trade like export fees‚ import quotas and various other tariffs‚ Cowen (2003). The Globalization has contributed to the growth of economy
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Pest analysis: The following pest analysis has been created for three markets separately. Pest analysis stands for political‚ economic‚ socio-cultural and technological environment. Use of the pest analysis guides our company to work according to the changes taking place in these categories. Moreover good use of the analysis assist the company to avoid taking action that is condemned to failure from the outset‚ for reason beyond its control. The following is a pest analysis created for the
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label plays a large part in portraying an artists’ image to its fan base and the music industry. Once an artist has produced their music and is ready to be made public‚ it is up to the marketing department to make sure that it is made available in all media formats. This is done solely through a range of distribution and promotion campaigns. This case will look at the current situation of the music industry and analyse the effect the new technologies and the digital world are having on record
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of staff members of Sri Lanka tourism development authority‚ who have helped us to obtain information of past situations‚ present position and future estimation of tourism industry in Sri Lanka. Executive summary The purpose of this report is to develop comprehensive strategic plan to re-engineer tourism industry in Sri Lanka and to earn foreign exchange to the country. The development of the plan was carried out by considering thorough analysis of the industry by carrying out environmental
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PEST Analysis of Indian Market for the Apparel Industry 1. Political Factors: The proliferation of international trade and liberalization of the global trade regime has dawned in India with the implementation of several programs by the Government of India (termed as GOI from now onwards in the report) to help the textile and apparel industry adjust to the new trade environment. In 2000‚ the GOI unveiled its National Textile Policy (NTP) 2000‚ aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the textile
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3. (a) training program Companies who work hard to meet the needs of their employees can cultivate a work atmosphere conducive to productivity. Being able to plan for the needs of employees by thinking ahead can help to improve the rate of skilled employees who chose to remain working for a company. Improving the employee retention rate can reduce the money companies spend on finding and training new employees. It is important to consider employees may want or need and what the company can reasonably
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