TOURISMOS: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF TOURISM Volume 6‚ Number 2‚ Autumn 2011‚ pp. 139-158 UDC: 338.48+640(050) ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF TOURISM: A CASE STUDY OF AGRA Surabhi Srivastava University of Lucknow Tourism in its broadest generic sense can do more to develop understanding among the people‚ provide jobs‚ create foreign exchange and raise living standards than any other economic force. India is world famous for the city of Taj -Agra. There are a number of other tourists
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aims to describe the tourism policy and strategies in national and state contexts‚ to determine the inherent direction and prospects or potential in the tourism development of Kuala Lumpur as a tourist-friendly destination. The results show that some aspects need to be emphasized and have similarities in each of policies and strategies at the national and state level. This shows that policies made at national level could be followed at state level‚ so that each line of tourism development planning
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human beings‚ slave owners were allowed to treat humans as if they were not humans at all. They were allowed to treat them like animals‚ and reject the right to let them learn to read and write. Most importantly‚ slave owners were unaware of the negative effects that owning slaves had on them‚ as opposed to a previous time where they had not owned any slaves. In the 19th century slaves were a very valuable and luxurious thing to have‚ it was viewed as a sign of wealth. However‚ slave owners were
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Definitions on tourism Tourism is the phenomena that arise out of the journeys and temporary stays of people who travel with recreational or leisure purposes. We all have heard that in 1500 BC the Aryans migrated from Steps meadows to the Indian subcontinent. This human activity is evidence for “tourism” being an ancient human activity. Despite “tourism” being an ancient human activity and a phenomenon directly linked to human lifestyle‚ it is difficult to give an ultimate definition on “tourism”. But earlier
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Bacamante Subject : TC 101 – Principles in Tourism HISTORY OF TOURISM Early Tourism - Travel and exploration are basic to human nature. “Torah” - Hebrew word - Studying - Learning - Searching Old Testament - “Noah with his Ark” must have been the first large-scale operator - his passengers were mostly animals. Two Forms of Early Tourism: 1. Travel for business such as trading
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transportation and architecture‚ began making buildings which grew upwards instead of outwards. This allowed more housing in compact cities for the newly arrived countrymen searching for jobs. However‚ not all reactions to the Industrial Revolution were positive. Factories had poor working conditions‚ including long hours and low wages‚ in addition to poor living conditions. With less time designated to homemaking
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celebrate the year 2011 as "Nepal Tourism Year 2011" and has lunched the slogan "Together for Tourism" for it. The tourism trade Organizations and the stake holders like us have already accepted the Program and are eagerly awaited to welcome the targeted One Million Foreign Tourists and the Internal Tourists in similar numbers. The whole year will be celebrated by exposing the History‚ Culture‚ Nature and Adventure of the country. Visitors can observe various cultural‚ natural diversity in colorful
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The Size and Economic Impact of the Hospitality and Tourism industry: Tourism is a massive industry in New Zealand. It has a major consequence on the rest of the economy from the employment it provides to a major percentage of the workforce (9.6% of the total workforce in New Zealand)‚ thereby contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The tourism growth in New Zealand is the outcome of the numerous of options that the hospitality industry offer visitors from all over the world. Some of
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Tourism is traveling outside one’s normal environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ recreational or business purposes. It is important for income within a country‚ providing jobs and it may also raise the standard of living within a country but there are few disadvantages like pollution and disruption of natural habitats which may lead to climate change affecting tourism. Small islands which include the Caribbean‚ Pacific‚ Mediterranean islands‚ just to name some‚ are beautiful
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Colonization has had many negative impacts on Saul’s family. This is demonstrated by the way the author describes and portrays Saul’s mother. It is clear from the story that she is unhappy with the way she is being forced to live‚ and the events occurring with her loved ones around her. For example‚ having her kids taken away‚ and brought to the school by the Zhaunagush (white men)‚ for any mother this is already a tragic situation. In the story‚ Saul states “it was the school that had turned my
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