Concurrent Session: Policy and Planning of Tourism Product Development in Asian Countries POLICY AND PLANNING OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA ___________________________________________________________ Amran Hamzah Course Coordinator‚ Tourism Planning Programme Department of Urban and Regional Planning‚ Faculty of Built Environment Universiti Teknologi Malaysia‚ Skudai‚ Johor MALAYSIA ABSTRACT Tourism is currently the second highest contributor to Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) after
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Alternative Tourism Introduction Due to advances in transportation and communication technology‚ an increase in disposable incomes and leisure times in Western Europe‚ North America (Choi & Sirakaya‚ 2006; Hall & Muller‚ 2005; Momsen‚ 2005; Mowfort & Munt‚ 2003; Smith‚ 2005)‚ North-East and South-East Asia‚ and the globalization of capitalism (Mowfort & Munt‚ 2003)‚ the tourism industry has grown to become the fourth largest economic sector globally‚ with 806 million tourist arrivals and international
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Solid Waste Management In India Environmental Sciences Essay In this report‚ some problems in solid waste management in India will be discussed as well as the efforts made by the government and the residents of India to help reduce the problems in managing the solid waste generated by the residents. India is known as one of the most populous countries in the world. It appears to be the second country to have the highest number of residents. With the total population of 1.2billions‚ the management
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REFERENCE Brown‚ A.‚ Massey‚ J.‚ (2001) ‘Literature Review: the impact of major sporting events’ ‚[Online]http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/handle/2100/924/Impact%20of%20major%20sporting%20events.pdf?sequence=1 [02/05/2012]Dobson‚ N.‚ Gratton‚ C.‚ Holliday‚ S.‚ (1997) ‘The Economic Impact of Sport Events: Euro1996 and the VI FINA World Masters Swimming Championships in Sheffield’ ‚ The RegionalReview‚ 16-17Dulac‚ C.‚ and Henry‚ I.‚ (2001) ‘ Sport and Social Regulation in the
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Executive summary The following report provides the information about the tourism in Serbia. Serbia falls into two geographic region of Central and South-east Europe. Serbia is mainly known for adventurous tourism. Serbia is also blessed with various sceneries‚ rivers‚ monasteries‚ curative spas and many more. Serbia has got many types of tourism like; Spa tourism‚ adventure‚ cultural and rural tourism. The report shows statistical record of tourist inflows from domestic as well as from international
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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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WHISTLING WOODS TOURS AND TRAVELS ‘RURAL INDIA…Pure. Natural. Unspoiled. The way life should be…’ About Rural Tourism Villages are abundant in refreshing greenery‚ openness‚ fresh natural airs‚ pastoral beauty‚ and touching and winsome rustic simplicity. Far away from the hustle and bustle of congested cities’ life‚ and polluted air & ambience‚ villages offer fresh comforting breezes‚ lavish openness‚ and pleasant & soothing solitude. Thus‚ the village tourism is an expedient means of spending your
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Intro Due to the size‚ strength and impact of the tourism industry on local economies worldwide‚ the debate over the positive and negative effects of tourism is little more than a mental exercise. But to develop sustainable tourism policies‚ a thoughtful consideration of these effects is necessary. This essay will argue that there are much negative sides outweighed the positive sides‚ and suggest how to minimize the negative effects of tourism. Economic Effects Tourism’s primary benefit is the
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6 Easy Tips To Keep You Positive By Karen E Fourie People don’t really differ from one another. The only BIG difference is their ATTITUDE. Is it Positive or Negative? This is what distinguishes people from one another. a Negative attitude can ruin your life. (I know you’ve heard this before but really it can.) You can start the day negative and end it in total "DARKNESS." You go on and on and on - you don’t even realize how you are getting worse during the day. It becomes so bad
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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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