Impact of Current Events and Trends on Tourism Threats of terrorism‚ pandemic outbreaks‚ natural calamities and‚ finally‚ pesky security checks notwithstanding‚ the international tourism industry is booming. Tourism has become a key economic driver globally‚ and is one of the main sources of income for many developing countries today. The global crisis that shook 2008 to the core (and continues to do so) has impact in industries across the board. One of the most affected fields is tourism as it’s
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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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home-stay accommodation businesses in Peninsular Malaysia Syed Zamberi Ahmad ∗ ‚ Fauzia Jabeen‚ Mehmood Khan Management Department‚ College of Business Administration‚ Abu Dhabi University‚ P.O. Box 59911‚ Abu Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Home-stay accommodation entrepreneurs Motivation factors Push and pull factors Tourism management Service industry a b s t r a c t Tourism is an important industry for Malaysia‚ and home-stay accommodation businesses play
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MALAYSIA THE IMPACT OF TRAVEL &TOURISM ON JOBSANDTHE ECONOMY CHAIRMAN: Sir Ian Prosser Chairman Six Continents PLC VICE CHAIRMEN: Donald Carty Chairman‚ President & CEO American Airlines Jean-Marc Espalioux Chairman of Management Board & CEO Accor S.A. André Jordan Chairman Lusotur S.A. Jonathan S. Linen Vice Chairman American Express Company Vincent A.Wolfington Chairman Carey International‚ Inc. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Peter Armstrong President & CEO Rocky Mountaineer
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The Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Tourism Industry THM 1311 Intro. to Tourism & Hospitality Management Samantha Salamon THM 1311 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Management The Impacts of Natural Disasters and on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry Table of Contents Introduction Why Study the Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Tourism Industry? Taiwan Earthquake of 1991 Japan Earthquake of 2011 Market Rebuilding/Hurricane Katrina Works Cited page 1 page 2 pages 3-4
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is the year of “Visit Malaysia” for our country. “Visit Malaysia” is the nation biggest and grandest tourism celebration with Malaysia Truly Asia’s endless wonders of event‚ festivals and activities all-year round. Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) was first launched in 1990 with theme “Fascinating Malaysia‚ Year of Festival”. The campaign was a huge success with Malaysia charting 7.4 million in tourist arrivals compared to 4.8 million in 1989. To enable tourist recognize Malaysia‚ the “Orang Utan”‚ the
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Malaysia is consists of thirteen (13) states and three (3) federal territories‚ separated by the South China Sea with eleven (11) states and two (2) federal territories (Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya) in Peninsular Malaysia and two states and 1 federal territory (Labuan) in East Malaysia (Borneo). A bubbling‚ bustling melting pot of races and religions where Malays‚ Chinese ‚ Indians and many other ethnic groups live together in peace and harmony. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur‚ while Putrajaya is
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Malaysia is a Southeast Asian nation that exists on two sides of the South China Sea‚ splits into Peninsular Malaysia which covers the southernmost point of Eurasia‚ and Malaysian Borneo (East Malaysia)‚ which is on the island of Borneo. Malaysia is bordered by Thailand on the peninsula‚ and Indonesia and Brunei on the island of Borneo. Malaysia covers an area of 329‚847 square kilometers (127‚355 square miles). Malaysia is divided into two regions‚ with a total of thirteen states based on Malay
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Background Jamaica’s economy is heavily dependent on tourism‚ which is the nation’s leading generator of foreign exchange earnings and revenue. Given the competitive nature of tourism in the Caribbean region‚ this sector is especially vulnerable to any degradation of its coastal resources. In recent years‚ negative impacts from poorly planned urban and tourism developments (poor solid waste and wastewater management practices‚ for example) have affected water quality and near shore ecosystems
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HOW DOES TOURISM IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT The effect of tourism on the environment can be both positive and negative. Each person or group of people will impact the area they visit in a different way. Whether it is in a negative or positive manner is entirely up to the visitor. Let’s consider the NEGATIVE impacts first: POLLUTION - This is probably the biggest negative factor concerning tourism. People have to travel to their destination. It doesn’t matter if it’s by plane to another country or
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