Sustainable Tourism in Kumarakom – A Case Study Background kumarakom is situated on the banks of the Vembanad Kayal (backwater)‚ 10 km. west of the Kottayam District Head Quarters in Kerala. Kumarakom‚ a backwater tourism hub is gaining strategic place in on the tourist map due to its natural charm and aesthetic beauty. Tourism development in Kumarakom started with the lease of KTDC land in the bird sanctuary area to Taj Kerala Resorts Limited in the 1989. Tourism has developed rapidly in the area
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Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure‚ or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. After slowly recovering from the contraction resulting from the late-2000s recession‚ where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the end
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Tourism Economics‚ 2009‚ 15 (4)‚ 867–873 Research note: The impact of Korean TV dramas on Taiwanese tourism demand for Korea HYUN JEONG KIM School of Hospitality Business Management‚ Washington State University‚ Pullman‚ WA 99164-742‚ USA. E-mail: jennykim@wsu.edu. MING-HSIANG CHEN Department of Finance‚ National Chung Cheng University‚ Chia-Yi‚ Taiwan‚ ROC. E-mail: finmhc@ccu.edu.tw. HUNG-JEN SU Department of Management‚ National Chung Cheng University‚ Chia-Yi‚ Taiwan‚ ROC. E-mail:
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BRIEF ANALYSIS ON THE STATUS OF RURAL TOURISM IN INDIA REFERENCE: GIMRM024 Table of Contents Abstract 2 Initiatives 6 Issues Faced 8 Infrastructure 10 Finance 11 Impact 12 The Way Forward 13 Bibligography 14 ABSTRACT Tourism is one of the primary catalysts in generating sustainable livelihood in India. India’s vast rural diversity and heritage offers tremendous opportunity for rural tourism. The idea of rural tourism was born out of the need to provide first-hand
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Commodifying Tourism Ekaterina Dogodkina Elizaveta Medvedeva Shahriyar Humbatov Assignment paper in International Tourism Management Master Program for the course International Tourism Management held by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt |25746‚ Heide |1st semester ITM | |
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would look like guiding the guests/tourists about the information that shows on the brochure and a further explanation of it. Theory of authenticity of tourism and tourist typology‚ motivation and determination are linked together with the brochure which would be expounded as well. Table of Content Introduction 1 Table of Content 2 Definition of tourism 3 Highlights and plans of the day tour 3 Theories link to brochure 3 Authenticity of the day tour 3 Theory of authenticity 3 Link to brochure 4
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Socio-economic Aspect I. Introduction Ecocell Thundervolts Company embraces its social responsibility to the community while satisfying the needs of the customers. As a business entity the company is assuring that it complies with the rules and regulations given by the government. Occurring throughout the last half of the 20th century to the present has been a continuous interaction between companies and consumer psychologies. When companies are first formed‚ the usual goal is to fill
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Youth Tourism Introduction Young people travel inside the country and abroad on holiday‚ to visit friends‚ to study‚ to understand various cultures as well as for adventure and relaxation. Psychologists look upon youth travel as part of their transition to adulthood. Domestic youth travel is regarded as an extension of the education process familiarizing young people with their country. There is no widely accepted definition of the youth travel market segment. This lack
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Tourism Management 31 (2010) 1–12 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tourism Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman Progress in Tourism Management A review of innovation research in tourism Anne-Mette Hjalager University of Southern Denmark‚ Niels Bohrsvej 9-10‚ DK-6700 Esbjerg‚ Denmark article info abstract Article history: Received 27 January 2009 Accepted 31 August 2009 Over the past two decades‚ there has been increasing focus on the topic
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been the most significant influences on the planning and development of tourism over the past ten years. Introduction With the development of the entire society‚ tourism industry has become one of the most powerful industries in the global economic development. The status of the tourism industry in the economic development is gradually enhanced and it plays an important role in the national economy. The World Tourism Organization forecasts that international arrivals will be up to 1.6 billion
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