Impact of Ecotourism on Local Communities Table of Contents Table of Figures Section1: Introduction With the main objective of promoting responsible travel to natural areas‚ the well-being of communities and the environmental conservation‚ ecotourism is presented as an alternative type of tourism which is growing incredibly fast (Scheyvens‚ 1999). One of the objectives of ecotourism is to bring benefits to local communities. The important relationship between ecotourism
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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 the
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hospitality and tourism industry is one of the most flourishing industries in the world; thus‚ almost every country relies on the industry. The income that a country gains from the industry is almost half of its gross national product. However‚ for developed countries‚ such as the United Kingdom‚ promoting hospitality and tourism is not a problem since they are already known and well-established worldwide. On the other hand‚ for developing countries where they mostly rely on the industry for income‚
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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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The dairy industry is a well-established industry across temperate and some subtropical areas of Australia. The dairy industry produces milk and other dairy products and help supply nearby towns and cities with dairy products. Products from dairy include milks‚ yoghurts‚ cheeses‚ creams and more. Australia exports dairy products to China‚ Japan‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ Indonesia and the Middle East. Australia’s dairy industry is one of the most important rural industries. The seven main breeds of dairy
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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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HOW TOURISM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIO-CULTURAL CONSERVATION Negative socio-cultural impacts from tourism How tourism can contribute to socio-cultural development Tourism can contribute to positive developments‚ not just negative impacts. It has the potential to promote social development through employment creation‚ income redistribution and poverty alleviation. Other potential positive impacts of tourism include: Tourism as a force for peace Traveling brings people into contact with each other and
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with people and it also provides people with the ability to download entertainment from online sources and no longer be limited to the selection provided by the airline. Due to the nature of the Airline industry‚ at the core level it can be viewed as a generic offering across the industry. This resulting in airlines often creating a differentiation strategy‚ in order to gain a competitive advantage as they seek to increase the value of the product/service on offer to the consumer (Hooley et al
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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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