3 1 Tourism in Singapore: An Overview of Policies and Issues Brenda S.A. Yeoh‚ Tan Ern Ser‚ Jennifer Wang and Theresa Wong The management of tourism in Singapore has undergone various changes over the decades. The adoption of different policies and strategies aimed at promoting and championing tourism in Singapore has been subject to socio-economic changes on the local and global fronts. A deeper understanding of the issues pertaining to tourism development in Singapore necessitates
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Promoting Mental Health. The aim of this assignment will be to demonstrate my interventions designed to promote mental health and well being using current national and local policies and campaigns in relation to the patient’s identified needs as well as evidence based therapeutic interventions. Finally I will evaluate my package reflecting on its success or failure. In order to gain a better understanding of mental health promotion‚ it is important to gain a definition of promoting mental health
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Soc (2008) 45:260–266 DOI 10.1007/s12115-008-9082-8 SYMPOSIUM: THE CULTURE CULT Does Anthropology Still Exist? Bryan S. Turner Published online: 9 April 2008 # Springer Science + Business Media‚ LLC 2008 Abstract In response to Roger Sandall’s critical analysis‚ the problematic notion of culture in modern anthropology is examined in terms of cultural resistance to globalization. The example of McDonaldization is taken to be a potent instance of cultural globalization. Three conditions
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of tourism combine tourist products or separate tourist services different from the mass tourism by means of supply‚ organization and the human resource involved. These are rural‚ ecotourism‚ adventure (biking‚ horseback riding‚ snowshoeing‚ ski mountaineering‚ rafting‚ diving‚ caving‚ climbing)‚ thematic tourism – connected with the cultural and historical heritage‚ the esoteric‚ religion‚ wine‚ traditional cuisine‚ ethnography and traditional music and handicrafts. Sustainable tourism is
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Tourism in Thailand’s National Parks: The Problems it Brings "Rainforests are currently being destroyed at a rate of over 200‚000 square kilometers a year according to the US National Academy of Sciences" (Wheeler). Some of these rainforests are located in Thailand’s national parks. In Thailand‚ there are 15 national parks set aside for conservation‚ though only 80% of these parks remain intact today. These Parks represent approximately 13% of Thailand’s land. The purpose of these parks is
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resources as countryside capital: The case of rural tourism Brian Garrod Roz Wornell‚ Ray Youell Institute of Rural Sciences‚ University of Wales Aberystwyth‚ Llanbadarn Campus‚ Aberystwyth‚ SY23 3AL‚ UK Abstract Commentators tend to agree that the rural resource is becoming increasingly subject to pressures arising from an ever wider range of economic‚ social‚ political and environmental influences. This paper focuses on the case of rural tourism in illustrating the advantages of adopting
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Background of the industry Tourism‚ third pillar of the economy after the E.P.Z manufacturing sector and agriculture‚ contribute significantly to economic growth and has been a key factor in the overall development of Mauritius. Tourism may be called to play an even more important role in the future because of the declining stage of the sugar industry. It creates exciting economic and employment opportunities throughout the country‚ and provides upcoming students with an exciting and worthwhile
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MARKETING INTERNATIONAL THE CASHEW CASE INTRODUCTION Cashews have their origin in the Brazilian jungle. The Tupi Indians ate the cashew apple in the past. Later the Portuguese spread this tree to other tropical countries trying to grow this tree on plantations but the vulnerability of the tree towards insects makes made it impossible. Cashews are composed of a fruit and a nut. The fruit was exploited earlier because it matures first‚ is bigger then the nut and processing the nut
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Interwest Healthcare Corporation Case Study Saint Leo University Summary Interwest Healthcare is a nonprofit organization that uses a management information system to house their patient’s intake‚ treatment‚ and release information at the 10 hospital’s owned by the company. Their chief financial officer (CFO)‚ Vijay Singh‚ worries that the company will possibly face management planning issues as well as the possibility of losing their federal funding due to hospital staff members entering information
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......................................................35 How is Bangladesh sold ...............................................................36 The future Bangladeshi tourist supply.......................................38 The potential of the tourism industry ........................................39 Introduction ..................................................... 3 Bangladesh – at a glance ................................... 4 Geography.................................................
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