CASE STUDY IN TRAVEL‚ HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM Tourism in Singapore 6 May 2013 Table of Contents 1 Introduction The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board was first established in 1964 with the mandate to promote Singapore as a tourist destination. We began work with a small staff strength of 25 and that year‚ we welcomed 91‚000 visitors. The Merlion was created as a symbol as part of marketing campaigns. (Anon.‚ 2013) Travel agent licensing and tourist guide training were
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involves identifying whether training supports the company’s strategic direction; whether managers‚ peers‚ and employees support training activity; and what training resources are available. Table 3.3 provides questions that trainers should answer in an organizational analysis. Some combination of documentation‚ interviews‚ or focus groups of managers and individuals in the training function should be used to answer these questions. The strategic role of training influences the frequency and type of training
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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 a review
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Carden August 24‚ 2013 Introduction The intent of this paper it to define critical concepts of strategic planning with Southwest Airlines (SWA) top management and how their organization pursued choices and different strategies to run the business by using superior performance employees that gave them a competitive advantage over their competitors. I will concentrate on the thirteen strategic staffing decisions that are critical for any organization to be successful. I will also emphasis the
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Course Syllabus COURSE TITLE: DESCRIPTION: BUS 4400 02 Marketing Planning & Analysis Studies the application of marketing as an integrative process. Topics include analysis of markets‚ planning and product strategies‚ and developing a balance in marketing decisions that considers prices‚ channels of distribution‚ concerns‚ sales force‚ and other factors. PREREQUISITES: None SEMESTER: Spring 2013 COURSE START: January 15‚ 2013 CLASS HOURS: 6:00pm-9:15pm‚ St. Mary’s Hall‚ Room 208
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Economy of Singapore Singapore is a highly developed trade-oriented market economy.[10][11] Singapore’s economy has been ranked as the most open in the world‚[12] least corrupt‚[13] most pro-business‚[14] with low tax rates (14.2% of Gross Domestic Product‚ GDP)[15] and has thethird highest per-capita GDP in the world; in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). Government-linked companies play a substantial role in Singapore’s economy‚ which are owned through the sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings
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"Strategic locations are places important to those with the power to make or break you. It thus follows that external trends‚ not local efforts‚ will always decide which locations thrive." Does the rise of regional hubs from Palembang to Melaka confirm or refute this theory? The Malay world first acquired high strategic value because improvements in shipping technology made seaborne trade more efficient than shorter land-based routes. Combined with the increase in demand for goods traded over long
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Introduction Our group’s choice of attraction is the Singapore Flyer (FIG.1). Endorsed by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and opened on 25th April 2008‚ the Flyer stands at 165m in height and was built at a cost of S$240 million. It is ranked #19 out of 276 attractions in Singapore on TripAdvisor and is one of the attractions that make up the “See Singapore Pass”. A General Assessment of the Singapore Flyer With reference to Butler’s Tourism Area Cycle of Evolution theory (1980)
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Anh Dao November 17th 2013 CST 110 Intro to Communication 2.00pm-3.40pm Informative Speech Outline Dreams and Ambitions Purpose: To inform my audience about how to follow your own dream and path‚ not following anyone else’s paths because they say you can’t do something. I. Introduction A. Greeting Good evening everyone. B. Attention getter Today‚ I’m going to tell you the stories of my life and someone who I looked up to. When I was in middle school‚ I was a dreamer and so was he. (Visual
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You’ve heard that your base salary is largely determined by your education level – but did you ever wonder exactly how much education matters? If you’ve got enough smarts‚ it shouldn’t matter whether or not you have formal training – right? Wrong. At least‚ it might not be so simple. As job scarcity continues to drive more competition to each open position‚ administrative office support professionals with strong educational backgrounds are the ones scoring high-paying jobs. Because employees with
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