Travel Observations by Engelbert Kaempfer The German physician‚ Engelbert Kaempfer‚ was born in 1651 in the Westphalian town of Lemgo. Kaempfer did quite a bit of traveling throughout his life‚ and in September of 1690 Kaempfer’s ship arrived at the coast of Nagasaki‚ the only Japanese port that was open to foreigners at the time. Kaempfer visited Japan during the Tokugawa period‚ named for the Tokugawa Shogun who governed from 1603 to 1868. Kaempfer stayed in Japan for two years‚ and he wrote
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Capital budgeting is a step by step process that businesses use to determine the merits of an investment project. The decision of whether to accept or deny an investment project as part of a company’s growth initiatives‚ involves determining the investment rate of return that such a project will generate. However‚ what rate of return is deemed acceptable or unacceptable is influenced by other factors that are specific to the company as well as the project. For example‚ a social or charitable project
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An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more airlines to cooperate on a substantial level. The three largest alliances are the Star Alliance‚ SkyTeam and Oneworld. Alliances also form between cargo airlines‚ such as that of WOW Alliance‚ SkyTeam Cargo and ANA/UPS Alliance. Alliances provide a network of connectivity and convenience for international passengers and international packages. Benefits and costs Benefits can consist of: An extended and optimized network: this is often
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The Union Budget was released yesterday. Here are the highlights. * Tax slab on personal income remains unchanged * Income tax exemption limit raised by Rs 50‚000 to Rs 2.5 lakh and for senior citizens to Rs 3 lakh * Exemption limit for investment in financial instruments under 80C raised to Rs 1.5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh. * Investment limit in PPF raised to Rs 1.5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh * Deduction limit on interest on loan for self-occupied house raised to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1.5 lakh. * Kisan Vikas Patra
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low cost carrier airlines in Europe‚ their only main competitors will be Ryanair which is placed on the first. Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline that offers slightly cheaper air tickets as they land on the secondary airport. Its headquarters is located at Dublin Airport with its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted Airports. According to the report of Top European Low Cost Airlines as of June 2008‚ easyJet achieved a total of 41.3 million passengers while Ryanair had a total of
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UNIT 1 The travel and tourism industry Introduction T he travel and tourism industry is one of the biggest and fastest growing industries in the UK. This unit will give you an introduction to the industry‚ providing a sound basis for further study. You will find out about the nature of the industry‚ its size and scale‚ and you will be introduced to the types of organisations that form its structure. In addition you will investigate the development of the industry and the factors
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Climate Change - International - June 2012Introduction Almost 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP) is generated by activities related to tourism‚ which include: the direct receipts of tourism industry players (for example hotels‚ car-rental firms‚ travel agents and tour operators‚ some food and beverage outlets and certain attractions); indirect receipts of suppliers to the tourism industry; and induced receipts (spending by employees of the tourism industry and its suppliers). Tourism is therefore
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References: Green‚ S. (2011). The would-be pioneer. Harvard Business Review. 89(4)‚ 124-126.
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pleasure. Everyone wants to travel to most beautiful tourist’s destinations‚ natural places and man-made creations. We‚ human beings‚ explore‚ discover and observe unwanted sceneries for educational‚ business and leisure purposes. Within limited visit time‚ we gather new things that we got from our journey. We travel through air‚ sea and land transportation‚ with or without money to spend for travelling. Even if you are young or old‚ man or woman‚ everyone can travel. Travel gives us wisdom‚ the wisdom
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Norwegian airlines started its operations in 1993 on a regional basis‚ however‚ only appeared on the market as a low-cost carrier on a small scale in 2002. The company is currently operating a mixt fleet of Boeing 787 and Boeing 737-800’s aircrafts. Now‚ Norwegian Airlines are holding eighteen destinations across Europe and USA. Norwegian Airlines succeeded to launch low-cost long haul flights from Gatwick to USA‚ and are currently awaiting AOC approval to launch flights from Ireland to US. This
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