[pic] Page 1 – 19 Assess the impact of key historical and current developments on the travel and tourism industry. • Improvements in transport • Development of mass tourism/all inclusive package holidays • Decline of seaside resorts • Socio – economic changes; increase in leisure time‚ disposable income‚ paid holidays and life expectancy • Technological developments Current developments • Low cost airlines • Super jumbos and super ships • Internet
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role of government is an important aspect of tourism which involves policies and political philosophies. In the developing countries‚ where tourism is still new‚ the public sector controls tourism activities‚ where they have Ministry of Tourism (e.g. Embratur in Brazil)‚ which have the following duties: Licensing‚ supervision and control of the different components of the tourism industry. Tourism planning‚ including financial assistance for tourism development‚ notably trough the provision of
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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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The Framework of Tourism: Towards a Definition of Tourism‚ Tourist‚ and the Tourist Industry (Leiper‚ 1979) Find six academic definitions for tourism‚ tourist or travel. Discuss each of these six definitions and explain the merits and efficiencies of each one‚ making connections with the points raised by Leiper (1979) where possible. Then provide an overall discussion about which definition is best and for what reason/s. Introduction Six definitions for the term Tourism were found from a variety
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In the morning of August 29‚ 2005‚ a Category 3 hurricane‚ named Hurricane Katrina‚ hit the Gulf Coast of the United States. It started forming over the Bahamas on August 23 and peaked at a Category 5 hurricane. Katrina had winds up to 140 miles per hour. It went on for 400 miles. It’s force was felt in 5 states‚ such as Mississippi and Alabama‚ but the biggest hit was to Louisiana. More specifically‚ New Orleans. New Orleans has an average elevation of six feet below sea level. Since many neighborhoods
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Adventure tourism is a type of niche tourism involving exploration or travel to remote areas‚ where the traveler should expect the unexpected. Adventure tourism is rapidly growing in popularity as tourists seek unusual holidays‚ different from the typical beach vacation. Mountaineering expeditions‚ trekking‚ bungee jumping‚ rafting and rock climbing are frequently cited as an examples of adventure tourism. Adventure travel is a type of tourism‚ involving exploration or travel with perceived (and
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We have to understand the several concepts by means of definition and its integration. • Tourism Hunziker and Krapf‚ in 1941‚ defined tourism as "the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of non-residents‚ insofar as they do not lead to permanent residence and are not connected with any earning activity." In 1976‚ the Tourism Society of England’s definition was: "Tourism is the temporary‚ short-term movement of people to destination outside the places where they
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....... 2 History of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in Tourism Industry: ................................................................................................................ 2 Definition of e-tourism (Electronic Tourism):...................................................... 4 Relationship between ICT and E- Commerce (Electronic commerce) ................ 4 Relationship between Tourism and ICTs: ............................................................ 5 Advantages
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implementation of responsible tourism principles makes better business sense than traditional mass tourism. While responsible tourism is fast becoming a global trend nowadays‚ some may wonder if it makes better business sense than traditional mass tourism. By defining the words “business sense” from Cambridge dictionary‚ it means an understanding of the ways in which business works successfully and/or if something makes good business sense‚ it will help a business to succeed. Tourism is a huge business.
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defined by the World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business‚ and other purposes. Key concepts of sustainable development and sustainable tourism‚ values and ethics of sustainable tourism and the needs of sustainability in all form of tourism shall be discussed in this essay. 2.1 Sustainable Tourism Since World War II‚ tourism has developed from
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