B. A. PROGRAMME APPLICATION COURSES TOURISM Convenor & Coordinator : Prof. K.V. Bhanumurthy Joint Coordinator : Dr. Abha Mathur 1 Tourism Course Objective The application course aims to familiarize the students with a brief background of tourism‚ its concepts‚ development and scope with special reference to India. Expected Learning Objectives Considering that Tourism Industry is experiencing a phenomenal growth world over‚ a student who has studied this course would
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Essay for Debate Achieving sustainable development in Jamaica is unattainable given the present cultural norms of the country. A recent study conducted by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) defines sustainable development as “a process of change in which the exploitation of resources‚ the direction of investments‚ the orientation of technological development and institutional change are made consistent with the future as well as present needs of a nation.” Sustainable
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And Then It All Died In Jamaica Kincaid’s short story‚ “On Seeing England for the First Time‚” reality and idea are distinguished. More often than not‚ the idea of something is and it’s reality are not compatible‚ and we see this kind of discovery most often when growing up‚ and when comparing my idea of adulthood with the reality‚ I feel the same kind of resentment Kincaid has towards England. Jamaica Kincaid does an excellent job building up her expectations of England and then showing the disappointment
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Impact of the Tourism Industry to the Environment: A Philippine Situation A Term Paper Presented to Mr. Lawrence Icasiano English Language Area De La Salle Lipa In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for COMSKI2 Second Semester‚ School Year 2013-2014 By Donna L. Abellon Mary Joyce P. Plata Background of the study Introduction The tourism industry can pose a threat to the environment‚ if changes made to it are not sustainable and are irreversible. This paper is
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Definitions on tourism Tourism is the phenomena that arise out of the journeys and temporary stays of people who travel with recreational or leisure purposes. We all have heard that in 1500 BC the Aryans migrated from Steps meadows to the Indian subcontinent. This human activity is evidence for “tourism” being an ancient human activity. Despite “tourism” being an ancient human activity and a phenomenon directly linked to human lifestyle‚ it is difficult to give an ultimate definition on “tourism”. But earlier
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Tourism is an activity that is critical to the economic and social development. By World Tourism Organization (World Tourism Organization) has predicted that by the year 2563 will have a number of international tourists to 1‚600 million of the estimated growth rate of tourism in developing countries. Expected to increase approximately 4 percent per year‚ particularly the industrialized countries have a rate increase of about 2.5 percent per year‚ the study found. Tourists with travel in most foreign
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Jamaica is an island located in the Caribbean Sea‚ south of Cuba. It is one of the Greater Antilles. The first settlers of Jamaica called the land “Xaymaca” which means “Land of springs” (Pillai‚ 2013). It is said that this is where the name of the country came from. Jamaica is known for many things like its beaches‚ wildlife‚ and reggae music. Jamaica has a mix of people from different races‚ religions‚ and countries so its culture is varied. Christopher Columbus discovered Jamaica in 1494
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Socio-Cultural Problems faced by Disney Walt in Overseas Markets. Penetrating overseas market in not an easy task for business organizations and this is because of the diversity of our social-cultural differences which greatly define tastes and preferences. Walt Disney is one of such international organization that has faced the hurdles of international marketing for instance‚ the penetration of in Chinese market. Most firms assume the penetration in an overseas market is an uphill task; however
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What effect does tourism have on Jamaica in relation to Social Friction and degradation on Natural Resources‚ specifically in the towns of Montego Bay and Trelawney? Topic Areas: Tourism‚ environmental degradation‚ social integration‚ cultural diffusion‚ development‚ globalization. Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 5 Jamaica’s Hotel Industry 6 Problem with Investors 8 Cruise Tourism 11 Jamaica’s Investment in Cruise Tourism 13 Trelawney
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Bacamante Subject : TC 101 – Principles in Tourism HISTORY OF TOURISM Early Tourism - Travel and exploration are basic to human nature. “Torah” - Hebrew word - Studying - Learning - Searching Old Testament - “Noah with his Ark” must have been the first large-scale operator - his passengers were mostly animals. Two Forms of Early Tourism: 1. Travel for business such as trading
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