Introduction The impact of the Internet on travel agencies Rob Law Kenith Leung and James Wong The authors Rob Law‚ Kenith Leung and James Wong are all Faculty Members in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong. Keywords Leisure activities‚ International travel‚ Tourism‚ Internet‚ Online databases‚ Hong Kong Abstract This paper examines tourist perceptions of the potential for the elimination of travel agencies
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General History of the Things of New Spain Bernardino de Sahagún And after the dying in Cholula‚[1] the Spaniards set off on their way to Mexico‚[2] coming gathered and bunched‚ raising dust.... Thereupon Moteucçoma[3] named and sent noblemen and a great many other agents of his...to go meet [Cortés]...at Quauhtechcac. They gave [the Spaniards] golden banners of precious feathers‚ and golden necklaces. And when they had given the things to them‚ they seemed to smile‚ to rejoice
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Unusual festivals in Spain La Tomatina La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol near Valencia in Spain. Thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight in this ’World’s Biggest Food Fight’ where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. The week-long festival features music‚ parades‚ dancing‚ and fireworks. On the night before the tomato fight‚ participants of the
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. Historical Background A. In 1492 Christopher Columbus claimed Cuba for Spain B. Role of Conqueror of Cuba was taken over by Diego Velazquez for Spanish government. C. Large-scale slave trade began in Cuba. D. In 1592 Havana was named capital. E. The “Ten Year War” between Cuba and Spain turned into the “Great Thirty Years War”. F. Cuba gained formal independence on May 20th‚ 1902. G. In 1925 President General Gerardo Machado became dictator of Cuba. H. Fidel Castro declared himself premier over
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14 35 N‚ 121 00 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington‚ DC during Standard Time) Spain Spain’s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain‚ France‚ and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). Location:
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During the Age of European expansion‚ Spain stumbled onto its overseas empire; which just so happen to be very massive and have a lot of prosperity. Columbus was supported by Isabella‚ the queen of Castile. In 1492‚ he landed on a Caribbean island that he named Española‚ or also known as Little Spain. Even later‚ Columbus believed the West Indies were part of the East. The Spanish and Portuguese were not first outsiders to arrive‚ but were the first with guns‚ sails‚ horses‚ and religion. This helped
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thought about capturing several of these horned beasts‚ taking them to their village‚ and recreating the thrill of a hunt so that the knights would demonstrate their skill and win the admiration of the subjects. Thus‚ in a small corner of Medieval Spain‚ the beginning of what today is Spanish spectacle of bullfighting was created. The earliest record
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BAROQUE NATURALISM IN SPAIN: VELAZQUEZ The greatest master of Spanish painting and one of the greatest painters of the Baroque was Diego Velazquez. Inspired by the simple‚ realistic paintings of Caravaggio‚ his approach to art would fly in the face of the flamboyant trends in his day and go even further in the direction of “naturalism.” Surprisingly‚ when he was twenty-four‚ the honest realist was appointed the court painter to the king. More surprisingly‚ Velazquez succeeded in his new role without
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assert and have independent power thus breaking the gender norms of her society. Queen Isabella of Castile had to endure a civil war to secure her place on the throne‚ and though by marrying Ferdinand of Aragon‚ unifying the crowns‚ she alone helped Spain become a powerful kingdom through her grandiose political visions. As the only daughter of the King of Castile and León‚ Isabella’s early life was strongly influenced by her closeness
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almost killing it. The crowd wants to see the blood go all around the ring of the wall. The Spanish believed that the Bulls would come back to life afterwards. So it would be a good show in the end. Many of the biggest bullfighting can be found in Spain. The Spanish were also known for their famous art. For example Pablo Picasso he was one of the greatest Spanish artist and some considered him as the father of the modern art style‚ “cubism.” His first painting was when he was just 9 years old
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