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 in the presence
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STRUCTURE OF ADVERTISING INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION Advertising is a social and business process responsible for the mass communication of the information. Today‚ advertising is the fastest growing industry that has come to stay so long as the forces of competition are at constant work deciding the destinies of the firms. The size of the industry of advertising can be measured in terms of amount spent
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Title: Swine Flu and its Effect on Tourism Industries in US and Europe Problem Statement: How will Swine Flu Pandemic Affect US and European Tourism Industries? Theoretical Framework Swine Flu has had an impact on the tourism industry worldwide. Apart from the originating country‚ Mexico‚ the tourism industry has also been hit in other countries of the world. Swine Flu has been identified as a pandemic with the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirming it to be in alert level Phase 5‚ i
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get a package which provided a return flight‚ Bed and Breakfast and transfer as well. Travel - The Couple will be travelling with EasyJet; they are also getting transfers so they reach the accommodation correctly without hassle of trying to get a local taxi to take them there. Near the hotel are public transports which will make it easily accessible for the couple to get to places. The total of the travel and accommodation was £3215.00 Accommodation- As the accommodation came with the flight
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BTEC National Travel and Tourism 2007 Unit 1 Assignment – Investigating Travel and Tourism Introduction This assignment is made up of a number of tasks which‚ when successfully completed‚ are designed to give you sufficient evidence to meet the Pass (P)‚ Merit (M) and Distinction (D) grading criteria for the unit. If you have carried out the activities and read the case studies throughout this unit in the accompanying textbook‚ you will already have done a lot of work towards completing the
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Overview of the Maldives tourism industry Tourism in the Maldives took off in the early 1970s‚ The beginnings of tourism in the country saw the development of just two islands as resorts in 1972‚ with a capacity of just 280 beds. The supply of tourist accommodation has increased at a very steady rate. This increase was planned to meet the international tourist arrivals to the Maldives and at the end of year 2010 there were 25‚701 beds in the industry. This includes Resorts‚ Marinas‚ Hotels
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must work with many different travel and tourism component industries‚ comply with laws and regulations‚ and deal with a variety of external influences and challenges. Unlike travel agents‚ who sell holidays and a range of other travel products‚ tour operators actually assemble the different parts of a holiday‚ i.e. the type of travel‚ accommodation‚ facilities‚ transfers‚ excursions and other services. If we consider that travel agents are the retail arm of the travel business‚ then tour operators
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Market Research: Travel and Tourism in Indonesia to 2018 On 27th June 2014 Synopsis The report provides detailed market analysis‚ information and insights‚ including: Historic and forecast tourist volumes covering the entire Indonesian travel and tourism sector Detailed analysis of tourist spending patterns in Indonesia for various categories in the travel and tourism sector‚ such as accommodation‚ sightseeing and entertainment‚ foodservice‚ transportation‚ retail‚ travel intermediaries and
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What Are the Differences in Organizational Structures? Organizational structure development is driven by an organization ’s type. According to Lamar University‚ organizational structure is‚ “the formal system of task and reporting relationships that controls‚ coordinates‚ and motivates employees so that they cooperate to achieve an organization ’s goals.” Depending on the type of business or organization‚ the organizational structure will be developed differently. For example‚ if you were running
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Complete report available @ http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/travel-and-tourism-in-the-netherlands-to-2017-market-report.html This report provides an extensive analysis related to tourism demands and flows in the Netherlands: It details historical values for the Dutch tourism sector for 2008-2012‚ along with forecast figures for 2013-2017; It provides comprehensive analysis of the travel and tourism demand factors with values for both the 2008-2012 review period and the 2013-2017 forecast period;
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