HOëRSKOOL “Life is not a problem to be solved‚ but a reality to be experienced” NAME: KGWATALALA THABANG SUBJECT: TOURISM STUDENT NO: 1152 GRADE: 11(KEY 6) TOPIC: CONFERENCE TOURISM YEAR: 2014 1.1 Introduction Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa’s first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (PWV) and was renamed "Gauteng"
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travelling. Rich or poor‚ old or young‚ they strive to leave the place where they live or work‚ and move to another spot of our planet — at least for two to four weeks a year. They travel to cities and towns‚ mountains and lakes‚ across oceans and seas. There are several reasons why the popularity of travel and tourism is growing. The first one is educational value of travelling. Man has always moved from one place to another in search of knowledge. Even now‚ in the age of technology and global communication
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Tourism has become one of the most appreciated sources of income for many countries of the world. Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the world because it is one of the best ways of earning foreign currency. Despite the many advantages of tourism‚ there a few disadvantages too as there are always two sides to everything. The few drawbacks highlighted are environmental pollution‚ cultural and social degradation and economic downturns. However‚ tourists cause environmental damage through forest
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book Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors in 1980. Since that time it has become an important tool for analyzing an organizations industry structure in strategic processes. Porter’s model is based on the insight that a corporate strategy should meet the opportunities and threats in the organizations external environment. Especially‚ competitive strategy should base on and understanding of industry structures and the way they change. Porter has identified five
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The European Tours - TUI Travels Plc TUI Travels Plc is one of the world’s leading leisure travel companies with over 250 of the best loved and market leading travel brands in 180 countries and more than 30 million customers. Question 1 - Value Chain Value chain analysis is the process in which a firm identifies its primary as well as secondary activities that add value to the final products or service. Primary activities. Inbound logistics – TUI Travels Plc has a global supply chain which
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Porter’s Five Forces Model of Industry Structure An industry is a group of firms that market products which are close substitutes for each other (e.g. car industry‚ travel industry). Some industries are more profitable than others. Why? The answer lies in understanding the dynamics of competitive structure in an industry. The most influential analytical model for assessing the nature of competition in an industry is Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model‚ which is described below: Porter explains
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Youth Tourism Introduction Young people travel inside the country and abroad on holiday‚ to visit friends‚ to study‚ to understand various cultures as well as for adventure and relaxation. Psychologists look upon youth travel as part of their transition to adulthood. Domestic youth travel is regarded as an extension of the education process familiarizing young people with their country. There is no widely accepted definition of the youth travel market segment. This lack
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This assignment is going to discuss the overall structure of the conference and meeting industry in Ireland. Buyers According to (Rogers Tony 2009) there are two different types of buyers corporate and association there is also the public sector who do not want to be included in the category of association. These two types of buyers either buy or hire out the venue and other services so they can run there event. Association buyers are those who represent a wide variety of different organisations
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Event Industry Suppliers and Event Organisational Structures Since the beginning of time human beings had the need of having special events. First‚ they were made for cultural and celebration purposes‚ but their area increased continuously. Today‚ the events vary from personal celebrations to mega events‚ from voluntary events to private musical events‚ form cultural to sporting events. Shone and parry classify special events by purpose and these are: leisure events (sport‚ recreation‚ and
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