Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Home-stay accommodation entrepreneurs Motivation factors Push and pull factors Tourism management Service industry a b s t r a c t Tourism is an important industry for Malaysia‚ and home-stay accommodation businesses play a significant role in aiding the success of the tourism industry. The aim of this paper is to analyse the start-up motivation factors and business challenges for home-stay accommodation businesses. The data
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1. Executive Summary Kenya is a country that has a history of political instability and violence amongst its citizens. Kenya has a large agricultural sector and is a very low-resource country that has very high levels of population growth. These high levels of population growth lead to a large labour force of unskilled workers. Public and Private Investment is crucial for upgrading a firm’s technology and ensuring technological progress. In recent years‚ Kenya has had very low investment levels
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Business Etiquette in Kenya X Tamiya King Tamiya King has been writing for over a decade‚ particularly in the areas of poetry and short stories. She also has extensive experience writing SEO and alternative health articles‚ and has written published interviews and other pieces for the "Atlanta Tribune" and Jolt Marketing. She possesses a Bachelor of Arts in English and is currently pursuing higher education to become a creative writing professor. Kenya is known for its rich agricultural economy
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If Africa is to be successful in competing in the international tourism market‚ standards of excellence must be introduced. In order for Africa to facilitate progress in implementing good tourism development there are key issues facing the continent that need to be addressed. These issues are; Comprehensive government policies for tourism‚ Public health and safety‚ Capacity building‚ Infrastructure‚ Environmental mitigation and protection. State capacity-building is a critical aspect of
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A. ROAD TRANSPORT- dominated by motor cars and coaches that provides door- to- door flexibility‚ gives view of the landscape and a means of transporting recreational equipment. B. RAIL TRANSPORT- provides examples of the specific development of a country. It competes with road transport in terms of time and distance- from city center to city center. C. AIR TRANSPORT- their main market is the visitors who give utmost importance to speed and range. This is available in scheduled and chartered
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their utilization‚ based on the existing technological capacity (Mwangi‚ 2002). Development: The making of any material change in the use or density of any buildings or land or the subdivision of any land (Physical Plannning Act Cap 286 of 1996) Sustainable development: “Development that meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (WCED‚ 1987‚ p. 45). Development control: * A planning activity that tries to cut down on
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Water crisis in Kenya Ygnacia Bradford October 12‚ 2010 An increasingly serious drought continues to plague the county of Kenya effecting the environment and numerous ways. The Population‚ Health Risks & Disease The typical day for a rural Kenyan family‚ usually children‚ who should otherwise be in school‚ walk several miles to search for water to provide for the family for cleaning‚ and food preparation. Most times the water is dirty‚ not treated or which is contaminated by surface
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Sustainable what? Sustainable development can be defined in many ways; the one that I prefer to use is that of the Brundtland Commission: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."(1) Along those lines‚ many Governments around the world strive to minimize the pollution impact over our most valuable resource‚ the Earth. Additionally‚ lobbyists have spent thousands of hours encouraging legislators to enact laws
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INTRODUCTION Sustainable development is about human development where the use of natural resources aim to meet the needs of human beings while simultaneously ensuring that the environment is maintained. These needs must be met for present as well as for future generations. In other words‚ in order for human beings as well as the planet to survive‚ changes has to be made that will maintain the natural resources that is available. There is currently a trade-off between sustainability and economic
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Problem Statement The growth and development of tourism in Trinidad from 2002–2007 and its effects on the economy and society. Statement of the Problem Tourism plays a major role in the growth and development of Trinidad. Many initiatives have been put in place to expand the industry. The government of Trinidad is committed to establishing and implementing standards of development and maintenance for the tourism industry. They try to maintain all the tourist attractions such as beaches and museums
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