Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure‚ or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. After slowly recovering from the contraction resulting from the late-2000s recession‚ where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the end
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Concurrent Session: Policy and Planning of Tourism Product Development in Asian Countries POLICY AND PLANNING OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA ___________________________________________________________ Amran Hamzah Course Coordinator‚ Tourism Planning Programme Department of Urban and Regional Planning‚ Faculty of Built Environment Universiti Teknologi Malaysia‚ Skudai‚ Johor MALAYSIA ABSTRACT Tourism is currently the second highest contributor to Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) after
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of tourism combine tourist products or separate tourist services different from the mass tourism by means of supply‚ organization and the human resource involved. These are rural‚ ecotourism‚ adventure (biking‚ horseback riding‚ snowshoeing‚ ski mountaineering‚ rafting‚ diving‚ caving‚ climbing)‚ thematic tourism – connected with the cultural and historical heritage‚ the esoteric‚ religion‚ wine‚ traditional cuisine‚ ethnography and traditional music and handicrafts. Sustainable tourism is
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Contribution to GDP above world average • In India‚ the sector’s direct contribution to GDP is expected to grow at 7.8 per cent per annum during 2013–2023 vis-à-vis the world average of 4.2 per cent Create higher employment • The travel & tourism sector in India is estimated to create 78 jobs per USD18‚366 of investment compared to 45 in the manufacturing sector Higher investments • Travel & tourism’s contribution to capital investment is projected to grow at 6.5 per cent per annum
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travel & tourism service providers. Sustainable tourism Management Objective Understanding consumer expectations from travel service providers & their satisfaction levels towards the service providers used in past Part 1 1.Introduction Global travel & torism industry Travel and tourism industry India Unique characteristic of travel and tourism industry Part 2 2.Understanding the Marketing in travel and Tourism Factors Influencing Demand for tourism Global demand
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After 1989: Hungarian Tourism in Transition Period Tourism is one of the most important industries in the Central and Eastern European transition economies. Tourism does not only bring in massive hard currencies‚ which transition economies desperately need‚ but also receives tremendous foreign direct investment (FDI)‚ which transition states could possibly benefit from the spillover effects. This paper examines the tourism industry in Hungary after the collapse of Communism in 1989. Firstly‚
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International Business Assignment Article Review on The Multi-Dimensional Impact Of International Tourism Hany H. Makhlouf‚ University of the District of Columbia‚ USA ABSTRACT Most countries – be they developed or developing‚ rich or poor‚ and large or small – compete for a larger share of the international tourism dollars. They capitalize on their cultural heritage‚ historic landmarks‚ rich wildlife‚ ancient monuments‚ scenic beauty‚ and other distinctive attractions and invest in world
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The Economic and Social Impact of Tourism Today‚ tourism is one of the largest and dynamically developing sectors of external economic activities. Its high growth and development rates‚ considerable volumes of foreign currency inflows‚ infrastructure development‚ and introduction of new management and educational experience actively affect various sectors of economy‚ which positively contribute to the social and economic development of the country as a whole. Most highly developed western
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Thai Tourism Arrivals Thailand has achieved record-breaking visitor arrivals‚ crossing the 22 million mark for the first time in 2012. Figures tabulated by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports for January – December 2012 show total arrivals by nationality of 22‚303‚065‚ up 15.98 percent over 2011. The highlight of the results was the fact that six countries‚ five of which are within the Asia-Pacific region‚ are now producing more than one million annual visitor arrivals. These are Malaysia‚ China
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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ~ ELIMINATING POVERTY (ST~EP) INTRODUCTION : At the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg‚ South Africa in August 2002‚ the World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ supported by UNCTAD‚ took a global lead in this field‚ launching the concept of ‘Sustainable Tourism as an effective tool for Eliminating Poverty’ (ST~EP)‚ and beginning the process of putting a program in place to implement the concept. This initiative linked the longstanding WTO pursuit of Sustainable
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