Futures The impact of low cost carrier on the future of pricing and revenue management Received (in revised form): 12th November 2011 Dieter Westermann Qatar Airways‚ Qatar Airways Tower 2‚ Doha‚ State of Qatar Dieter Westermann holds the position of Senior Vice President RM Strategy and Solutions at Qatar Airways‚ the national carrier of the State of Qatar. He has more than 20 years of experience in revenue management business processes and systems‚ as well as in the area of pricing‚ reservations
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HOW DOES TOURISM IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT The effect of tourism on the environment can be both positive and negative. Each person or group of people will impact the area they visit in a different way. Whether it is in a negative or positive manner is entirely up to the visitor. Let’s consider the NEGATIVE impacts first: POLLUTION - This is probably the biggest negative factor concerning tourism. People have to travel to their destination. It doesn’t matter if it’s by plane to another country or
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Biodiesel Fuel The biggest problem the United States faces today when we talk about becoming energy independent is replacing the gas we use to power our vehicles. When we talk about replacing gasoline as the fuel we use to power our vehicles‚ biomass‚ hydrogen‚ and fuel cells are the three most talked about alternatives. Biomass‚ which is organic material made from plants and animals‚ contains stored energy from the sun. Biomass in the form of bio fuels can be used to make the same products
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Prospects and Retrospect of Tourism Industry in Tamil Nadu M. Kannan Assistant Professor in Commerce‚ Kaamadhenu Arts and Science‚ Sathyamangalam. Introduction Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes with a view to enhancing the knowledge and widening the wisdom of an individual. The World Tourism Organisation defines tourists as “people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty four hours and not
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Capture the point of the study unit briefly in your own words. Begin the paper with a short summary of the study unit‚ about its objectives and contents and your personal goals when attending the study unit. What makes it interesting and relevant to tourism business and for my future expertise? Identify and present at least 1-3 new things you have learned during the study unit. Weigh their value for your work possibilities and your future studies (e.g. your Thesis). Identify and present 1-3 expertise
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Fossil Fuel Consumption‚ CO2 and Its Impact on Global Climate Background: At the beginning of human history‚ we had to satisfy our energy needs (for food‚ heat and movement) by using our own muscle power and gathering or hunting naturally available plants‚ animals and wood. Each stage in the evolution of human society (the development of farming‚ domestication of animals‚ harnessing of wind and water power) increased the average per capita energy use‚ but it was the Industrial Revolution and the
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MALAYSIA THE IMPACT OF TRAVEL &TOURISM ON JOBSANDTHE ECONOMY CHAIRMAN: Sir Ian Prosser Chairman Six Continents PLC VICE CHAIRMEN: Donald Carty Chairman‚ President & CEO American Airlines Jean-Marc Espalioux Chairman of Management Board & CEO Accor S.A. André Jordan Chairman Lusotur S.A. Jonathan S. Linen Vice Chairman American Express Company Vincent A.Wolfington Chairman Carey International‚ Inc. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Peter Armstrong President & CEO Rocky Mountaineer
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The Impact of the Concept of “Tank (Wewa)-Stupa (Dagaba)‚ Village (Gama) - Temple (Pansala)” (TSVT) to an Integrated Tourism Promotion System: A study in Anuradhapura District‚ Sri Lanka Dayangana K T L U S a‚ Gamlath G R M b a Lecturer‚ Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management‚ Faculty of Management Studies‚ Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. udaya8199@gmail.com b Project Accountant‚ National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project‚ Central Environmental Authority‚ Sri Lanka.
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The Positive and Negative Impacts of Sports Development in Malaysia and How It Boosts the Country’s Tourism Industry. Events Tourism is essentially an event that is staged by the destination to appeal and benefit from visitors‚ domestic and international. The event is the visitor’s primary purpose or motive for visiting‚ with the destination receiving either positive or negative impacts as a consequence of hosting it (McCartney‚ 2011). There are no doubt many events in Malaysia that enhance the
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Tourism 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. In 2011‚ there were over 983 million international tourist arrivals worldwide‚ representing a growth of 4.6% when compared to US$ 940 billion in 2010.[2][3] International
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