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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SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF KILIFI TOWNSHIP A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANANGEMENT OF PWANI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (A Constituent College of Kenyatta University) BY ISAAC KIPKEMEI KENGE H12/PUC/2742/07 MARCH 2011 1 Declaration This is my original piece of work and has not been presented for award of any degree in any University. SIGNATURE
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Sustainable Tourism The idea of sustainable tourism initiated from the idea of sustainable development. There are two forms of tourism industries‚ which quite a few platforms want to apply to reach sustainable level. Sustainable Development & Sustainable Tourism The term sustainable development illustrates the situation where development could happen to satisfy current generation’s needs and wants whereas the next generation would not be victims of unsustainable actions of this generation.
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Authority on World Travel & Tourism Travel & Tourism Economic impact 2012 WORLD WTTC Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2012 1 For more information please contact: Olivia Ruggles-Brise Director‚ policy & Research olivia.rugglesbrise@wttc.org Eva Aimable manager‚ policy & Research eva.aimable@wttc.org © 2012 World travel & tourism council Foreword For more than 20 years the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has been investing in economic impact research‚ which assesses
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Running Head: TRAVEL AND TOURISM Travel and Tourism [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Abstract This study aims tо explore thе motivations fоr tourists’ choice оf diverse tourism environments іn а Third ’World country‚ Nigeria. Results obtained from а questionnaire survey оf 376 tourists randomly sampled from seven tourism destinations іn Nigeria show that thе most prominent motivations fоr tourist destination choice are self-actualization іn an appreciative‚ educational or cultural
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Eco-tourism is more than a catch phrase for nature loving travel and recreation. Eco-tourism is consecrated for preserving and sustaining the diversity of the world’s natural and cultural environments. It accommodates and entertains visitors in a way that is minimally intrusive or destructive to the environment and sustains & supports the native cultures in the locations it is operating in. Responsibility of both travellers and service providers is the genuine meaning for eco-tourism. Eco-tourism
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Abstract This report mainly deals with the basic tourism based concepts and theories relating the same to a case study. The authors starts with a brief introduction on the topic going on to explaining the various impacts that tourism has on the host destination. Socio-cultural‚ economic and environmental concerns are tackled. The author then presents a case study on Botswana elaborating on the various reasons why Botswana’s tourism industry is poised to take a positive turn. The report also deals
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Sell me an experience‚ not a package holiday! Selecting and purchasing a holiday is a big-ticket item – a once a year purchase that people are determined to get right. So why do travel companies consistently fail to deliver what the internet user wants when searching for a holiday online? A survey conducted in the spring of 2010 by Frommers‚ the travel guide publishers‚ has shown the most common complaints users make of travel websites. While usability issues like navigation problems are mentioned
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Tourism in LEDCs- Gambia Gambia is described as ‘The Smiling Coast of Africa’ and despite being one of the smallest countries within Africa‚ it is quite a stable place. However‚ the level of stability within the country is much higher than that of wealth or prosperity as the soil quality mainly only allows the growth of peanuts‚ which Gambia highly relies upon the export of. In recent years there have been attempts to generate oil from Gambia‚ but there has been no successful attempts at striking
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Movie Review: Twilight (2008) The movie Twilight is based upon the number one best-selling sensation by Stephenie Meyer with the same name; Twilight takes us into the world of Bella swan‚ played by Kristen Stewart‚ who is sent to live in the dreary Forks of Washington with her father. As the new kid in school‚ Bella is intrigued and attracted to one of the school’s outcast‚ Edward Cullen‚ played by Harry Potter’s own Cedric Diggory‚ Robert Pattinson. After Edward saves her life in a superhero-ish
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