Introduction Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries and is a major source of income for many countries. Being a people-oriented industry‚ tourism also provides many jobs which have helped revitalise local economies. However‚ like other forms of development‚ tourism can also cause its share of problems‚ such as social dislocation‚ loss of cultural heritage‚ economic dependence and ecological degradation. Learning about the impacts of tourism has led many people to seek more responsible
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absolutely a fact that tourism has brought a variety of economic benefits to local communities. First of all‚ it creates employment from local people. According to Duval (2004b‚ 4)‚ Caribbean tourism is on the way of development‚ which accounts for over 15 percent of the region’s occupation and nearly 6 percent of its GDP. It can also be seen that the cost of setting up a new job in tourism sector is less than one-fifth of the one in the manufacturing field. Moreover‚ international tourism is also a directly
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Cultural tourism is referred to the kind of tourism‚ which is concerned with the culture of a specific region or country‚ particularly in the arts. It basically focuses on the traditional communities that have diverse customs as well as the forms of art and the distinct social practices that distinguish a certain culture from the others. It would include tourism in the urban areas and even the historic and large cities‚ including facilities like theaters and museums. It also includes this in the
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Macau has developed its tourism sector when there was a rapid growth on the gaming industry since the 70s. However‚ there is no longer a comprehensive tourism planning at that time. It was until 1980s‚ the Portuguese government has tried to preserve the cultural influence over Macau after 1999. By preserving the mixture of Eastern and Western cultures in Macau‚ it paved the way for the development of cultural tourism in Macau. Nowadays‚ the development of cultural heritage tourism is significantly successful
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RESEARCH QUESTION 3 INTRODUCTION 3 Client Briefing: Tourism Board of Haiti 3 Background: 4 The Management Research Aim: 5 Research Objectives: 5 RESEARCH DESIGN & METHODOLOGY 6 Research Approach and Methods 6 Data Collection 7 DATA ANALYSIS & FINDINGS 8 Key indicators of Haiti Tourism Sector 8 Table 1: 10 Strategic Branding Destination Model: Success Drivers 13 Figure 1: 14 Data Analysis and Findings from Taiwan Case Study 15 Data Analysis and Findings from MALDIVES
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by the tourism industry in Malaysia‚ one of the countries in the BIMP EAGA regions. The main issue in tourism are low productivity and low skilled labours. Towards Vision 2020‚ Malaysia needs to produce a world-class tourist destination. However‚ the imbalance between global demand for and supply of tourism sector urges Malaysia to produce high skilled labours and productivity. Our findings includes five factor contributing to the two main issues‚ which are; lack of cooperation among tourism stakeholders
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Subject name: Macro Economics. Assignment topic: “Private sector vs. Public sector” Submitted by: Zareen Rana 12-BS-S-82 Submitted to: Miss. Aysha Sarfraz Submission date: Private sector vs. public sector * Private sector: The part of the economy that is not state controlled‚ and is run by individuals and companies for profit. In most free-market economies‚ the private sector is the sector where most jobs are held. This differs from countries
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References | 18-19 | Introduction Tourism and hospitality business is one of the fastest emergent industries over the over world. The UK is considered one of the leaders of rapid introduction of global tourism business. The tourism sector in UK is progressively rising year by year for various favorable factors and among them most important dominating factors are technological and capital availability related (Buhalis‚ 2012). In the earlier period‚ the world tourism industry has been prejudiced by
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Contemporary Issues in Marketing On Medical Tourism Submitted To: Prof. Neelima Ruparel Submitted By: Jaypal Shah (11075) Hiten Dabhi (11051) Batch: 2010-12 Gujarat University B.K. School of Business Management Declaration I hereby declare that the CIM project report on “Medical Tourism” is an original and bonafide project carried out by me and duly submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for awarding a Masters in Business Administration at B K School of Business
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developing country such as India‚ the tourism industry can be main source of revenue and if carried out properly the tourism industry can also give an increase to the country’s economy. This paper on the case study of the Himalayas will discuss the effects of tourism in this area. The Himalayan Mountain is the longest and highest range of mountain compared to all the other mountain systems of the world (Sharma). The Himalayan Mountain range is separated into 3 sectors from east to west‚ The Great Himalaya
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