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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Today‚ tourism clearly offers excellent opportunities for economic growth as shown by the influx of foreign exchange earnings from tourism expenditures. But tourism’s impact is not totally positive. The socio-cultural and environmental impact of tourism must be weighed against its positive economic contribution. Until recently‚ there had been no measurement of the economic reality of the tourism industry. Its economic importance through the supply side‚ the capital formation it generates‚ its
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Tourism in Africa | May 2011 | Do the positive effects of tourism in Africa outweigh the negative effects? | Jo-Anne Mc Alister Student Number: 11028468 Lecturer: Avasha Rambiritch | Tourism in Africa Tourism is a fast growing economic industry‚ particularly in Africa‚ which‚ as a developing continent‚ has a vast amount of potential. Studies done have shown that tourism is a growing industry worldwide. It grows at an average of 10%-15% annually (Miller quoted in Wikipedia-Ecotourism
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The Holistic Approach Of Ayurveda Based Wellness Tourism In Kerala RAMESH U *Assistant Professor‚ College of Engineering‚ Munnar‚ Kerala Tel: 04865 230606‚232989 (Off)‚ Mob: 094472 46162‚ Fax: 04865 232106 E Mail : rameshtrivandrum@rediffmail.com ABSTRACT Wellness‚ in general‚ is used to mean a healthy balance of the mind‚ body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being. It is a multidimensional state of being‚ describing the existence of positive health in an individual
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MASS TOURISM BROAD TRENDS IN TOURISM AND TRANSPORT IN THE 21ST CENTURY 1. Shifting from traditional mass tourism to individual travelling 2. Shifting from long-haul to shorter break visits 3. IT times: E-commerce 4. Polarization between ‘big’ and ‘small’ players 5. Various traveling purposes‚ dominated by ‘holiday’ and ‘VFR’ travellers 6. A globalized destination era 7. Sustainable and pro-poor tourism become popular in many of the LDCs 8. Stronger environmental
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TITLE: Tourism Slogan It’s effectiveness in Marketing the Country A. Introduction In the past few months‚ news of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) new slogan for attracting tourists into the country quickly spread. Apparently‚ the DOT’s replacement for “WOW Philippines” is “Pilipinas‚ Kay Ganda”. The tourism department received a lot of criticisms about the change. Critics questioned the rationale behind the change and whether using the local language will attract tourists. WOW Philippines
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Caniogan‚ Pasig City Objectives: The Tourism Services and Regional Offices Sector are tasked to ensure the pleasant entry‚ stay‚ and exit of tourists. It formulates standards of quantity and efficiency for tourism-oriented establishments‚ among others‚ done through an accreditation system. Tourist establishments’ compliance to policies are monitored to make sure that their facilities and services are operated and maintained. The Office of Tourism Standards has the following functions: a
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mountains of Himalayas‚ all are such attraction for the tourists‚ rarely found in other country or continent to the world. Tourism in India is the largest service industry‚ with a contribution of 6.23% to the national GDP and 8.78% of the total employment in India. India witnesses more than 5 million annual foreign tourist arrivals and 562 million domestic tourism visits.[2][3] The tourism industry in India generated about US$100 billion in 2008 and that is expected to increase to US$275.5 billion by 2018
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The push and pull motivational theory is referred by Dann 1977‚ the research of the theory explained why people travel and the tourism motivations of traveling. Dann 1997 mentioned that the reasons of pushing people go to travel are being anomie and ego enhancement. The push factor is related to the personal social- psychological motives‚ such as they want to escape from the routine of daily life to seek for some relaxation‚ the boredom might lead them to have the motivation of traveling. These are
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rise of the Kenyan heroes. (http://www.kenyaweb.com/history/introduction/index.html) Characteristics and structure of the Kenyan tourism industry Kenya is one of the most popular tourism destinations in Africa and tourism is a key foreign exchange earner for the country. Kenya’s tourism was founded on the country’s rich wildlife resources‚ although beach tourism along the Indian Ocean coast is now equally important. Indeed‚ the coastal areas generate the highest number of bed
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