The Effects of Tourism on Dubai Ten years ago‚ if you had asked someone in Paris to show you Dubai on a world map‚ it is possible that they would not have known where it was. Today‚ however‚ things are different. Dubai is now considered an international tourist hot spot‚ attracting millions of visitors each year. This success‚ which is largely the result of careful marketing‚ has resulted in some dramatic changes in Duabi. One of the main reasons for the recent increase in tourism is that Dubai
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism 1. Tourism and the Environment The term ‘environment’ is a generic concept. It encompasses different contexts including the cultural‚ social‚ political and economic. The most often assumed meaning of environment is that of nature. However‚ we must also remember that how we use nature carries with political‚ economic and social implications. We know that the impacts of human activities upon nature have implications for its biodiversity and the welfare
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Culture and tourism 1. Culture and Tourism 1.1 Definition Culture comprises of “the beliefs‚ behaviors‚ objects‚ and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society” (1). Through culture‚ people discover their true identity‚ adapt to social norms and play a vital part in contributing to the society. Therefore‚ culture consists of several aspects of the society such as language‚ values‚ customs‚ norms‚ and so on. On the other hand‚ tourism consists of the practice
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CASE STUDY IN TRAVEL‚ HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM Tourism in Singapore 6 May 2013 Table of Contents 1 Introduction The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board was first established in 1964 with the mandate to promote Singapore as a tourist destination. We began work with a small staff strength of 25 and that year‚ we welcomed 91‚000 visitors. The Merlion was created as a symbol as part of marketing campaigns. (Anon.‚ 2013) Travel agent licensing and tourist guide training were
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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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Response: Intimations of Dark Tourism The study of dark tourism by Foley and Lennon displays a significant amount of research and examples. In pointing out the vast number of dark tourist sites‚ worldwide‚ the two authors validate the importance of dark tourism in anthropology. The manner in which a human views death depends completely on the way in which he or she was socialized from the time he or she was born. Although opinions‚ representations‚ and the ways in which humans cope with
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Abstract Tourism businesses operate globally and many have opted for a competitive advantage of internationalization. Technology‚ information and reduction of boundaries have created new forms of service companies‚ not only the large multinational corporations‚ but also small niche specialists. The growing importance of strategic alliances in creating networks of business relationships has become a trend also in tourism. Tourism has considered as the world’s largest and rapid growing industry of
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management. Part of the program for capacity building for the local community consists of eight modules described below and it is designed to educate and develop the skills of local communities. The modules are: Capacity Building -APEC TOURISM WORKING GROUP (TWG02/2008A) All the participants attain the course to learn how to behave in order to acquire good behavioral attributes. Every homestay has a first aid kit. Food safety‚ quality and knowledge is essential to the participants
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Peerumedu as a tourist destination. As a result the topic ’ A study on tourism in Peerumedu ’ has been selected for the research. OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES * TO HAVE A STUDY ON THE VARIOUS TOURIST SPORTS OF PEERUMEDU. * TO ANALYZE THE
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venue that aims * To entertain its domestic and foreign customers with total customer service at reasonable costs. * To maximize the benefits of available telecommunications and internet technology to expand our market and promote tourism in the Philippines. * To provide employees with decent living and working conditions and an environment where they feel valued and happy. * To promote efficiency‚ courtesy and fairness. Current Data: * From Research
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