What is Tourism? Tourism includes several social practices. All these have the small common characteristic that they are different and they are a ’departure ’ from normal life. These characteristics help us to define tourism‚ which according to the W.T.O (World Trade Organization) is the movement of people away from their normal routine of residence and work for a period of not less than 24 hours and not more than 1 year. Tourism is a free time activity because it gets along with its opposite
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If Africa is to be successful in competing in the international tourism market‚ standards of excellence must be introduced. In order for Africa to facilitate progress in implementing good tourism development there are key issues facing the continent that need to be addressed. These issues are; Comprehensive government policies for tourism‚ Public health and safety‚ Capacity building‚ Infrastructure‚ Environmental mitigation and protection. State capacity-building is a critical aspect of
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Innovation of Distance Learning/Online Learning Traditionally‚ distance learning provided instructional programs through the use of prepackaged text‚ audio‚ and video courses sent to physically isolated students. These initial programs provided very limited interaction between the student and the instructor. With advances in communication technology and the innovation of the educational community‚ distance learning has become more interactive between the student and the instructor. The new online
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HISTORY OF TOURISM → EARLY TRAVEL Earlier travel was essentially to seek food or to escape danger. Travel was also undertaken for trade. Growth of cities along fertile river banks like Nile etc. encouraged water travel. Ancient empires like the Romans helped shape modern travel. → THE EMPIRE ERA THE EGYPTIANS As its peak the travel for business and pleasure flourished. Travel to outlining cities was necessary. Various amenities were offered to travelers. They travelled for pleasure
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Shui Fabrics was a joint venture between America-based Rocky River Industries and Shanghai Fabrics. After loss of investments and obstacles were overcome‚ Shui fabrics began profiting after several years passed. In response to the profits‚ Ray Btzell and his bosses were more concerned with the performance orientation. Btzell and the American investors were concerned with gaining more than a 5% return on investment and somewhat closer to 20%. The performance orientation places high emphasis on performance
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PharmaCARE Company is one of the leading world pharmaceutical companies‚ that enjoys an honest name of a caring and well-run company and that act ethically toward its stakeholders. It provides with the high-quality products and saves people’s lives increasing its quality. However‚ the case with the African nation of Colberia‚ where the PharmaCARE holds its big manufacturing object‚ raise community fears as for the unethical attitude toward the indigenous population of this land. The following paper
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Analyze four (4) policy choices of Mayor Schell that were made as part of the strategy for the homeless. Reconstruct four (4) steps taken by Mayor Schell to reengineer the program in order to fit the new objectives. Analyze four (4) reasons for the importance of conducting assessments prior to new program implementation. Research at least four (4) peer-reviewed academic sources. This case study discusses Mayor Paul Schell’s pledge for homeless families in Seattle‚ Washington. Being that homelessness
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5150 Mr. Padilla English 101 5 December 2012 Argument Essay The topic of gay marriage has always been controversial. Anytime the idea of same sex couples being allowed to marry is brought up there’s almost always an argument started. It’s viewed by many as wrong and many think it should remain illegal‚ but why? If two people are happy‚ no matter the gender‚ why should anything stop them from marrying? Male and female‚ male and male‚ or female and female‚ it shouldn’t matter; if they’re happy
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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".[1] Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. After slowly recovering from the contraction resulting from the late-2000s recession‚ where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the
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Tourism: Principles‚ Practices‚ Philosophies Part Five: Essentials of Tourism Research and Marketing Learning Objectives • Become familiar with the marketing mix and be able to formulate the best mix for a particular travel product. • Appreciate the importance of the relationship between the marketing concept and product planning and development. • Understand the vital relationship between pricing and marketing. • Know about distribution systems and how this marketing principle can best be applied
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