Tourism and biodiversity are closely intertwined. Millions of people travel each year to experience nature’s splendour. The income generated by sustainable tourism can provide important support for nature conservation‚ as well as for economic development. Furthermore‚ sustainable tourism can help to raise awareness among tourists and local communities of the importance of biodiversity to our everyday lives. Through initiatives such as its “Sustainable Tourism – Eliminating Poverty” project‚ and
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Examining the Feasibility of Agro-Tourism Development in Sri Lanka Case Study of the Fruit Crop Research and Development Center‚ Horana by D.A.C. Silva‚ Senior Lecturer‚‚ Department of Economics‚ Faculty of Arts‚ University of Colombo and K.C. Vithanage‚ MEcon Student‚ Department of Economics‚ University of Colombo ABSTRACT Tourism is one of the largest and the fastest growing industries in the world economy. Tourism industry is also the fourth highest foreign exchange generator of the
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A project on GOA tourism 2013 Divyanshu Sharan BBM(IB) div C 192 3/18/2013 introduction : goa Goa‚ a tiny emerald land on the west coast of India‚ the 25th State in the Union of States of India‚ was liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961. It was part of Union territory of Goa‚ Daman & Diu till 30 May 1987 when it was carved out to form a separate State. Goa covers an area of 3702 square kilometers and comprises two Revenue district viz North Goa and South Goa. Boundaries of Goa
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and Tourism GCE AS and A Travel & Tourism Teachers’ Guide 1 Contents GCE AS and A Level Travel and Tourism Teachers’ Guide (03/09/10) Page 1. Introduction 1.1 - Rationale 1.2 - Overview of New Specification Support for Teachers 2.1 - Resources 2.2 - NGfL Cymru 2.3 - Websites Unit Guides AS 3.1 - Unit 1 : Introducing Travel and Tourism 3.2 - Unit 2 : Investigating Tourism Destinations 3.3 - Unit 3 : Marketing in Travel and Tourism 3.4 - Unit 4 : Working with customers in Travel and Tourism 3 4
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Tourism in Thailand’s National Parks: The Problems it Brings "Rainforests are currently being destroyed at a rate of over 200‚000 square kilometers a year according to the US National Academy of Sciences" (Wheeler). Some of these rainforests are located in Thailand’s national parks. In Thailand‚ there are 15 national parks set aside for conservation‚ though only 80% of these parks remain intact today. These Parks represent approximately 13% of Thailand’s land. The purpose of these parks is
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Health Tourism: Medical tourism (also called medical travel‚ health tourism or global health care) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. Such services typically include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip)‚ cardiac surgery‚ dental surgery‚ and cosmetic surgeries. However‚ virtually every type of health
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Tourism in Northern Ireland and the Northern Irish Tourist Board Historically‚ conflict in Northern Ireland has prevented the growth of the Northern Irish tourism industry. In 1972‚ in the midst of “the troubles”‚ revenue generated by tourism was estimated to be around £8.64 million with just under 440000 trips being made to Belfast that year (See table 1). Fast forward thirty eight years to 2010‚ where 3.164 million tourists have paid a visit to Northern Ireland (NIbusinessinfo.co.uk)‚ and it
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Medical Tourism: Beneficence or Commerce? Danielle Evans February 15‚ 2013 Contemporary Perspectives‚ Spring 2013 Professor Philip J. Gibbon Psychology/ Occupational Therapy Major Medical Tourism is a health care trend that has recently greatly increased and is expected to continue increasing in the future. Medical Tourism is defined by tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health fitness (Medical Tourism‚ 1). The skyrocketing cost of health care
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TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TOURISM Tourism - Comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited country Tourism refers to the movement of people from one geographical location to another for the purpose of engaging in leisure and/or business acts‚ and the economic transactions
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MINISTRY OF NATURE‚ ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM‚ MONGOLIA HOW TO DEVELOP TOURISM IN UMNUGOBI PROVINCE MRS.BAYASGALAN SARANJAV SENIOR OFFICER OF TOURISM DEPARTMENT CONTENTS: BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES TOURISM POLICIES TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF UMNUGOBI HOW TO DEVELOP TOURISM IN UMNUGOBI? MONGOLIA Country status: At 1‚564‚116 square kilometre‚ Mongolia is the 17th largest and the most sparsely populated country in the world‚ with a population
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