The next place I will visit is the Fiji Islands Fiji is located in the southwest Pacific‚ south of the Equator. It is an archipelago that consists of 322 islands‚ 106 of them are inhabited and the rest are natural reserves. Viti Levu is the main Island and it consists of two main cities: Suva and Nadi. Suva‚ Suva is Fiji’s capital and Nadi is home of the international airport. Viti Levu is home to most of the Fijian population. The second largest island is Vanua Levu and the third largest is Taveuni
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Technology and tourism Anna Baines The author Anna Baines is a freelance journalist. Abstract The travel and tourism industry is starting to exploit technology. This is going to change the nature of the services offered‚ and the nature of work within the industry. Employers and employees may have different perceptions about the likely benefits of technology. Discusses the changes at the “higher” and “lower” organisational levels and suggests that the industry is only partially prepared for the
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1.0 Tourism Industry in Sabah The tourism industry‚ especially in Sabah‚ has been booming despite the natural disaster tsunami and bird flu. Tourists have been flocking to Sabah due to its unique eco-related places that had generated a lot of interests among foreign visitors. Kota klias is one of the many interesting sites in Sabah and in recent years the area has been gaining popularity among foreign tourists due to the presence of the unique and proboscis monkey. 2.0 THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
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Tourism in LEDCs- Gambia Gambia is described as ‘The Smiling Coast of Africa’ and despite being one of the smallest countries within Africa‚ it is quite a stable place. However‚ the level of stability within the country is much higher than that of wealth or prosperity as the soil quality mainly only allows the growth of peanuts‚ which Gambia highly relies upon the export of. In recent years there have been attempts to generate oil from Gambia‚ but there has been no successful attempts at striking
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Content Introduction 1. Definition of ecotourism 2. The Advantages of Eco-tourism 3. The Disadvantages of Eco-tourism Conclusion Sources Introduction Ecotourism is defined as responsible travel to natural areas that protect the environment and improve the welfare of local people (International Ecotourism Society (TIES)‚ 2005). It also follow certain principles such as minimize impact‚ build environmental and cultural respect‚ provide financial benefits to local people. Global
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CHAPTER 3 FORMS OF TOURISM Forms of tourism can be discussed in terms of the displacement of persons within certain conditions. These trips always take the visitors outside their usual environment‚ but might take them also outside their country of residence into another economy. Forms of tourism can also be discussed in terms of the different types of tourism in a particular country‚ i.e. ecotourism‚ sports tourism‚ health tourism‚ etc. FORMS OF TOURISM - DISPLACEMENT OF PERSONS In economic measurement
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Tourism in Lebanon By: Walaa Al-Omari ENG201: 2009/2010 Outline: I- Introduction: Lebanon is one of the most amazing countries all over the world. What are the potentials for the tourism in Lebanon‚ the obstacles that facing tourism and the solutions that can support and improve this sector? II- Body: A- Potentials of tourism in Lebanon 1- Geographical location 2- Climate 3- History and Culture a- Ancient Civilizations b- Religious
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Tourism Pre- Industrial Revolution As early as 300 BC the Phoenicians also called the Canaanites or Sidonians were one of the first real travelers. Trade‚ Commerce and food supply were what motivated them to travel. Also the Romans travelled to Shrines‚ seaside resorts and different attractions of their time in Egypt and Greece. Most medieval travel was religiously related. They also travelled to visit the pyramids‚ sphinx and the valley of kings. The Roman Empire provided a safe passage for travelers
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A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation‚ attracting visitors for holidays orvacations. Resorts are places‚ towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self-contained resort attempts to provide for most of a vacationer’s wants while remaining on the premises‚ such as food‚ drink‚ lodging‚ sports‚ entertainment‚ and shopping. Destination resort A destination resort is a resort that contains‚ in and of itself‚ the necessary guest attraction capabilities—that
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Assignment 4: Tourism and the Environment Analysis of Ecotourism in Rathdowney‚ Queensland‚ Australia By: Angie Haves December 14‚ 2009 Introduction The effect of global warming is becoming ever more evident‚ well-known and of increasing concern as research is conducted on an ongoing basis and the results of this research are communicated widely through the media and print publications. Scientists believe that climate change is largely caused by humans producing
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