Tourism 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" Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2011‚ there were over 983 million international tourist arrivals worldwide‚ representing a growth of 4.6% when compared to US$ 940 billion in 2010.[2][3] International
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Dyer‚ Gursoy‚ Sharma & Carter (2007‚ p. 409) argued that tourism is prominent in Australia’s economic restructuring‚ particularly in regional and coastal areas. There are many aspects such as history‚ attitudes and culture to contemplate when defining the meaning of leisure‚ though it is essential the participation of recreational activities free from any other obligations or responsibilities (Lynch & Veal 2006‚ p. 25). The issues statement provided for discussion through this essay is: “Australian
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approach. First‚ tourism impacts and tourism in the Gross Domestic Product are pooled into the framework to better understand the impact of tourism in the whole economy. Finally‚ general equilibrium theories and the theoretical structure of an applied CGE model are briefly discussed to better understand the framework under which the tourism sub-sector interacts with the other sectors‚ sub-sectors and industries in the economy. Tourism Impacts[1] The impacts of tourism expenditure are
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HOW DOES TOURISM IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT The effect of tourism on the environment can be both positive and negative. Each person or group of people will impact the area they visit in a different way. Whether it is in a negative or positive manner is entirely up to the visitor. Let’s consider the NEGATIVE impacts first: POLLUTION - This is probably the biggest negative factor concerning tourism. People have to travel to their destination. It doesn’t matter if it’s by plane to another country or
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SOCIAL FACTORS – BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Introduction: The main factor that affects most business is the degree of competition – how fiercely other businesses compete with the products that another business makes. The other factors that can affect the business are: Social – how consumers‚ households and communities behave and their beliefs. Legal – the way in which legislation in society affects the business. Economic – how the economy affects a business in terms of taxation‚ government spending
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SOCIAL FACTORS FROM PESTLE With the social factor‚ a business can analyze the socio-economic environment of its market via elements like customer demographics‚ cultural limitations‚ lifestyle attitude‚ and education. With these‚ a business can understand how consumer needs are shaped and what brings them to the market for a purchase. This has to do with the beliefs and culture of the society you are operating in. Population trends‚ dietary considerations‚ ethics and media‚ and spend habits are some
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Social and Cultural Factors in Health Social scientists have made significant strides in shedding light on the basic social and cultural structures and processes that influence health. Social and cultural factors influence health by affecting exposure and vulnerability to disease‚ risk-taking behaviors‚ the effectiveness of health promotion efforts‚ and access to‚ availability of‚ and quality of health care. Social and cultural factors also play a role in shaping perceptions of and responses to
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Social factors were the most prominent factor to contribute to the changing status of women in Britain in the years 1860-1980 as women had more freedom in exploring different aspects of the society without hesitation and without feeling the upper hand from men. A women had the freedom to wear and behave the way she believed was correct and not necessarily according to how the society would have preferred her to behave. One of the most significant act is the “The Matrimonial Property Act of 1970”
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contribution of the tourism industry to economic growth and employment is now being recognised although‚ in international terms‚ Australia still lags well behind in tourism receipts. In 1982‚ Australia’s relative share of the market represented only 1.4 per cent of the OECD total‚ placing Australia on a par with countries such as Sweden and Portugal but eight to ten times below the level of the United States‚ Italy or France. A 1981-82 survey on the economic significance of tourism by the Bureau of
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March 2009 Social risk factors for involvement in crime This brief provides an introductory discussion of five areas of social risk factors for involvement in crime: family‚ education‚ economics‚ community and peers‚ and alcohol and other drugs. Family Family environment and parental behaviour are important risk or protective factors for involvement in crime because of their influence on a child’s development Parental behaviours play a strong role in shaping a child’s risk of later involvement
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