Ms. Wyosette Solomon BSTM-401 Tourism Impact * Pro-Poor tourism (PPT) - Results in increased net benefits for poor people. Tourism is often claimed to be the largest industry in the world‚ thus creating both opportunities and responsibilities. Tourism can make a positive difference – and it should. Tourism can bring great benefits to local communities but only if it brings sustainable livelihoods‚ employment or additional
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of the place and even damage some historical sites. - If the tourism master plan of a destination was also not observed (i.e. building high-rise properties when there should just be a maximum of 3 floors)‚ then these establishments pose a problem when there are natural calamities like earthquakes. Overcrowding‚ misuse of natural resources‚ the construction of buildings and infrastructure‚ and other activities associated with tourism‚ produce impacts on the environment. These impacts may be not
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mechanisms.[2] It is an intrinsic component of international tourism and thus is present in every country‚ to widely varying degrees.[3] Goods and services[edit] Many countries must purchase goods and services to satisfy their visitors. This includes the cost of raw materials used to make tourism-related goods‚ such as souvenirs. For starting tourism industries‚ this is a significant problem‚ as some countries must import as much as 50% of tourism-related products. Infrastructure[edit] Some
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Dear Sir or Madam‚ I am hereby applying for entrance to the Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management at James Cook University. First of all I would like to present some background information about myself. My name is Alvan. I was born on 8 June‚ 1985 and live in Baku‚ Azerbaijan. I graduated secondary school with Honorary degree and was accepted Bachelor of Journalism in the Baku State University. After graduated university I have been volunteer to Poland for 6 months and
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Discussion of findings 2 2.1 Potential of Vietnam’s gastronomy 2 2.2 Evaluate current tourism activities and trend related to Gastronomy in Vietnam. 5 2.2.1 Evaluate current tourism activities related to gastronomy 5 2.3 Role of human resources 7 2.4. Recommendation. 8 3. Conclusion. 10 1. Introduction In the dynamic world today‚ more and more people want to travel to discover fabulous natural scenery and different culture in other areas. However‚ getting
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Impact of Tourism on the Environment (Negril) Negril is situated on the western end of the island of Jamaica. It is known as the 7 mile beach even though it is slightly longer than 6.4 km in length. Negril is also called the tourism capital of Jamaica. Tourism is travel for business‚ leisure or recreational purposes and therefore has many impacts on the environment: as natural habitats both aquatic and terrestrial are being destroyed and damaged when hotels and roads are being built‚ causing pollution
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1. Country Background 2. Literature Review of Sustainable Tourism At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro‚ Agenda 211 was adopted by 182 countries and sets out a comprehensive blueprint of actions to be taken globally‚ nationally and locally by organisations of the United Nations (UN)‚ governments‚ and major groups in every area to bring about sustainable development. Stakeholders of the travel and tourism industry including world organisations‚ governments and industries started to include
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Tourism development in the Republic of Belarus September 2012 Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Research question 4 Research objectives 5 Literature review 5 Tourism from a Global Perspective 6 Republic of Belarus as Tourism Destination 6 Methodology 6 1. Tourism Development in Belarus. 8 2. Current Tourism Conditions and Infrastructure in the Republic of Belarus 9 3. Belarus National tourism Strategy for Agro-tourism 11 4. Problems the Belarusian tourism is
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Working title The role of food tourism in sustaining regional identity: A case study of Kerala‚ India. Background The theme of this project is to look at the role of food tourism in Kerala‚ India and in particular with reference to regional identity. There are two main questions that will need to be answered in order to understand this. Firstly is food important in sustaining the regional identity of Kerala and if so in what way. The secondary question is whether tourism affects or is affected by
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Impact of tourism on Kenya Academic English Impact of Tourism in Kenya Tourism is the phenomenon arising from temporary visits (or stays away from home) outside the normal place of residence or usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business‚ and other purposes. Tourism implies that a person takes a journey‚ which can be of a day or various days‚ and that can be within a national boundary‚ which be classified as a domestic tourist trip or a journey which crosses
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