features that differentiate this sector from the others. Like in the other service industries‚ in tourism the customers‚ that is‚ the tourists come to the destination where the tourism services are provided. As the matter of fact it is dificult to think of tourism sector without transportation. Transportation is the main mean to carry passengers‚ that is‚ the tourists to the actual site where tourism services are performed. In this article‚ the actual transportation situation of Azerbaijan and other
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RACAP Series on Culture and Tourism in Asia CASE STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF TOURISM ON CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT INDIA Jaisalmer‚ Khajuraho and Goa Prepared by A.G. Krishna Menon UNESCO PRINCIPAL REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC BANGKOK‚ 1993 UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Case study on the effects of tourism on culture and the environment: India; Jaisalmer‚ Khajuraho and Goa‚ prepared by A.G. Krishna Menon. Bangkok‚ UNESCO‚ 1993. 99 p. (RACAP Series
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experts conclude in 1966 that there was no future for tourism in the country. Then in 1971 George Corbin‚ an Italian interested about Maldives met a Maldivian name Ahmed Naseem. Their efforts resulted the arrivals of first tourist group to Maldives. Now Maldives is a renowned tourist destination worldwide‚ entered the tourism industry with very humble beginning in the 1970s. Tourism is the largest economic industry in the Maldives‚ since it plays a vital role
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SOCIO CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM The socio-cultural impacts of tourism described here are the effects on host communities of direct and indirect relations with tourists‚ and of interaction with the tourism industry. For a variety of reasons‚ host communities often are the weaker party in interactions with their guests and service providers‚ leveraging any influence they might have. These influences are not always apparent‚ as they are difficult to measure‚ depend on value judgments and are often
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Science‚ Sathyamangalam. Introduction Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes with a view to enhancing the knowledge and widening the wisdom of an individual. The World Tourism Organisation defines tourists as “people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty four hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated
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discovered the potential of Tung Chung to be a tourist spot‚ as there are a number of tourist attractions like the Big Buddha. As a result‚ hotels are also built in the region‚ as the provide the most basic need for tourists. After that‚ huge shopping malls are opened‚ and what is more‚ a tourist-oriented project called Ngong Ping 360 was introduced. 156 The project indicates the determination of the government to make Tung Chung a complete tourist centre with well-developed transportation‚ accommodation
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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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Tourism is an integrated system where all the elements are linked taking into account the relationships between tourism and economic‚ social‚ cultural and physical environment. In order to develop Strathnagar village as a sustainable tourist and habitable destination‚ a harmony is required between the needs of a visitor‚ the destination and the community. Tourism creates an incentive for environmental conservation‚ preservation of sensitive areas. There are many examples from Scotland where
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Question 7 1.0 INTRODUCTION According to Collier (1997) tourism involves three aspects‚ it involves people(tourists) away from their usual habitat‚ the activities of people away from their usual habitat will normally give rise to an industry and the activities of both the people and the industry may or will have impact on the host community. 2.0 DISADVANTAGES OF TOURISM 2.1 THREATHEN INDIGENOUS IDENTITY Tourism gives positive impacts to a country but the impacts arise when tourism brings about
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support this leisure travel. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay 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". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2004‚ there were over 763 million international tourist arrivals. The Philippine tourism started on the year 1970 and began
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