Introduction Travel and Tourism is currently one of the world’s largest economic activities. It is the leading industry in many countries as well as the fastest growing economic sectors in terms of job creation worldwide. Most new jobs in developing economies are created in the tourism sector industries. The desire to improve the national environment of travel and tourism encourages governments to make infrastructure improvements such as better roads‚ electricity‚ telephone and public transport
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------------------------------------------------- Tourism and Travel Distribution: the Travel Agent’s Perspective By Dr Marion Bennett and Dr Dimitrios Buhalis‚ Centre for eTourism Research (CeTR)‚ School of Management‚ University of Surrey‚ Guildford Jan 2003 Summary The Internet has revolutionised the tourism industry and has generated a number of challenges and opportunities for all players. For travel agents‚ in particular‚ the Internet is changing the industry structure and consumer behaviour
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BTEC National Certificate in Travel and Tourism Level 3 The Business of Travel and Tourism Task 1 P1 Describe the travel and tourism business environment‚ providing examples of organisations. Submission date: 11th October 2010 Business in Travel and Tourism is important in the industry; it also includes a wide range of different events and services. For this task‚ we would be looking at different organisations such as the public sector‚ private sector and the geographical importance
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this occasion‚ I would like to speech on the topic of travel and tourism in India. As we all know that our country is one of the oldest countries of the world. It is full of attractive historical places‚ heritage sites‚ charming tourism places including mysterious places in various Indian cities which make India famous for travel and tourism all over the world. People from all across the world come to see beautiful places in India and love to travel here. They go back to their country and write stories
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marketing for travel and tourism and the influences that marketing has on society. The impact of the marketing environment on travel and tourism businesses. The relevance of marketing research and marketing information to managers in the travel and tourism industry. The relevance of tourist markets compared to business markets for the specific destination. The market segments that would apply to "Deutsch Link" and how they can be targeted through marketing activities. Marketing For Travel and Tourism
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A Overview of Mainstream Leisure what leisure is Defining leisure can be a tricky task‚ what exactly is leisure? Haywood states that if a Random number of people where asked what the meaning of leisure is then their would be a large number of different answers. So leisure has different meanings for different people. He also states that some might think that leisure is Time left over after work or other duties or obligations ( free time ) Watching TV Taking part in sport activities
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performance. At this moment Marriott International has around 3801 properties 660394 rooms in 74 countries and territories (http://www.marriott.com/hotel-development/real-estateinvestments.mi). The company is present in different markets in the tourism sector like: full service lodging‚ select service lodging‚ extended service lodging‚ timeshare and at one point in history they were having theme parks as well which were sold in 1984. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under
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the prestige of Abu Dhabi as a centre of hospitality between East and West. Eithad Airways has received a range of awards that reflect its position as the leading premium airline brand in the world‚ including ‘World’s Leading Airline’ at the World Travel Awards in 2009‚ 2010 and 2011. Eithad had tripled their profit ‘The Eithad airline‚ which will mark its first full decade of operations this year‚ said profits had tripled from $14m in 2011 to $42m last year‚ a success the chief executive‚ James
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Unit 4- P3 Knowing the customer service skills required to meet customer needs in travel and tourism contexts. Communication skills is important an important part of the travel and tourism industry. It is important to use the appropriate methods of communication for a given situation. Communication takes place face-to-face‚ by telephone‚ in writing electronically (e-mail and fax). Face to face is dealing directly with customers either face to face‚ individually or in a group situation. Dealing
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Different Scenarios Scenario 1: A two week holiday of either Spain or France‚ staying in a minimum 3* hotel for a family of two adults and a child aged 9years old. They can depart around the middle of July‚ but only want to leave from a bus station around the Newport area. All they ask of the hotel is that it has a nice pool within a short walk (30 minutes max.) to the local beach‚ recommendations on board basis’ would be welcomed. The hotel I have chosen that suits there needs the most is in
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