travel agents aand its effectiveness CONCEPT OF TOURISM INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF TOURISM Tourism‚ as an industry has emerged as an instrument for employment generation‚ poverty alleviation and sustainable human development. Tourism promotes international understanding and gives support to local handicrafts and cultural activities. It is an important segment of the country’s economy‚ especially in terms of its contribution towards foreign exchange earnings‚ generation of additional income
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TOURISMOS: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF TOURISM Volume 6‚ Number 2‚ Autumn 2011‚ pp. 139-158 UDC: 338.48+640(050) ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF TOURISM: A CASE STUDY OF AGRA Surabhi Srivastava University of Lucknow Tourism in its broadest generic sense can do more to develop understanding among the people‚ provide jobs‚ create foreign exchange and raise living standards than any other economic force. India is world famous for the city of Taj -Agra. There are a number of other tourists
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Prerequisites and Credit Hours‚ Required Course Materials including Textbook‚ Course Content and Grading Policies. Course Outline MKT 120 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 1/9/2014 CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Course Prerequisite(s): None Course Credit Hours: 3 hours credit (SCH) and 3 hours of contact Required Textbook(s): L. E. Boone and D. L. Kurtz‚ Contemporary Marketing‚ 16th Edition‚ Mason‚ Ohio: South-Western Cengage Learning‚ 2012. Course Instructor: Ann R Broadway‚ abroa115@cccc.edu Office Location:
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IN PRESS Tourism Management 27 (2006) 1373–1385 www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman The role of community involvement and number/type of visitors on tourism impacts: A controlled comparison of Annapurna‚ Nepal and Northwest Yunnan‚ China$ Gyan P. Nyaupanea‚Â Duarte B. Moraisb‚ Lorraine Dowlerc a Tourism Development and Management‚ School of Community Resources and Development‚ Arizona State University‚ P.O. Box 874703‚ Tempe‚ AZ 85287‚ USA b Recreation‚ Park‚ and Tourism Management‚
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HOLISTIC MARKETING [pic] The Concept of & Introduction to Modern Holistic Marketing Holistic Marketing An account of evolution of the concepts of Marketing over the years of human existence – from the primitive “Exchange Concept” to the latest “Holistic Marketing Concept”. [This is an improved version of my earlier article of same title.] Contents : 1. Introduction : a. Definitions b. What is Marketed c. Marketing Concepts d. Trends in Marketing Practices 2. Holistic Marketing
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2012 MDM Market Leaders & Distribution Trends Report An Annual Update for Premium Subscribers from Modern Distribution Management’s Editors Copyright ©2012 by Gale Media‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Modern Distribution Management® and mdm® are registered trademarks of Gale Media‚ Inc. Material may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form whatsoever without permission from the publisher. To request permission to copy‚ republish‚ or quote material‚ please call 303-443-5060. 2 2012
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By: Anne Vilagut Tourism The French define tourism as "the art to satisfy the most diverse aspirations which invite man to move out of his daily universe." The Webster’s dictionary defines tourism as "the guiding or managing of tourists; the promotion or encouragement of touring: the accommodation of tourists." Both definitions are apt for tourism. The private sector of tourism includes lodging‚ food‚ transportation‚ recreation facilities‚ attractions‚ travel agents‚ and tour operators. These
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Tourism Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of not only recreation‚ but also the provision of services for this act. It might occupy local services such as entertainment‚ accommodation and catering for tourists. It may seem‚ that tourism brings only benefits‚ but further consideration shows that it also has disadvantages. Firstly‚ many countries depend heavily upon travel expenditures by foreigners as a source of taxation and as a source of income for
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Impact of Tourism: An Economic Analysis Executive Summary The main purpose of this report is to show the importance and the role of the indirect economic effects of tourism on growth and GDP‚ employment and foreign trade. Tourism’s role in the economy is often perceived as being limited to the hospitality industry (cafes‚ hotels and restaurants) and outbound and inbound travel agencies and carriers‚ which form the leading service sector in many countries. However‚ the economic impact of tourism is much
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implementation of responsible tourism principles makes better business sense than traditional mass tourism. While responsible tourism is fast becoming a global trend nowadays‚ some may wonder if it makes better business sense than traditional mass tourism. By defining the words “business sense” from Cambridge dictionary‚ it means an understanding of the ways in which business works successfully and/or if something makes good business sense‚ it will help a business to succeed. Tourism is a huge business.
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