I. Introduction Tourism provides a major economic development opportunity for many countries and a means of improving the livelihoods of its residents. Both the public and private sectors involved in tourism depend on planning to achieve sustainable tourism development that respects the local community‚ creates appropriate employment‚ maintains the natural environment‚ and delivers a quality visitor experience. However‚ many tourism destinations have pursued development without proper
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Tourism in Egypt: How Do British Tourists Perceive The Local Problems In The Industry? Research Proposal – Research Methods 2 By: Miglena Lozancheva 2011 1/13/2011 CONTENTS Introduction ..............................................................................................................................3 Research Background ...............................................................................................................3 Research Aim .................
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Assignment 4: Tourism and the Environment Analysis of Ecotourism in Rathdowney‚ Queensland‚ Australia By: Angie Haves December 14‚ 2009 Introduction The effect of global warming is becoming ever more evident‚ well-known and of increasing concern as research is conducted on an ongoing basis and the results of this research are communicated widely through the media and print publications. Scientists believe that climate change is largely caused by humans producing
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What is Tourism? Tourism involves the short term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work. It also involves the activities of people‚ referred to as tourists or visitors‚ during their visit to these destinations and the facilities and services patronized during their stay. Many studies on tourism have been conducted yet there is not one single definition that everyone complies with. The United Nations World Tourism Organization however‚ defines tourism
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Asiatravel.com 1 Table of Contents Section Greetings from Team Cerebration About NUS Business School Cerebration 2009: Our Case Sponsors Cerebration 2009: Strategic Partner SPRING Singapore Cerebration 2009: Competition Structure and Format Cerebration 2009: Targeted Timelines Instructions: Round 1 (Executive Summary) Instructions: Round 2 (Making the Business Plan) Case study: Asiatravel.com Page # 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Asiatravel.com 2 Greetings from Team Cerebration Thank you for
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amount of income to be able to travel a long way. But through the development of technology and means of transportation‚ travel has become an essential need of human society. From airplanes to cars to ships to horses to jumbos‚ each successive means of transport has made the world smaller and more accessible. In fact‚ mass tourism has become one of the most controversial subjects in the world today. Although it possesses several advantages‚ mass tourism might have negative impacts on local culture
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a journey can be called a tourist. Over the decades‚ tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening ?diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. Tourism has become a thriving global industry with the power to shape developing countries in both positive and negative ways. No doubt it has become the fourth largest industry in the global economy. Similarly‚ in developing countries like India tourism has become one of the major sectors of the economy‚ contributing
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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ~ ELIMINATING POVERTY (ST~EP) INTRODUCTION : At the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg‚ South Africa in August 2002‚ the World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ supported by UNCTAD‚ took a global lead in this field‚ launching the concept of ‘Sustainable Tourism as an effective tool for Eliminating Poverty’ (ST~EP)‚ and beginning the process of putting a program in place to implement the concept. This initiative linked the longstanding WTO pursuit of Sustainable
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BTEC National Award (Level 3) in Travel and Tourism Student Name: Teacher: Mrs van Niekerk | Date assignment issued: 21/01/2013 Final Completion Date: 03/05/2013 | Welcome to your third assignment for BTEC Travel and Tourism. In order to make sure that you complete the unit on time and meet all your deadlines‚ you will find that the assignment is broken down into key tasks. Each task
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absolutely a fact that tourism has brought a variety of economic benefits to local communities. First of all‚ it creates employment from local people. According to Duval (2004b‚ 4)‚ Caribbean tourism is on the way of development‚ which accounts for over 15 percent of the region’s occupation and nearly 6 percent of its GDP. It can also be seen that the cost of setting up a new job in tourism sector is less than one-fifth of the one in the manufacturing field. Moreover‚ international tourism is also a directly
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