2.0 Findings and Discussion 2.1 Definition The International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates defines tourism as the activities of persons travelling to and staying 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 and also refers to the sector of the national economy with complex functions that unites a number of goods and services‚ offer
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Sex Tourism in Thailand As we enter a new millennium the post-colonial nations in the world are still searching for ways to compete in an increasingly globalized‚ consumption driven economic environment. Many developing countries have speculated that Tourism is an effective catalyst for development as well as increased international understanding. Thailand‚ who has embraced tourism as the key to its modernization strategy‚ has been hailed by many as a paradigm for success. Over the past twenty
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Close analysis of case study shows that environmental impacts as well as sociocultural effects have prevented the economic benefits that local communities have received. It is 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
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10c) Examine how tourism has had social and economic impact on one country. Case study of a national tourist industry Vietnam is located in south east Asia. It has land borders with China‚ Laos and Cambodia. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi‚ but its principal city is Ho Chi Mich City (formerly Saigon). Vietnam is the 13th most populated country in the world with over 90 million citizens. In 2008 its GDP was $241 billion and its GDP per capita of $2‚800. It is one of the fastest growing economies
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Cultural Differences in Business What is culture? Culture is a shared system of symbols‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ expectations and behavior norms. It is learned by instruction or observing someone else. Prior to visiting another country where the culture is more than likely different from what you are accustomed to‚ it is imperative to conduct research. Knowing how to greet someone properly in their native language is a good start. The primary language spoken in Thailand is Thai. Chinese
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Assignment Title: Tourism Impacts on New Cruise Terminal at Kai Tak TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Background 3. Analysis 4. Conclusion 5. References Introduction Hong Kong in Chinese literally translates into “Fragrant Harbour”. Victoria Harbour is the heart and soul of Hong Kong‚ which is famous as being one of the world’s greatest commercial and trading centres. Its natural harbour is capable to support even the largest ships because of its natural depth
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Tourism can generate large amount of revenues and provide job opportunities globally. Tourism is often treated as means to develop the country and to make the country known worldwide. This leads to the construction of infrastructure and facilities which are placed in locations which has the tendency to generate revenue in conjunction to tourism. However‚ the environment‚ economy and socio-culture suffers from the acts of tourism due to the activities carried out by tourist‚ thus creating negative
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Index Contents Introduction 3 The Onion model and the Value Profile of Thailand 5 Case 1 “Khatoey” 8 Case 2 Muslim Thais 13 Case 3 Illegal immigrants 17 Case 4 “Hi-So” 22 Conclusion 27 Evaluation 28 Introduction In this report we are going to analyze Thailand‚ officially‚ the “Kingdom of Thailand”. It is located in Southeast Asia‚ bordering to the north Laos and Burma (Myanmar)‚ to the east Cambodia and to the southMalaysia (Encyclopedia.Thailandhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thailand
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INDIVIDUAL ESSAY Essay Title: Cultural tourism festivals and events in Nigeria Name: Deborah Vincentsdaughter TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents INTRODUCTION 3 Cultural tourism 3 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 Festivals and events 4 Cultural festivals in Nigeria 5 Festivals and impacts 6 Igue festival 6 New yam Festival (Iri ji Ohuru/iwa ji 7 Gbagyi Gbodogun 8 CRITICAL ANALYSIS 11 CONCLUSION 11 REFERENCES 12 INTRODUCTION Tourism generally has to do a lot with social activities
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2012 Summary: Cultural Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management This book seeks to provide the reader or tourist with insights on how the two worlds‚ tourism and cultural heritage management intersect‚ but also how they conflict in that they represent opposite sides of cultural tourism itself. The book outlines for the reader that while tourism professionals evaluate the potential for profit‚ cultural management professionals evaluate the same assets for their value. Tourism represents the
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