Journal of Economic Practices and Theories‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 1‚ 2012 (January)‚ e-ISSN 2247 – 7225 www.ijept.org Current and Future Trends in Tourism and Hospitality. The Case of Greece by Soultana (Tania) Kapiki Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki tkapiki@tour.teithe.gr Abstract. This paper identifies some of the current and future trends affecting the tourism and hospitality industry‚ including globalisation‚ guests’ safety and security‚ the importance of offering outstanding
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From Beatings to Tweets‚ Racism on the Rise in Greece The population of Greece is 11 million. Of this 11 million‚ 1 million are immigrants‚ many of which are illegal. There has been a recent uprising of violent attacks of racism due to the increasing number of immigrants in Greece. A party known as the “Golden Dawn” has been behind many of these attacks. They were also said to be behind a tweet prejudicially referring to the African immigrants of Greece. Forwarding this tweet‚ triple
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More than 90 percent of American adults own a mobile phone‚ and more than half of the devices are smartphones. But “smartphone” is a misnomer. They are personal computers that happen to include a phone function‚ and like any computer they can store or wirelessly retrieve enormous amounts of personal information: emails‚ photos and videos; document files; financial and medical records; and virtually everywhere a person has been. On Tuesday‚ the Supreme Court will consider whether law enforcement
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Global trends in tourism — Breaking the billion barrier Vanitha Srinivasan Threats of terrorism‚ pandemic outbreaks‚ natural calamities and‚ finally‚ pesky security checks notwithstanding‚ the international tourism industry is booming. Tourism has become a key economic driver globally‚ and is one of the main sources of income for many developing countries today. International tourism receipts totaled $682 billion in 2005 while arrivals‚ at 842 million in 2006‚ registered a five-fold growth over
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Are the trends in Heritage tourism having an effect on world Heritage sites? | | Abstract Using in depth secondary research this paper aims to examine the impacts of heritage tourism to various heritage sites in terms of potential threats and opportunities associated with tourism development and growth. In addition there will be an analysing of the research methodologies used in order to identify theoretical framework surrounding area of study to clarify the outcomes of results. With effective
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New Trends In Tourism Consumption Submitted by Author –Namrata Mandwale Co-Author – Archana Gaur Introduction - Tourism industry is very old industry in the world and plays major role to increase revenues of country. Economy of some countries largely depends on tourism. Along with being significant contributor to GDP and foreign exchange‚ tourism also
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Introduction As per UNWTO (United Nations World tourism organization) the word “tourism”‚ is described as follows: "Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes." When considering the history of tourism‚ it can be seen as an activity which the affluent took part in. The word tourist was used by 1772 and tourism by 1811. The Grand Tour for example was an activity
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Running head: CURRENT TRENDS IN EDUCATION Current Trends in Education Current Trends in Education The trends in human resource management and its implications for education are altering. Several trends are innovative and are a result of the economy‚ while others are escalating as a result of new regulations‚ new types of degrees and education‚ and the type of people employed. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of several of these current trends. The trends that seems the
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Current Communications Trends in Business Kevin Lewis MGT 350 October 18‚ 2012 Professor Traci Herrera Introduction In the times we live in‚ communication and the technology that allows us to communicate have seen major advancements. I can remember being in college and having to actually leave my dorm room to make that track to a relatively unknown territory called the library. I left college and joined the military in 1991. During my entire time in the military‚ I can recall using a
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Current Events Directions: Use the internet to find an article discussing the recent embargo President Obama lifted with Cuba. After reading the story complete the form below. Save and turn in. Article Review Form Name _ Isis Wilson ____ date_ 1/16/2015 _ class period _ 2nd _ Title of the article: ____Us loosens embargo on Cuba‚ making trade and travel easier________________ Author ____Bradley Klapper and Michael Weissenstein_______ Date _Jan
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