Tourism is a social‚ cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business / professional purposes. History has taught us that people travel and engage in tourism activities in increasing numbers when several basic conditions can be met. Before people can experience tourism they usually need at least:- 1. disposable income‚ ie. money to spend on non-essentials 2. leisure time 3. tourism
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BSHRM2y1-2 1.1Tourism as an academic field of study a.) Obstacles development: The emergence of tourism as a legitimate area of investigation within the university sector is a recent and ongoing development‚ and one that has encountered many obstacles. 1.2Tourism as an academic field of study >Tourism perceived as a trivial activity >Large-scale tourism as a recent activity >Tourism perceived as a vocational field of study >Lack of clear definitions and reliable data >Lack of indigenous
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What is Tourism? Tourism includes several social practices. All these have the small common characteristic that they are different and they are a ’departure ’ from normal life. These characteristics help us to define tourism‚ which according to the W.T.O (World Trade Organization) is the movement of people away from their normal routine of residence and work for a period of not less than 24 hours and not more than 1 year. Tourism is a free time activity because it gets along with its opposite
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A. ROAD TRANSPORT- dominated by motor cars and coaches that provides door- to- door flexibility‚ gives view of the landscape and a means of transporting recreational equipment. B. RAIL TRANSPORT- provides examples of the specific development of a country. It competes with road transport in terms of time and distance- from city center to city center. C. AIR TRANSPORT- their main market is the visitors who give utmost importance to speed and range. This is available in scheduled and chartered
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Recently‚ Indian government adopted a multi-pronged approach for promotion of tourism‚ which includes new mechanism for speedy implementation of tourism projects‚ development of integrated tourism circuits and rural destinations‚ special capacity building in the unorganized hospitality sector and new marketing strategy. A nation wide campaign‚ for creating awareness about the effects of tourism and preservation of our rich heritage & culture‚ cleanliness and warm hospitality through a process
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: Paul Stolk Today‚ increase in the discretionary leisure time and disposable income of the society has undoubtedly created tourism boom in many countries. As soon as tourism industry is measured as a fundamental factor in improving the economy‚ local governments and other corporations in a destination have shifted their focus towards creation of more tourism attractions in order to compete with related destinations on targeted markets. In the olden days‚ people who travelled with the leisure
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Chhattisgarh Tourism Board appoints 20:20 MSL as strategic communications partner By Supreeth Sudhakaran on Oct 19‚ 2011 filed under Advertising‚ India A nationwide engagement campaign will be spearheaded by 20:20 MSL’s Noida office inShare Comment Now [pic] 20:20 MSL has been appointed by Chhattisgarh Tourism Board as its strategic communications partner in India. The agency will work with Chhattisgarh Tourism Board to build awareness of the region as a key Indian tourist
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www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ pp. 360–377‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/01/$20.00 PII: S0160-7383(00)00051-7 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOURISM A Review of Research Approaches Karin Weber La Trobe University‚ Australia Abstract: A review of the existing literature on adventure tourism reveals that research on this subject has so far focused mainly on preconceived notions of scholars and
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Issues in the Tourism Industry - Assignment Mark Sheet Name: Muhammad Rizwan Javed CTH number: 35312 Task Activity No. of Internal Marking CTH Marks Moderated Allocated / Final Mark First Internal Agreed marker Moderator/ Mark Second Marker Task 1: Critically evaluates trends in areas of urban and cultural tourism Secondary
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If Africa is to be successful in competing in the international tourism market‚ standards of excellence must be introduced. In order for Africa to facilitate progress in implementing good tourism development there are key issues facing the continent that need to be addressed. These issues are; Comprehensive government policies for tourism‚ Public health and safety‚ Capacity building‚ Infrastructure‚ Environmental mitigation and protection. State capacity-building is a critical aspect of
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