array of facilities. Airline Code (Transport) The two alphanumeric abbreviation of air carriers used by travel agents and tour operators all over the world. Airport Representative (Tours) An employee of a travel agency‚ tour operator or accommodations establishment who assists arriving guests. Amendment (HRM/Tours) The change of detail(s) on a confirmed reservation. American Breakfast (HRM) a morning meal consisting of fresh fruits or juice‚ cereals‚ coffee or tea‚ eggs with bacon‚ ham
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World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Mário Malý 1.EU/3‚FEŠRR 2012/2013 Contents: 1.About 2.History 3.Members 4.Work of the UNWTO 5.Structure: 5.1.General Assembly 5.2.Regional Commission 5.3.Executive Council 5.4.Committes 5.5.Secretariat 6.Management 7.Funkcion 8. Goals 1.About The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible‚
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Youth Tourism Introduction Young people travel inside the country and abroad on holiday‚ to visit friends‚ to study‚ to understand various cultures as well as for adventure and relaxation. Psychologists look upon youth travel as part of their transition to adulthood. Domestic youth travel is regarded as an extension of the education process familiarizing young people with their country. There is no widely accepted definition of the youth travel market segment. This lack
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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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Introduction Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries and is a major source of income for many countries. Being a people-oriented industry‚ tourism also provides many jobs which have helped revitalise local economies. However‚ like other forms of development‚ tourism can also cause its share of problems‚ such as social dislocation‚ loss of cultural heritage‚ economic dependence and ecological degradation. Learning about the impacts of tourism has led many people to seek more responsible
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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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PBL Individual research Problem Statement: : How does the tourism industry influence the economy of a destination? Date: 10.11.12 Group: 1E Student: Radina Alexandrova Tutor: Jörg Wenzel Define economy. According to” Economics: Principles and Applications” by Robert E. Hall‚ Marc Lieberman economy is a social system that produces‚ distributes‚ and consumes goods and services in a society. The sectors that make up an economy are the primary‚ the secondary‚ and the tertiary. * The primary
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Should countries encourage tourism? Tourism has become one of the most important branches of modern market. With the development of world-wide transport‚ the human need to explore the surrounding world has been finally fulfilled. Nowadays almost everyone can travel abroad and admire all sort of breathtaking sites‚ experience diversity of culture and ways of life. But as every industry‚ tourism has some drawbacks. Most important is the environmental issue. New holiday resorts seem to spring out
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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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Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile‚ pristine‚ and relatively undisturbed natural areas‚ intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveller‚ to provide funds forecological conservation‚ to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities‚ or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered
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