Singapore Business Environmental Analysis Economic Environment The economic trends of a country are very influential over business operations. Singapore’s economy has shown continued resilience against most global crisis‚ and has rebounded with a record 13 percent growth from the recent global economy downturn. This rebound not only showed that the Singapore’s forward-looking and alert damage-control measures are always in place and working‚ it also shows the potential of even bigger growth
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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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Approach The travel and tourism sector creates more jobs per million of investment than any other sector of the economy and is capable of providing employment to a wide spectrum of job seekers from the unskilled to the specialized‚ even in the remote parts of a country. The author in the following report has a brief introduction of tourism and a little bit of the industry. The report also contains what the industry’s growth is and how the visualizes itself in 2020. The Butler’s Life Cycle model
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Environmental Issues in SINGAPORE: AIR POLLUTION In 1984‚ there were health concerns with the great number of pig farms in Singapore. They were deemed to have contributed to the pollution of the country‚ namely to the air. This problem was solved by reducing the number of such farms. 65.8 metric tons (64.8 long tons; 72.5 short tons) of carbon dioxide were emitted in the country in 1996‚ ranking among one of the highest emission levels in the world. Air polluters in Singapore are mostly‚ but
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Impacts of “Commoditization” on Tourism Tourism & Social Policy Impacts of “Commoditization” on Tourism Types of tourism‚ these days‚ seem to be as plentiful as ice cream flavours. Marketing teams have developed “the dream vacation” for just about everyone‚ whether your interests lie in adventure travel‚ cruising‚ or wine tasting‚ your imagination (and perhaps your budget) is pretty much your only limitation. Along side this ever increasing
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15th 1942‚ at the Ford Factory in Singapore‚ is considered to be one of the greatest defeats in history for Britain during World War Two. Due to Singapore’s strategic position‚ the attack had a massive affect on Australia’s immediate security‚ as it was now possible for the Japanese to move down from Singapore into Australia. Also more than 100‚000 troops became prisoners of war‚ affecting many of the family’s back home. The strategic importance of Singapore Singapore was considered the fortress for
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Environmental Impact Analysis Anthony Anderson 3/1/2012 Sanchez and Hudson opened small pediatric office in Riverside‚ California is an example of having a dream come true without planning for the future. The building has become too large for the staffing that the Two Doctors /entruenpuers have been in for five years‚ Records are being lost‚ and waiting rooms packed medical
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influx of immigrant workers and its impact on Singapore Globalisation describes the increased flow of goods‚ services‚ capital‚ labour‚ technology‚ ideas and information across national boundaries. Local‚ national‚ regional and global elements are connected‚ resulting in a cross-influencing and an inter-dependent world. I will be focusing on the aspect of the flow of labour‚ and exploring the impact it has made on Singapore. In light of globalisation‚ Singapore has received an influx of immigrant
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The Negative Impacts of Sex Tourism on Travel Industry and Society Kimberley Look Sao Wai Stephanie Poh Ping Hui University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Abstract Sex tourism has been evolving over the years to become the established and lucrative industry it is in the present day. With over six destinations all over the globe known for their sex activities and services‚ the demand and supply are non-seasonal and not affected by inflations and economic downturns. However
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Impact of Tourism on the Environment (Negril) Negril is situated on the western end of the island of Jamaica. It is known as the 7 mile beach even though it is slightly longer than 6.4 km in length. Negril is also called the tourism capital of Jamaica. Tourism is travel for business‚ leisure or recreational purposes and therefore has many impacts on the environment: as natural habitats both aquatic and terrestrial are being destroyed and damaged when hotels and roads are being built‚ causing pollution
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