CULTURAL TOURISM First of all‚ it is important to define cultural tourism as the basis around which the whole research is formulated. It is important to highlight the fact that the experts do not agree on a universal definition because of the wide range of activities it covers. Over the years‚ the definition of this type of tourism has suffer some changes depending on the field of study and one of the most popular definitions is the one stated by Richards (2001‚ p.37) in which the concept of
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PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF CULTURAL TOURISM IN KERALA INTRODUCTION Tourism is an economic activity of global importance. It is the temporary movement of people from one place to another mainly for pleasure. It is a rapidly growing industry which provides employment opportunities to millions of people‚ generates foreign exchange and promotes balanced regional development and revives the art and culture. It is one of the biggest industries in the world. Tourism is not a single industry‚ but
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Socio-cultural assessment is realising and understanding the way a child responds to challenges and change. Their responses and perceptions are based on the world in which they live. Their understanding of the world comes from the values and beliefs of the adults‚ community‚ socio-economic status‚ education and culture that surround them. (Mooney‚ 2000). When making an assessment on an individual child it is necessary to consider the background and culture in which they exist. Berger (2005)‚ states
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A socio cultural environment is a sum of practices‚ customs‚ attitudes‚ beliefs and behaviors that occur within population. It is influenced by cultural norms‚ demographic information and religious information. International organizations often do an inspection of a socio cultural environment before entering target market‚ because it helps the company to modify products and services appropriately. There are a lot of details that are important to understand‚ in order to do business in Venezuela and
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Table of contents I THE ROLE OF LAKE MALAWI NATIONAL PARK FOR ECOLOGY‚ HEALTH AND TOURISM. Author: Mentor: Tsalayekha Kazembe -Mapapa Mrs. Astrid Rössler Submitted on: 19.04.2011 Klessheim: April 2011 Table of contents II Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................... II PREFACE .........................................................................
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* Politic and Tourism 3 * Economic Development 5 * Conclusion 6 * References Myanmar Tourism Industry and Socio-economic changes http://www.vidhaven.com/shwedagon-pagoda-spectacular-temple-in-myanmar/ Introduction Tourism industry is the fastest growing sectors and can support the government in an economy. The politics of the country is very relative to the development of tourism and It brings both positive and negative effects to the host
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Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India. It is situated in Sawai Madhopurdistrict of southeastern Rajasthan‚ about 110 km north east of Kota and 130 km south east of Jaipur‚ which is also the nearest airport. The nearest town and railway station is at Sawai Madhopur‚ about 11 km away; Kota is another convenient station as many trains stop there. RIDCOR operates a mega highway between Kota and Ranthambhore. Ranthambhore was established as the
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Socio-cultural The demographic trend is going to the younger generation. For the past years‚ Elorde Boxing Gym was only visited by people who earn money or adults but recently‚ the young genration is starting to dominate the Elorde Boxing Gym. The rise of Manny Pacquiao helped the gym attract more customers especially the young generation. The emergence of Filipino Boxing helped the Elorde Boxing gym attract customers. People especially the youth look up to Manny pacquiao‚ Nonito Donaire‚ Brian
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THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TOURISM on the ECOLOGY of JAMAICA by Elaina Kozyr BLPR 101.51 Introduction Tourism and the environment have a very complex and interdependent relationship. Today‚ tourism is one of the largest industries in today’s world economy and is a great source of foreign exchange for many developing countries‚ whose major assets are their natural resources.1 At the same time‚ it is the environmental quality of a place that will determine the success of the tourism
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Sustainable tourism is an industry that attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture while helping to generate income‚ employment‚ and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive. Meaning‚ sustainable tourism activities have minimal impact on the environment and culture of the host community. It aims to meet the needs of the present tourists and host communities whilst protecting and enhancing needs in the
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