The Tourism industry is an important industry in Hong Kong. Inbound and outbound tourism is the major income of Hong Kong. According to the result from the Tourism Commission‚ in 2011‚ Hong Kong received a record-high of 42 million visitors from around the world‚ a remarkable increase of 16.4% over 2010. It is also the first time that the number of arrivals surpassed the 40 million mark. The appreciation of most major currencies against Hong Kong dollar and the improving travel sentiment have fueled
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CONTENTS Task One: Reaching the full potential of tourism 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Tourism boom in post war era Need of the hour- enhancing quality of employment Inertia as an impediment Association of MACRO and MESO factors Prospective publications for the article 02 02 02 03 03 04 Task Two: appropriate strategy by harmonizing with ground realities 8 9 Introduction Labour Market below par with demand 05 05 06 07 08 09 10 Inertia as an impediment to expansion 11 Ground realities contradict
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Melaka Tourism Industry Writers Chew Sze-Siong Lecturer Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management University Technology of MARA Melaka Fauzunnasirah Fazil Lecturer Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management University Technology of MARA Melaka ABTRACT Seasonality in tourism demand is common among all sectors which involve in the industry and become a focal issue‚ particularly in the peripheral destinations and areas with four seasons. Seasonality phenomenon in tourism can be
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Market Survey By: Dr C. VETHIrAJAN IMPACT OF TOURISM ON INDIAN ECONOMY Tourism can generate maximum employment opportunity because of a large number of subsidiary industries. September 2008 and a 3.3 per cent growth in passenger traffic through September. The negative trend intensified during 2009‚ exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the AH1N1 influenza virus‚ resulting in a worldwide decline of 4 per cent in 2009 to 880 million international tourist arrivals‚ and an estimated
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAILAND TOURISM INDUSTRY (1487 words) Teacher: Nguyen Tien Dung Student: Trinh Lan Huong Class: 1D-11 Course: EAP Writing Date: May 8‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract……………………………………………………………………………… ii 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………..1 2. Discussion of findings …………………………………………………………...1 2.1. The developmental process of tourism industry in Thailand ……….1 2.2. The reasons for the development of tourism in Thailand ………….....2 3.
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TOURISM IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF GABORONE GAME RESERVE AND STRATEGIES USED TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS WITH THE HELP OF STAKEHOLDERS Gaborone Game Reserve was established in 1988 as a wildlife education centre. Although small‚ at just under 600 hectares‚ it is now the third busiest reserve in the whole of Botswana. The park has network of game viewing roads‚ a visitor’s education centre‚ picnic sites with barbeque stands set among tall trees‚ a ‘hide’ for viewing game around waterhole and a ‘bird
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IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN HOST COMMUNITIES Tourism is one of the most important worldwide activities; it is also of great importance to the socio-economic and cultural development of a country. Tourism is a vital tool for conservation of natural systems‚ contributes to sustainable development of local communities and creating communities about sharing experiences. But if this activity is disorganized‚ uncontrolled and poorly planned can cause damage to both‚ environmental and cultural. People started
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that tourism has a general impact on the destination. Many times it is talked about the economical impact which is mainly considered positive as it creates jobs in that area and brings people to the destination that spend money there etc. The environmental impact is a popular topic as well that is covered continuously in the news mainly by claiming the airplanes for their carbon emissions but also stating the destroying impact of mass tourism because of littering‚ over visitation of natural sights
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the most essential things for tourism to be successful in a particular place is the quality of the environment‚ both natural and man-made. However tourism involves many activities that have a negative effect on the environment. These occur when the level of usage is bigger than the amount of caring for the environment. Uncontrolled tourism is threatening many natural areas around the world. It can put great pressure on an area‚ and lead to negative environmental impacts on air and water quality‚ vegetation
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Overview of the Maldives tourism industry Tourism in the Maldives took off in the early 1970s‚ The beginnings of tourism in the country saw the development of just two islands as resorts in 1972‚ with a capacity of just 280 beds. The supply of tourist accommodation has increased at a very steady rate. This increase was planned to meet the international tourist arrivals to the Maldives and at the end of year 2010 there were 25‚701 beds in the industry. This includes Resorts‚ Marinas‚ Hotels
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