By: Anne Vilagut Tourism The French define tourism as "the art to satisfy the most diverse aspirations which invite man to move out of his daily universe." The Webster’s dictionary defines tourism as "the guiding or managing of tourists; the promotion or encouragement of touring: the accommodation of tourists." Both definitions are apt for tourism. The private sector of tourism includes lodging‚ food‚ transportation‚ recreation facilities‚ attractions‚ travel agents‚ and tour operators. These
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Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Home-stay accommodation entrepreneurs Motivation factors Push and pull factors Tourism management Service industry a b s t r a c t Tourism is an important industry for Malaysia‚ and home-stay accommodation businesses play a significant role in aiding the success of the tourism industry. The aim of this paper is to analyse the start-up motivation factors and business challenges for home-stay accommodation businesses. The data
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INTRODUCTION Colonialism is a system in which a state claims sovereignty over territory and people outside its own boundaries; or a system of rule which assumes the right of one people to impose their will upon another. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ rich‚ powerful states‚ including Britain and other European countries‚ owned third world colonies. ‘Third world’ originally referred to countries that did not belong to the democratic‚ industrialized countries of the West (the First
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Gujarat Main article: Tourism in Gujarat [pic] [pic] The Palitana temple complex consists of more than 863 temples located on theShatrunjaya hills‚ exquisitely carved in marble. Gujarat‚ the seventh largest state in India‚ located in the western part of India with a coastline of 1600 km (longest in India). It is the tenth most popular state in the country for tourists with annual footfall of 18.9 million tourists.[8] Gujarat offers scenic beauty from Great Rann of Kutch to the hills of Saputara
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Sport and Adventure Tourism Simon Hudson‚ PhD Editor The Haworth Hospitality Press® An Imprint of The Haworth Press‚ Inc. New York • London • Oxford © 2003 by The Haworth Hospitality Press‚ an imprint of The Haworth Press‚ Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ microfilm‚ and recording‚ or by any information storage and retrieval system‚ without permission in writing from
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By the 1750’s‚ Americans began to query their involvement with the British Empire by establishing their own identity and unity as Americans. The colonist began to see a strong display of British oppression. Taxes and the different Acts‚ such as the Intolerable Acts caused the colonists to believe that it would be better if they were separated from their mother country. Colonists also felt that some of their rights and liberties were being taken away by the British Empire. By the eve of the revolution
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n Colonialism Sociology Presentation Question 7 3/19/2013 By: Ashley Phillips Tutor: Mrs Mascoll “Robbing the infant to feed the mother”. Is this a fair assessment of Colonialism? Meaning of Colonialism; Colonialism is the establishment‚ exploitation‚ maintenance‚ acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another dominion. It is a process whereby the Metropolis (the mother city or parent state of a colony.) claims sovereignty over the colony‚ and the social
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More than three decades after the majority of the African nations declared their independence‚ there remains‚ still‚ no consensus on the legacy of colonialism. With most of Africa still struggling to stand on its own‚ the rattle of debate continues as to what exactly the effects of colonialism were on Africa. Colonialism had torn apart formerly neighborly kingdoms‚ yet it had also created relationships betweens tribes which had not previously existed. It had introduced Africa to the industrial age
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land according to Patrick Wolfe in his research paper entitle Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native (393). Settler colonialism was an uneven battle between the technologically advanced Europeans and the “uncivilized” natives that lived on land wealthy with resources— the natives never stood a chance at standing their ground. It is important to study the period of colonialism in order to understand modern forms of
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HOW TOURISM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIO-CULTURAL CONSERVATION Negative socio-cultural impacts from tourism How tourism can contribute to socio-cultural development Tourism can contribute to positive developments‚ not just negative impacts. It has the potential to promote social development through employment creation‚ income redistribution and poverty alleviation. Other potential positive impacts of tourism include: Tourism as a force for peace Traveling brings people into contact with each other and
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