Tourism Management 31 (2010) 1–12 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tourism Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman Progress in Tourism Management A review of innovation research in tourism Anne-Mette Hjalager University of Southern Denmark‚ Niels Bohrsvej 9-10‚ DK-6700 Esbjerg‚ Denmark article info abstract Article history: Received 27 January 2009 Accepted 31 August 2009 Over the past two decades‚ there has been increasing focus on the topic
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Chapter 1 Objective: Tourism is a highly dynamic industry. Yet in spite of this‚ very little is understood and appreciated on how tourism can actually contribute to the social growth of any tourist destination. This chapter would provide the basic concepts of tourism. Tourism as defined by WTO (World Tourism Organization)‚ is the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes
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Table of Contents Introduction 1 Types of Tourism 1 Tourism Industry 2 Management 2 Planning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Leading…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….….3 Organizing ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…...3 Controlling……..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Other Aspect ………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………........4 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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"traveler" in the United States‚ and "traveller" in the United Kingdom. Purpose and motivation Reasons for traveling include recreation‚ tourism or vacationing‚ research travel for the gathering of information‚ for holiday to visit people‚ volunteer travel for charity‚ migration to begin life somewhere else‚ religious pilgrimages and mission trips‚ business travel‚ trade‚ commuting‚ and other reasons‚ such as to obtain health care or fleeing war. Travel may occur by human-powered transport such
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MYANMAR(BURMA) Introduction Myanmar well known us Burma. Myanmar sits at the crossroads of Asia’s great civilisations of India and China‚ and looks out onto the vast Indian Ocean next to Thailand. One of South East Asia’s largest and most diverse countries‚ Myanmar stretches from the sparkling islands of the Andaman Sea in the south right up into the Eastern Himalayan mountain range. To this day Myanmar remains one of the most mysterious and undiscovered destinations in the world. A land of
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....... 2 History of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in Tourism Industry: ................................................................................................................ 2 Definition of e-tourism (Electronic Tourism):...................................................... 4 Relationship between ICT and E- Commerce (Electronic commerce) ................ 4 Relationship between Tourism and ICTs: ............................................................ 5 Advantages
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RESEARCH QUESTION 3 INTRODUCTION 3 Client Briefing: Tourism Board of Haiti 3 Background: 4 The Management Research Aim: 5 Research Objectives: 5 RESEARCH DESIGN & METHODOLOGY 6 Research Approach and Methods 6 Data Collection 7 DATA ANALYSIS & FINDINGS 8 Key indicators of Haiti Tourism Sector 8 Table 1: 10 Strategic Branding Destination Model: Success Drivers 13 Figure 1: 14 Data Analysis and Findings from Taiwan Case Study 15 Data Analysis and Findings from MALDIVES
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Introduction Spa development in Tourism Industry Tourism as a tertiary economic activity gives more and more possibilities for countries to compete with each other in various tourist products and destination. New forms of travel‚ new tourist products and tourist destinations are the new facts of contemporary global tourism industry. Among the attractive tourist destination‚ spas get great significance and development of spa and wellness tourism is becoming an imperative for many countries that
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dissertation topics 1. Tourism as a development strategy in micro regions‚ demonstrating it by a few specific examples. 2. The role of strategic and operative tourism programs and their contribution to the development of tourism in the regions. 3. The role of Tourism Marketing Boards in the development of regional offers – thematic tours‚ etc. 4. Changes in the scale of values among the inhabitants of those settlements where they make their living from tourism. (Survey of literature and
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International business school | Economics of Tourism | Research Work | | Hassan Rafique | 11/30/2011 | An insight to the economic potential of Pakistan in terms of tourism | Table of Contents A General Abstract…………………………………………………….. 3 Heritage Tourism………………………………………………………. 4 Religious/ Spiritual or Pilgrimage Tourism………………………….. 4 Cultural Tourism……………………………………………………….. 4 Adventure or Eco Tourism……………………………………………. 4 Wildlife Tourism………………………………………………………… 5 Sports Tourism…………………………………………………………
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