The Travels of Sir John Mandeville was written in approximately 1357 and is an account of Sir John Mandeville’s 30-year odyssey throughout Europe‚ North Africa‚ the Far East‚ and Arabia. The Travels was originally written in French and because of its immense popularity was translated into all major European languages‚ of which three hundred survive today. The Travels became a major source for geographical information for the next two centuries. Two notable historical figures that relied upon
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Supply Chain in the Travel Industry The travel industry is an industry that is in constant change. It is the type of industry that must change with the times‚ including how it conducts business‚ how it sells its products and services‚ and how each link of their supply chain works and connects with the rest of the chain. While each brick and mortar location and travel website are similar to their counter parts‚ each one has a varying supply chain they use in order to get their product and services
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01 December 2011 Gulliver’s Travels and Historical England Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a famous‚ classic novel that satirized many aspects of government‚ religion and human nature. Written in the eighteenth century‚ this three-hundred-year-old novel remains well known today because of its timeless criticism that can still be applied to contemporary politics and religious faiths. In eighteenth century England‚ the home of both Swift and his character Lemuel Gulliver‚ the ruling constitutional
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Sales & Distribution Starting around 1996‚ tremendous changes in trends have begun. With the utilization of internet; the understanding of travel agencies has been changed. Changes and transforms in the structure of the tourism industry distribution system significantly affect the choices available to the consumer. The way to distribute travel packages have been shifted from physical to online‚ as well when customers became more aware of the internet usage and started trusting on websites‚ customer
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reasonable person to rethink his position on the matter of‚ privately funded civilian space travel. All this is now possible because a few people who shared a common goal gathered together and decided to further their cause for the benefit of all mankind. "The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1994 as an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring private‚ entrepreneurial advancements in space travel"‚ and the sole purpose of its founders was ‚ "to realize the dream of spaceflight for
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Unit 4- P3 Knowing the customer service skills required to meet customer needs in travel and tourism contexts. Communication skills is important an important part of the travel and tourism industry. It is important to use the appropriate methods of communication for a given situation. Communication takes place face-to-face‚ by telephone‚ in writing electronically (e-mail and fax). Face to face is dealing directly with customers either face to face‚ individually or in a group situation. Dealing
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Travels of a t-shirt in a global economy In her book‚ The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy‚ Pietra Rivoli takes on the intricacies and complexities of trade and globalization through following the path of a T-Shirt she purchased from Walgreens for $5.99. It is a very informative book and her writing is such that the reader is left feeling both well informed on the issues discussed‚ as well as entertained. Rivoli breaks up the book into 4 sections. In Part I‚ “King Cotton‚” we are brought
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Gulliver’s Travels: An Altered Perspective Jonathan Swift’s ultimate satirical masterpiece‚ Gulliver’s Travels‚ scrutinizes human nature through a misanthropic eye. More directly‚ it examines the bastardization English society underwent. The brilliant tale depicts the journey of Lemuel Gulliver‚ an Englishman‚ and his distorted encounters. Examining the prominent political and social conflicts of England in the eighteenth century‚ Swift’s critical work causes much controversy. Gulliver’s
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MOTIVATION AND SATISFACTION OF SENIOR TOURISTS FOR TRAVELING OVERSEAS I Gusti Bagus‚ Rai Utama Postgraduate Student (P.hD in Tourism)‚ Udayana University and Lecturer of Economy and Humanities Department Dhyana Pura University‚ Bali ABSTRACT Senior tourist is potential‚ this is due to the improvement quality of life‚ and the quality of medical technology‚ increasing of income‚ and other factors that impact to human life expectancy is getting longer. The study is related to senior
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Durning this summer my parents and I decided to have a tour to travel around America. At the start of July a excited morning I woke up by myself and turn off the alarm i seted up last night. After we all been prepared my dad drave to the hotel where the trip will come. We had a little nice breakfast at hotel’s restaurant while we were enjoy the breakfast we heard a horn of bus that indicated that the bus has arrived‚ we qucikly finish the last bite then rushed into the bus. As the bus moved leisurely
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