Marine Park Visitor and Willingness-to-Pay Survey Contents Introduction and Aims Summary Methods 1. Survey Results 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. 1.7. Respondent profile Places visited and activities undertaken Interest in alterative activities Diver experience and dive operators Rating of quality and health of reefs in TSMP Additional comments Willingness-to-pay 2 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 15 17 20 21 2. Discussion and conclusions regarding entry and diving fee Annex 1. Letter to tour operators
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want to go the way of Boracay. We want to do things right‚ and protect the environment.” So‚ come to “unspoiled Antique‚” with its mountains‚ greenery all around‚ beaches‚ dive sites acclaimed by foreign divers‚ falls‚ marine life‚ aquasports‚ clean rivers‚ bat and fish sanctuaries‚ corals‚ terradventures; and succulent‚ mouth-watering seafood. The provincial governor is Exequiel Javier‚ brother of the iconic Evelio Javier‚ whose assassination in February 1986 was one of the powderkegs of Edsa
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pollution because of tourism Tourism can cause the same forms of pollution as any other industry: air emissions‚ noise‚ solid waste and littering‚ releases of sewage‚ oil and chemicals‚ even architectural/visual pollution. Air pollution and noise Transport by air‚ road‚ and rail is continuously increasing in response to the rising numbe reported that the number of international air passengers worldwide rose from 88 million in 1972 to 344 million in 1994. One consequence of this increase in air
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Mrs. M Jooste Account Manager Brusselselaan 2 2587 AH The Hague The Netherlands Dear Mrs. Jooste‚ Deep Sea Diving Adventures Management namely‚ Thijs van Schijndel‚ Roger Langmann and Moritz von Kummer as well as the silent partner (former navy diver and co-founder of "Underwater Times") would like to follow up on previous conversations and meetings regarding the Deep Sea Diving Adventures business idea at Australia’s Gold Coast. DSDA Management is glad to present the business proposition for
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swimming beneath the ocean’s surface‚ from beginners who have never been scuba diving to the well experienced diver. You will find there is an abundance of places that are
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water activities. I grew up in the coast of my country and have always been exposed to islands and water sports. Fiji is known for been one the most wonderful places for scuba diving and snorkeling as well a vast natural resources. I am PADI licensed diver and while taking some of my courses my colleagues always talked about the wonderful experiences they had in
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Graduate School of Business Assumption University TR 6201: Thailand Tourism Product Marketing the Tourism Products in Thailand’s Southern Region ANDREW AMONE BAGUMA 551-9305 MONTHANA NUANIMTAVORN 551-9310 NAWALUCK KHUNAVUTHI 551-9304 PORNCHANOK CHALERMCHAICHAN 551-9307 Submitted to: Dr. Ruangyot Sanposh Date: December 2nd 2012. Abstract Thailand’s Southern Region is one of its five major regions
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fishing is used to capture fish and invertebrates‚ but is damaging to many corals and juvenile reef species. This practice is becoming much more common in the Philippines‚ which was the first country to use the cyanide technique‚ where much of the reefs are destroyed from harvesting corals and cyanide fishing. Over three thousand tropical fishermen in the Philippines expose miles of coral reefs to cyanide‚ killing the coral polyps and bleaching the reef. Until strict regulations are put in place to
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breathing apparatus”‚ allows divers to dive deeper and stay submerged longer.” (Bantin) Scuba comes a long way from other forms of diving by using an air tank and regulator. This is what allows them to stay under longer and dive deeper. Scuba originally began with military and commercial applications‚ where it is still used today. But now‚ by far the largest group of divers is “Recreational Divers”. “These dives are practiced at depths of less than 130 feet‚ from these depths; divers can make a straight ascent
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industry‚ tourism has its downside. Negative effects caused by tourism industry can be very costly to the country and its population. For the island of Jamaica as well as other islands‚ the effects include pollution animal and plant extinction‚ coral
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