and Communication‚ University of the Aegean‚ mkon@env.aegean.gr 1 1. Introduction. Tourism in general Tourism in the post-war period is one of the more dynamic and developing sectors of the world’s economy. It possesses worldwide the fourth place between the most important industries of export of goods and services. This is the main reason why many times tourism is characterized as an "industry". Tourism as an industry has one basic characteristic that makes the difference with all other industries:
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traveller and a tourist? Well‚ the easy distinction often made concerns what kind of trip people are on. To put it simply‚ someone visiting other countries with a backpack and roaming from place to place without a fixed itinerary is often regarded‚ especially by themselves‚ as a ‘traveller’. Someone on holiday‚ especially someone on a package holiday for one or two weeks‚ is generally regarded as a ‘tourist’. According to this distinction‚ the traveller gains an understanding of the place as it really
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Tourist motivation is the reason why a tourist will make the decision to choose one destination over another and the attributes that governs that behavior. This is important to the tourist professional for a number of reasons. The tourist professional must have an understanding of what drives the tourist to initiate the vacation and then match a destination that fits with the tourist’s travel motives. A good fit may ensure that the guest will enjoy the vacation and either come back year after year
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Be fair to tourists‚ Tourism Fiji urges Tuesday‚ October 06‚ 2009 TOURISM Fiji is pleading with shop owners and traders to be responsible and not exploit tourists by selling them faulty goods. Chairman Patrick Wong said the shopping experience was an important part of any tourists’ holidays. Reacting to claims made by an Australian couple that they were cheated when buying a tanoa in Nadi‚ Mr Wong said it was important that the sellers meet the demands of any buyer. The couple paid $200 for
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TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION VERSUS SUCCESSFUL DESTINATIONS CASE STUDY: LANGKAWI ISLAND Jamil Jusoh & Badaruddin Mohamed School of Rousing‚ Building & Planning Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ 11800 Penang‚ Malaysia. ABSTRACT Malaysian government has been spending more than US86 million from its annual budget every year for tourism promotion. Since tourism has been identified as the second most important sector of the economy after manufacturing‚ nearly 30% of the budget allocation is channeled towards
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Unit 39: Tourists Destinations Unit code: K/601/1748 QCF Level: 4 ------------------------------------------------- student ------------------------------------------------- student Content Page Content Page Contents Page Number 1. Introduction 3 2. Definition (Tourism receivers‚ Tourism Generators) 3 3. Tourism Receivers Statistic 4 4. Tourism Receivers Analysis 5‚6‚7‚8&9 5. Tourism Generators Statistic 9‚10&11 6. International
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Tourist Spots in Philippines Photos and Images Explore the Philippines. Take a peek at Filipinos’ history and culture mirrored by century-old churches‚ ancient forts and modern museums. See the best of nature in our white-sand beaches and three-layered virgin forests. Discover the Philippine islands. Blessed with an extensive coastline‚ the Philippines is ringed with unspoiled beaches and first-class resort facilities. Its deep-blue‚ crystal-clear waters offer about 40‚000 square kilometers
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I’m suppose to be giving a short speach about the places of interest in Penang Island.Please help to correct any mistakes or give any of your ideas to make this more interesting . There are many interesting places in Penang Island.My family and I visited several of the interesting places there during the last school holidays.First we went to the Gurney Drive.The Gurney Drive is most famous for its hawker stalls offering a mouth-watering varieties of Penang specialties such as hokkien mee‚ asam
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The Tourist Trap You are a veteran in a medium-sized police department‚ with the rank of major‚ and are often asked to consult with and assist in writing grants for smaller police agencies that are experiencing problems. The City of White Springs is a rural community of about 3‚000 year-round residents. However‚ given that it is both a prime skiing and shopping location‚ during the summertime and Christmas holidays‚ the tourist population will easily double that number on any given day. Normally
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Tourist Motivation Introduction: Nowadays‚ many destinations try to attract more international tourists and take advantage in tourism industry. Therefore‚ many researchers conduct a lot of reach to explore tourists’ behavior. Tourists’ motivation is one of the most popular reach topics to identify the behavior of the tourists. Although motivation is only one variable explaining tourist behavior‚ it is regarded as one of the most important variables because it is a force behind all behavior
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