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
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Introduction Tourism‚ in particular mass tourism‚ is frequently described as a phenomenon of modern society (Sharpley‚ 1994). It is modern society‚ through the development of fast‚ efficient and economical forms of mass transport‚ increasingly high levels of disposable income and the provision of socially-sanctioned free time that has provided the means and the opportunity for people to participate in tourism. Additionally‚ modern society is a major factor in tourist motivation. Whether to
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Contents: · Tourism and Climate Change - International - June 2012 - Introduction [Report Section] · Tourism and Climate Change - International - June 2012 - Data Sources [Report Section] · Tourism and Climate Change - International - June 2012 - Overview [Report Section] · Tourism and Climate Change - International - June 2012 - The Impact of Tourism on Climate Change [Report Section] · Tourism and Climate Change - International - June 2012 - The Impact of Climate Change on Tourism [Report Section]
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CULTURAL TOURISM First of all‚ it is important to define cultural tourism as the basis around which the whole research is formulated. It is important to highlight the fact that the experts do not agree on a universal definition because of the wide range of activities it covers. Over the years‚ the definition of this type of tourism has suffer some changes depending on the field of study and one of the most popular definitions is the one stated by Richards (2001‚ p.37) in which the concept of
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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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....... 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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What is Tourism? Tourism involves the short term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work. It also involves the activities of people‚ referred to as tourists or visitors‚ during their visit to these destinations and the facilities and services patronized during their stay. Many studies on tourism have been conducted yet there is not one single definition that everyone complies with. The United Nations World Tourism Organization however‚ defines tourism
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Tourism in Egypt: How Do British Tourists Perceive The Local Problems In The Industry? Research Proposal – Research Methods 2 By: Miglena Lozancheva 2011 1/13/2011 CONTENTS Introduction ..............................................................................................................................3 Research Background ...............................................................................................................3 Research Aim .................
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About Rural Tourism Villages are abundant in refreshing greenery‚ openness‚ fresh natural airs‚ pastoral beauty‚ and touching and winsome rustic simplicity. Far away from the hustle and bustle of congested cities’ life‚ and polluted air & ambience‚ villages offer fresh comforting breezes‚ lavish openness‚ and pleasant & soothing solitude. Thus‚ the village tourism is an expedient means of spending your holidays peacefully‚ in solitude‚ or in interacting with candid villagers. ‘Rural Tourism’ covers
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absolutely a fact that tourism has brought a variety of economic benefits to local communities. First of all‚ it creates employment from local people. According to Duval (2004b‚ 4)‚ Caribbean tourism is on the way of development‚ which accounts for over 15 percent of the region’s occupation and nearly 6 percent of its GDP. It can also be seen that the cost of setting up a new job in tourism sector is less than one-fifth of the one in the manufacturing field. Moreover‚ international tourism is also a directly
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