E-Commerce and Travel/Tourism Issues and Challenges Hannes Werthner EC3 – E-Commerce Competence Center‚ Vienna IFITT Context • Globalization (alliances - mergers) and differentiation complexity • Convergence (also industries) and „cross overs“ • Information economy – importance of digital products and information as integral partof economic activities (Bell 1973‚ Tapscott 1998) • Network economy – growing interdependencies among (economic) actors with network e ffects (Kelly 1999)
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01.02 Travel Journal 1. What do you already know‚ or think you know‚ about Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam? Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam are the world’s three major monotheistic religions.(common roots) 2. In what parts of the world are Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam dominant today? Christianity dominants mostly North and South America‚ Europe‚ Sub-Saharan Africa‚ and Australia. Judaism dominants mostly Israel and North America Islam dominants mostly North Africa‚ Western and Central
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The Travels of Marco Polo My ignorance and general distaste for history are likely to blame‚ but I‚ for one‚ was surprised to learn that Marco Polo is an actual person. Of course‚ I figured there was some significance to the phrase beyond its use as a swimming pool game‚ where a blindfolded individual closes their eyes‚ calls out‚ “Marco‚” and tries to tag other players by tracking down their mandatory responses of‚ “Polo.” That the significance was a name‚ however‚ surprised me indeed. I would
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Andrew Barraj February 27‚ 2013 Representing Islam Paper One Professor Bahoora Flaubert’s Travels in Egypt Although the Orient had a lot to offer‚ Flaubert seemed to only recognize one major theme‚ sex. Europe was not nearly as grotesque as Flaubert suggests about the orient‚ but Egypt definitely had a lot more to offer. As we read Flaubert’ writings to himself‚ family and friends‚ sex is always incorporated in one-way or another. As written in Orientalism‚ by Edward Said‚ Flaubert says
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In “The Odyssey‚” a variety of character archetypes weave through the narrative‚ shaping the journey of the hero‚ Odysseus. One of the characters who both follows and subverts her archetype is Eurykleia‚ the maid servant of Odysseus in his house and was also a nursing servant who took care of Odysseus and his son Telemachus‚ who has waited for Odysseus to come home for 20 years after taking care of his son Telemachus and being loyal in his service. Though she is associated with The Loyal Companion
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Risks of Budget Travel A well-known song expresses many travel-dreamers’ complaints‚ “I want to travel to Guilin‚ but when I have the money‚ I don’t have the time; I want to travel to Guilin‚ but when I have the time‚ I don’t have the money.” Travel requires time and expenditure on traffic‚ accommodation‚ food‚ scenic spot tickets‚ and so on. People’s obsession with travel bears a new travel form-- budget travel. The first website about budget
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Marketing in Travel and Tourism July Assignment Andreea Florina Tancau ID: 11727 Table of Contents Trailfinders – introduction 2 Task 1 2 A 2 B 4 C 4 Task 2 5 A 5 B 5 C 6 Task 3 6 A 6 B 7 Task 4 7 A 7 Fig 4.1 Integrated marketing communication 8 B 9 References 10 Trailfinders – introduction Trailfinders is a tourism agency‚ founded by Mike Gooley‚ a former SAS officer. It dates from 1970. At the beginning‚ the company had four employees but because of a successful
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all of you said that you planned to travel someday. So‚ why not do it sooner than later? One of the reasons for not traveling that many of you put is not having time because of school or work. Also‚ one of your major concerns is budgeting. Between budgets and busy schedules‚ it is not always easy to set aside time and plan a getaway. PROPOSITON Getting away‚ even for a short period‚ can do wonders for your well being‚ so you really cannot afford to not travel. BODY (TRANSITION: First‚ I will
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A travel agency is a retail business that sells travel related products and services to customers on behalf of suppliers such as airlines‚ car rentals‚ cruise lines‚ hotels‚ railways‚ sightseeing tours and package holidays that combine several products. In addition to dealing with ordinary tourists most travel agencies have a separate department devoted to making travel arrangements for business travelers and some travel agencies specialize in commercial and business travel only. There are also travel
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1. The Travel Market can be segmented into 3 segments: Luxury travellers‚ Adventurers and Budget travellers. These segments are identified by demographics like age and income‚ psychological factors like personality‚ and benefits sought like needs and product features. Luxury travellers are usually older or middle-aged consumers who are already financially prosperous and look for relaxation and rejuvenation from their stressful positions. They can also be retirees. Luxury travellers will be willing
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