Chapter One 1. Introduction Lumbini‚ the birth place of Lord Buddha‚ is situated about 22 km. from Bhairahawa (Siddharthanagar)‚ below the Churia range‚ 24 km. south from the foothills of the Himalayas‚ on the western bank of Telar river in Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone in Nepal. It is about 300 km. west of capital city Kathmandu. Kapilvastu‚ Rupandehi and Nawalparasi Terai districts of Lumbini Zone are around Lumbini‚ the birth place of Lord
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Tourism can generate large amount of revenues and provide job opportunities globally. Tourism is often treated as means to develop the country and to make the country known worldwide. This leads to the construction of infrastructure and facilities which are placed in locations which has the tendency to generate revenue in conjunction to tourism. However‚ the environment‚ economy and socio-culture suffers from the acts of tourism due to the activities carried out by tourist‚ thus creating negative
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Sustainable tourism is an industry that attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture while helping to generate income‚ employment‚ and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive. Meaning‚ sustainable tourism activities have minimal impact on the environment and culture of the host community. It aims to meet the needs of the present tourists and host communities whilst protecting and enhancing needs in the
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AAP Report: Environmental Impacts Due to Tourism By Olivia Hazell Year 11‚ Dundas Due Date: 10/05/12 INTRODUCTION Environmental impact refers to the direct effect of socio-economic activities and natural events on the components of the environment. These impacts can be planned such as afforestation or due to tourism can be totally accidental such as littering. Environmental impact is the change in the environment culturally‚ and physically which can be due to tourists both negatively
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Impacts of “Commoditization” on Tourism Tourism & Social Policy Impacts of “Commoditization” on Tourism Types of tourism‚ these days‚ seem to be as plentiful as ice cream flavours. Marketing teams have developed “the dream vacation” for just about everyone‚ whether your interests lie in adventure travel‚ cruising‚ or wine tasting‚ your imagination (and perhaps your budget) is pretty much your only limitation. Along side this ever increasing
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INTRODUCTION: Tourism is no more an occasional past-time for wealthy and adventurous people. Nowadays‚ everyone is participating in the tourism industry‚ may it be a catering company‚ a hotel or an entertainment business. In fact‚ tourism has an impressive impact on its host country’s economy. It increases growth rate‚ national profit‚ investment and country celebrity as well‚ going from short term to long term improvements. However‚ it has crucial negative impacts on other sectors‚ mostly‚
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Impact of Tourism on the Environment (Negril) Negril is situated on the western end of the island of Jamaica. It is known as the 7 mile beach even though it is slightly longer than 6.4 km in length. Negril is also called the tourism capital of Jamaica. Tourism is travel for business‚ leisure or recreational purposes and therefore has many impacts on the environment: as natural habitats both aquatic and terrestrial are being destroyed and damaged when hotels and roads are being built‚ causing pollution
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Approach The travel and tourism sector creates more jobs per million of investment than any other sector of the economy and is capable of providing employment to a wide spectrum of job seekers from the unskilled to the specialized‚ even in the remote parts of a country. The author in the following report has a brief introduction of tourism and a little bit of the industry. The report also contains what the industry’s growth is and how the visualizes itself in 2020. The Butler’s Life Cycle model
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism 1. Tourism and the Environment The term ‘environment’ is a generic concept. It encompasses different contexts including the cultural‚ social‚ political and economic. The most often assumed meaning of environment is that of nature. However‚ we must also remember that how we use nature carries with political‚ economic and social implications. We know that the impacts of human activities upon nature have implications for its biodiversity and the welfare
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism on Hawaii and its Natives By: Rylee Blair As skiers‚ hikers‚ sightseers‚ beachgoers and travelers pack their bags and head out for their vacations‚ they probably never even consider that what they are about to embark upon happens to be the largest industry in the world. Millions of people travel domestically and internationally each year to experience places and things that are totally out of their ordinary lifestyle and to get their minds off the hustle
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