unemployment‚ and is outstanding in gender equality. Consistently ranked in the top ten of “happiest” countries‚ Iceland provides health care‚ maternity/paternity leave‚ and daycare to its residents. Iceland and Canada have shared a long-standing relationship. Many Icelanders have immigrated to Canada and no other foreign country has more descendants of Iceland than Canada. Gimli‚ Manitoba alone has over 30‚000 residents with Icelandic heritage. In May 2001 Iceland opened an embassy in Ottawa and
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Industrialisation The industrialisation process is historically based on the expansion of the secondary sector in an economy dominated by primary activities. Thus‚ industrialisation can be termed as the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one. It is a part of a wider modernisation process‚ where social change and economic development are closely related with technological innovation‚ particularly with the development of large-scale
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globalization. Industries like the hospitality industry find successes in the global markets that are unheard of traditionally. Businesses such as Subway‚ McDonalds‚ and Wal-Mart are prime examples of global businesses experiencing much success. Understanding exactly what globalization is and how globalization has impacted the hospitality industry in both positive and negative ways and consumer contributions to the success of the industry. Even with the ups and downs of the economy‚ the hospitality has been
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Gujarat Main article: Tourism in Gujarat [pic] [pic] The Palitana temple complex consists of more than 863 temples located on theShatrunjaya hills‚ exquisitely carved in marble. Gujarat‚ the seventh largest state in India‚ located in the western part of India with a coastline of 1600 km (longest in India). It is the tenth most popular state in the country for tourists with annual footfall of 18.9 million tourists.[8] Gujarat offers scenic beauty from Great Rann of Kutch to the hills of Saputara
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emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Progress and development of information and communication technologies in hospitality Crystal Ip‚ Rosanna Leung and Rob Law School of Hotel & Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong Abstract Purpose – In order to enhance operational efficiency‚ improve service quality and reduce costs‚ practitioners in the hospitality industry have widely adopted and implemented information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their businesses. Understanding
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- International Business Strategy - Lecturer: Jamie Weatherston COMPETITIVENESS ANALYSIS OF THE TOURISM SECTOR IN MEXICO ACCORDING TO MICHAEL PORTER’S DIAMOND MODEL October 2009 Made by Jérôme Schiano Contents INTRODUCTION 3 I) THE FACTOR CONDITIONS 4 1) HUMAN RESOURCES 4 2) NATURAL RESOURCES 4 3) INFRASTRUCTURES 4 II) THE FIRMS STRATEGIES‚ STRUCTURES AND RIVALRY 5 1) A COMMON POLICY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 5 2) FOUR MAIN CHALLENGES 5 A) The importance of a private-public
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www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ pp. 360–377‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/01/$20.00 PII: S0160-7383(00)00051-7 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOURISM A Review of Research Approaches Karin Weber La Trobe University‚ Australia Abstract: A review of the existing literature on adventure tourism reveals that research on this subject has so far focused mainly on preconceived notions of scholars and
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The tourism industry often needs a various range of information to satisfy and attracts its consumers and most of this information is delivered promptly to the customers with the help of the information and communication technologies (Poon‚ 1993). And as result‚ the global tourism industry is rapidly changing and the information and communication technologies ( ICTs) such as the internet is altering the structure of tourism industry and how it market his products and conducts its promotion. In order
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A person develops a certain type of inner relationship with him or herself through the attitude towards particular brands. CHAPTER 2 TOURISM DESTINATION 2.1 Introduction To Tourism Terrorism‚ natural disasters‚ health scares‚ oil price rises‚ exchange rate fluctuations and economic and political uncertainties – these were just some of the issues faced by tourism industry in 2005. Yet‚ according to the news from World Tourism Organization (UNWTO‚ 2006a‚ Dec 13)‚ international
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Situational Leadership in Hospitality If one look at the nature of the hospitality industry‚ it is serviced-base‚ it is labor-intensive‚ it is renowned for its high staff turnover and labor diversity in term of age‚ culture‚ and background; one may conclude that the industry is all about people. When people become the most valuable asset of an organization‚ simply managing them is no longer sufficient to compete in today’s challenging business world. Leadership has become the new key operative word
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