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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6.The economic impact of tourism? Social and cultural impact of tourism As an industry‚ tourism is a dynamic‚ evolving‚ consumer-driven force. It is the world’s largest industry. It is the employer of 183 million people. This represents 10‚2% of the global workforce. By employing one out of every the workers‚ travel and tourism is the world’s largest employer. As an industry‚ tourism is expected to grow much faster than other sectors. Growing so rapidly‚ tourism presents tremendous opportunities
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The Bahamas Listeni/bəˈhɑːməz/‚ officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas‚ is a country consisting of more than 700 islands‚ cays‚ and islets in the Atlantic Ocean; north of Cuba and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti); northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands; southeast of the U.S. state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. Its capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The designation of "Bahamas" can refer to either the country or the larger island chain that it shares
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Crime in the Bahamas On the 6th April‚ 2011‚ shock waves were sent throughout the Bahamaland after the report of a brutal massacre of Nellie Brown-Cox. It is alleged that this crime was committed by her common law husband (Bahamas Press‚ 2011). This murder was a result of domestic violence‚ which is a crime that is committed among many residents in the Commonwealth of the Bahama Islands. Crime is ubiquitous‚ but can be alleviated if the necessary steps are applied. To further explain‚ certain aspects
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ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF TOURISM Economic aspects of Tourism [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Economic aspects of Tourism Introduction The study is related to the impacts of tourism on the economy. This issue is most discussed in the countries where there is a lot of tourism activities take place. These activities help a country to boost up its revenue generations as people from different countries come to enjoy their vacations or their leisure time. However‚ these
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networking has many positive effects in society‚ it has more negative consequences‚ especially upon teenagers‚ such as cyber-bullying‚ negative influences on social behavior‚ and the promotions of crime and violence. When used responsibly‚ social networking is efficient‚ fun‚ and useful. Unfortunately‚ teenagers in today’s society misuse social networks- causing social networking become dangerous and psychologically harmful. Cyber-bullying is the most common negative effect of social networking. More
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Eco-tourism and cultural tourism as a sector is variant of the evolution of an economy and education. History is glorified in the text books and spread of awareness as per the changing trends in lifestyles and economies. Thus‚ tourism emerges. The urge to explore‚ experience and extricate‚ gives one an opportunity to travel. Reasons might be many so will be destinations. Therefore as the focus of a destination/region is seen in the potential growth in a sector‚ infrastructure takes the centre
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2‚060 words/9 pages Outsourcing Jobs Causes a Negative Economic and Social Effect on American Workers Do you work at the same company your father does? Does your father work at the same company your Grandfather did? Few companies employ multiple generations these days. Have you wondered what happened to all the jobs? One reason for the decrease in jobs could be attributed to outsourcing. Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary defines outsourcing as the procurement by a corporation
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Year after year there are ringing calls for the Bahamas to invest more and do more to develop agriculture. In 2001‚ former Central Bank researcher Gabriella Fraser observed that Bahamian agriculture had "hardly evolved" over time‚ and asked whether enough effort was being made to achieve food security. Environmental advocate Sam Duncombe argued in a recent online exchange that If we don’t invest in agriculture and manufacturing‚ Bahamians will be condemned to "a life of servitude and dependence
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Heights this morning”..... “A man was killed in a late night shooting last night. “A 23-year-old man was shot dead last night in the Lyon Road area off Shirley Street”... These are just a few of the headlines that we hear on a daily basis in The Bahamas. We as a small nation should take heed to the crime problem and try to find ways in solving them. The crime rate will continue to persist if drastic measures aren’t taken. Athena Daminos‚ former Tribune editor and journalist asked this question “What
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