19TH FEBUARY 2013 Tourism is a social‚ cultural and economic trend which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business purposes. These people are called visitors and tourism has to do with their activities‚ some of which imply tourism expenditure (UNWTO 2007). According to Mowforth and Munt (1998)‚ “it is an industry that facilitates not just the movement of people going from one country to another‚ but the accompanying mass displacement
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Specialization in Tourism | Negative Impacts | INTRODUCTION Tourism sector is one of the most growing sectors in the world. During the last decades there has been an increase in the field of studies that analyze the impact of tourism for country and its development. As every area of studies tourism as a part of national and world economy has its adherents and opponents. All of authors in their studies‚ works and investigations provide us with argues that confirm their opinions. We also
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NAME : JOSEPH MERU REG NO : N102-0015/2012 UNIT NAME : SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 2 TASK : ASSIGNMENT Discuss Ways through Which NEMA Limits Sustainable Tourism Development Introduction The NEMA is a Government agency responsible for the management of the environment. NEMA principles are primary tools for achieving sustainable development since they recognize that the consideration of environmental factors requires the integration of social‚ economic and ecological factors into decisions
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2013 Feng Shui Tips for the Chinese Zodiac Sign of Rat The Rat Zodiac Sign in 2013 Is your birth year represented by the Rat symbol in Chinese astrology? Are you curious about what’s in store for you in 2013? Let’s have a quick look at how feng shui can improve your overall luck in the year of the Water Snake. Be sure your zodiac sign is actually a Rat‚ as Chinese New Year starts on a different day each year (and never on January 1). It is also helpful to know your birth feng shui element
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Diseases borne by environmental pollution result in loss of income‚ loss of working hours‚ low labor productivity and heavy expenditure on health by households. This research assessed the economic impact of environmental pollution on human health. It was a micro level study conducted in the district of Rawalpindi. For this purpose‚ primary data was collected through interview schedule by using simple random technique. The extent of relationship between pollution borne diseases and income loss‚ expenditure
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ACTIVITIES FROM SEPTEMBER 2012- DECEMBER 2012 -Catalonia’s National Day: September 11th * Week: September 9th to 14th * Reservations recommended * Frequent Guest and newcomers * Special menu with dishes from northern Catalonia * Sponsored by PRODECA (not confirmed ) * Special decoration and entertainment (not confirmed ‚ depending on budget and sponsor) -Spain’s National Day: October 12th * Week: October 7th to 12th * Reservations recommended
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SOCIO CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM The socio-cultural impacts of tourism described here are the effects on host communities of direct and indirect relations with tourists‚ and of interaction with the tourism industry. For a variety of reasons‚ host communities often are the weaker party in interactions with their guests and service providers‚ leveraging any influence they might have. These influences are not always apparent‚ as they are difficult to measure‚ depend on value judgments and are often
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The Authority on World Travel & Tourism Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2013 World WTTC Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2013 1 For more information please contact: Rochelle Turner Research Manager rochelle.turner@wttc.org © 2013 World Travel & Tourism Council Contents The Economic Impact of Travel & Tourism 2013 Foreword.................................................................................................................................................
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The Impact of Tourism on Economy of Singapore Introduction Located in the southern tip of Malay Peninsula‚ Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. By 2012‚ the population of the country was 5.3 million‚ composed by 62 percent citizens and 38 percent permanent residents or foreigners. As a small country with limited resources‚ it is strategized to develop itself as a trading-based and tourism-based country. In 2013‚ there were 15.6 million tourists visited the country
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awareness is quite high that tourism has a general impact on the destination. Many times it is talked about the economical impact which is mainly considered positive as it creates jobs in that area and brings people to the destination that spend money there etc. The environmental impact is a popular topic as well that is covered continuously in the news mainly by claiming the airplanes for their carbon emissions but also stating the destroying impact of mass tourism because of littering‚ over visitation
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