Coren A Comparative Analysis of Volunteer Tourism in Two Conservation Areas in Thailand and Vietnam1 Patcharin Sirasoonthorn2 and Nathalie Coren3 Abstract Due to a variety of cultural backgrounds such as nationality‚ sex‚ ages and religious belief‚ motivation and expectations of volunteer tourism differ. This article highlights the significance of both external and internal factors which influence volunteer tourists in two conservation areas‚ Koh Tao in Mae Haad‚ Thailand and Xuan Thuy national
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oru [Impacts of Tourism Growth in Thailand and its Sustainability] TAN Jialin * Executive Summary Tourism growth has a great impact on the economy of any state; where on one hand it helps the economy to grow‚ on the other hand it creates socio-economic‚ environmental and cultural challenges which produce negative impacts on the overall economic development and sustainability of the country. First of all we will provide the introduction to the topic and will make the critical literature
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Sex Tourism in Thailand As we enter a new millennium the post-colonial nations in the world are still searching for ways to compete in an increasingly globalized‚ consumption driven economic environment. Many developing countries have speculated that Tourism is an effective catalyst for development as well as increased international understanding. Thailand‚ who has embraced tourism as the key to its modernization strategy‚ has been hailed by many as a paradigm for success. Over the past twenty
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THAILA ND Special Topic in Managerial Economics Outline • Thailand in Brief • Analysis Frameworks • • • • – SWOT Analysis – PEST Analysis Exclusive Interview: Thailand vs. Vietnam Investment Climate Business Implications Conclusion PART 1) THAILAND IN BRIEF THAILAND IN BRIEF • • • • • GDP Size (USD billions) 365.6 GDP PPP (% of world) = 0.78 GDP Per Capita (USD) = 5‚678 Population (millions) = 69.5 Setting: the center of the Indochina peninsula‚ Southeast Asia Comparing Thailand’s GDP
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Distinction between Growth and Development Growth is not the same as development. Growth‚ measured in terms of an increase in GDP is a quantitative measure. Real GDP per capita figures are an inadequate means of making comparisons both within countries and between countries. Limitations of GDP as a measure to compare welfare between countries: * The ‘shadow’ economy often means that GDP calculations are an underestimation of actual GDP. In Nigeria it is estimated that the ‘shadow’ economy
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PESTLE ANALYSIS OF THAILAND PESTLE ANALYSIS OF THAILAND PESTLE ANALYSIS OF THAILAND INDEX Sr. No. Title Page No. 1 Introduction 1 2 National Flag and Symbol 2 3 Political Analysis 4 4 Economical Analysis 6 5 Socio-Cultural Analysis 10 6 Technological Analysis 15 7 Environmental Analysis 17 8 Legal Analysis 21 9 Bibliography 24 PESTLE ANALYSIS OF THAILAND INTRODUCTION Country Thailand
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COLLECTION METHOD 12 3.0 CHAPTER THREE: LITERATURE REVIEW 13 4.0 CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS 15 4.1 INTERNAL ANALYSIS 15 4.1.1 STRENGTH 15 4.1.2 WEAKNESS 15 4.1.3 OPPORTUNITY 15 4.1.4 THREAT 15 4.2 HOST COUNTRY BACKGROUND / MACRO ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 16 4.2.1 POLITICAL 16 4.2.4 TECHNOLOGICAL 18 4.2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL 20 4.2.6 LEGAL 21 4.3 MODE OF ENTRY 23 4.4 EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 23 4.4.1 RIVALRY AMONG EXISTING FIRMS 23 4.4.2 THREATS OF NEW ENTRANTS 24 4.4.3 THREATS OF SUBSTITUTE
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Global Business Cultural Analysis: Thailand Rhonda C. Scott Liberty University Abstract The country of Thailand is an emerging nation in the globalized world. Over the past two decades‚ the country has experienced a multitude of changes in the political‚ economic and international arenas. As a nation‚ it has survived the economic crisis of 1997‚ the tsunami of 2004‚ the government coup in 2006‚ the flooding of 2011 and is preparing for a change in the views of the nation with
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GLOBAL SWOT ANALYSIS A report produced for TOUREG Project‚ Deliverable D.2.1 by the Department of Tourism Management of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki‚ Greece and the Technical University of Crete‚ Greece Research Team‚ A.T.E.I Thessalonikis Spyridon Avdimiotis‚ MBA Christina Bonarou‚ PhD Athanasios Dermetzopoulos‚ MSc Ioannis Karamanidis‚ PhD Thomas Mavrodontis‚ PhD Research Team‚ T.U.C. Vassilios Kelessidis Elisavet Kalonaki
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(What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas) Las Vegas SWOT Analysis By Jennifer Bourdeau Marketing 370‚ section 04 September 18‚ 2007 STRENGTHS The largest strength Las Vegas tourism has is its brand recognition of its famous phrase‚ "What happens in Vegas‚ stays in Vegas". Other phrases such as "Your Vegas is showing" are in the works. Vegas also has an enormous bank of existing visitors- over 38.9 million a year. These visitors produce a city wide average occupancy of about 90%‚ the largest in
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