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    out was a soundbusiness decision. Was it good for the individual customer? No‚ I can’t say it was. But the rationale wassound.‖Hurricanes aren’t the only weapons in nature’s arsenal‚ and the insurance industry is hardly the onlyindustry affected by nature. Consider the airline industry. American Airlines has 80‚000 employees‚ 4 of whommake decisions to cancel flights. One of them is Danny Burgin. When weather systems approach‚ Burgin needs toconsider a host of factors in deciding which

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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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    Did you know that a hurricane is basically a small tornado? When warm air and cool air collide over a large water source such as a sea or ocean‚ a hurricane is made. Hurricane Katrina just happened to be the second largest hurricane in United States history. Being formed in the Caribbean Sea‚ it was at first a category 1 hurricane. It gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico‚ placing it’s rank at category 5. After hitting Louisiana at it’s highest peak‚ it decreased to category 3. Winds at 120 miles

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    Tourism Industry in Malaysia

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    TOURISM INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA : THE EXPERIENCE AND THECHALLENGERobiah Hj. Suratman Department of Land Administration and DevelopmentFaculty Geoinformation and Real EstateUniversity Technology of Malaysia‚ Skudai Johor MALAYSIA. Introduction Tourism has become one of the world¶s largest and fastest growing industries. Thetourism industry is globally a rapid growing industry and contributes to the economicenhancement as well as generates employment opportunities‚ apart from contributes to thedevelopment

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    Introduction to Tourism BEM1012 James Ince 620021716 number one tutorial question- Describe how the components of the tourism industry interact together in order to provide tourists with their holiday experience. Please state whether you agree‚ or disagree with the view of some academics that there is no such thing as the ‘Tourism Product’. In the industry of tourism‚ there are a number of components that link together‚ to provide a family‚ couple or a group with a vacation. These components

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    - The Bahamas tourism industry is not only a valuable contributor to the economy of the Bahamas‚ but a significant contributor to employment sector of the Bahamas as well. The tourism industry contributes over 3.5 million dollars to the economy annually and employs more than 50‚000 people. Developing a strong and sustainable tourism industry will ensure growth in employment. A ten year tourism plan will help to protect the jobs of the 50‚000 Bahamians who are directly and indirectly employed

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    Indian Tourism Industry

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    ANALYSIS OF INDIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY This sector is one of the most crucial sectors of the economy in the country. It is not only a significant contributor to GDP and foreign exchange reserve of the country‚ but also it provides widespread employment. Tourism sector can also be considered the backbone for allied sectors‚ like hospitality‚ civil aviation‚ and transport. Sensing the importance of the sector‚ Indian Government has invested abundantly in the past for infrastructure development. It

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    Economic Impacts of Tourism

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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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    Title: Authors: Tutor: Date: Keywords: Eco-friendly Flights? A Consumer’s Perspective Corina Budianschi‚ Farrah Ekeroth & Marija Milanova MaxMikael Wilde Björling May 2012 Eco-tourism‚ consumer behaviour‚ climate change‚ airline industry‚ environmental responsibility Abstract Background: The environmental impacts of tourism have recently become a high-profile topic due to the increasing amount of attention devoted to issues such as climate change. The harmful effects of aviation‚ in particular‚

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    The Negative Impacts of Sex Tourism on Travel Industry and Society Kimberley Look Sao Wai Stephanie Poh Ping Hui University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Abstract Sex tourism has been evolving over the years to become the established and lucrative industry it is in the present day. With over six destinations all over the globe known for their sex activities and services‚ the demand and supply are non-seasonal and not affected by inflations and economic downturns. However

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