Employment generated by tourism is categorized into direct and indirect. Direct employment is defined as jobs which are specifically created by the need to supply and serve tourists. The obvious example is those jobs created by the opening of a tourist hotel. Tourism‚ however‚ requires a large input from the construction sector‚ and those workers employed on building tourism facilities constitute a backward linkage from the tourism sector. These jobs in relation to tourism may be regarded as being
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Sustainable tourism is an industry that attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture while helping to generate income‚ employment‚ and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive. Meaning‚ sustainable tourism activities have minimal impact on the environment and culture of the host community. It aims to meet the needs of the present tourists and host communities whilst protecting and enhancing needs in the
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INDIVIDUAL ESSAY Essay Title: Cultural tourism festivals and events in Nigeria Name: Deborah Vincentsdaughter TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents INTRODUCTION 3 Cultural tourism 3 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 Festivals and events 4 Cultural festivals in Nigeria 5 Festivals and impacts 6 Igue festival 6 New yam Festival (Iri ji Ohuru/iwa ji 7 Gbagyi Gbodogun 8 CRITICAL ANALYSIS 11 CONCLUSION 11 REFERENCES 12 INTRODUCTION Tourism generally has to do a lot with social activities
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2012 Summary: Cultural Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management This book seeks to provide the reader or tourist with insights on how the two worlds‚ tourism and cultural heritage management intersect‚ but also how they conflict in that they represent opposite sides of cultural tourism itself. The book outlines for the reader that while tourism professionals evaluate the potential for profit‚ cultural management professionals evaluate the same assets for their value. Tourism represents the
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GLOBALIZATION: A SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE INTRODUCTION Globalization is the process which has enabled countries all over the world to come together and trade freely with one another. The countries lower down their trade barriers and the world becomes a global village. It has led to increased interdependence and interconnectivity between the countries. The countries are connected economically and technologically with one another and this provides many opportunities to the less developed countries
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Impacts of Tourism in Bali - Table of Content: 1. Table of Content 2. Introduction 3. Tourism Impacts (Economic) 4. Tourism Impacts (Socio‚ Environmental) 5. Tourism Impacts in Bali (Social Cultural) 6. Tourism Impacts in Bali (Environmental & Economics) 7. Ways To Mitigate The Negative Impacts 8. Conclusion 1 - Introduction Bali is located in the Indian Archipelago‚ a chain of approximately 17 500 islands. Known for its tropical climate‚ sunny beaches and volcanic mountain peaks‚ Bali is one
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Tourism can generate large amount of revenues and provide job opportunities globally. Tourism is often treated as means to develop the country and to make the country known worldwide. This leads to the construction of infrastructure and facilities which are placed in locations which has the tendency to generate revenue in conjunction to tourism. However‚ the environment‚ economy and socio-culture suffers from the acts of tourism due to the activities carried out by tourist‚ thus creating negative
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Kerala is famous for its backwaters‚ which are a network of canal‚ rivers and deltas that drain into the Arabian Sea. The major portion of this backwater is navigable and it connects the villages lying along and it is also used for transportation of goods and people. The largest stretch of Backwater is the Vembanad Lake and the major towns around which backwater activities occur are Alleppey (often called theVenice of the East)‚ Kumarakom and Kollam. An overnight cruise in the traditional ‘House-Boat’
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism on Hawaii and its Natives By: Rylee Blair As skiers‚ hikers‚ sightseers‚ beachgoers and travelers pack their bags and head out for their vacations‚ they probably never even consider that what they are about to embark upon happens to be the largest industry in the world. Millions of people travel domestically and internationally each year to experience places and things that are totally out of their ordinary lifestyle and to get their minds off the hustle
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HERITAGE AND CULTURAL TOURISM TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Tourism is third largest industry in the world and according to the report of World travel and Tourism Council tourism industry generates approx 12% of world GNP (Agyei and Samuel‚ 2006). Heritage and culture has always been one of the most significant aspects of world tourism. People live their lives against rich environment formed by historic buildings‚ countryside’s of ancient times (Chang‚ 2000). This present research report
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