Introduction As per UNWTO (United Nations World tourism organization) the word “tourism”‚ is described as follows: "Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes." When considering the history of tourism‚ it can be seen as an activity which the affluent took part in. The word tourist was used by 1772 and tourism by 1811. The Grand Tour for example was an activity
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Tourism Development Planning 6/27/2011 The assignment due on 8 July 2011 Prepared by: Khin Su Han Contents 3 . Introduction 3. Assessment criteria (1.1‚ 1.2 & 1.3) 8. Assessment criteria (2.1‚ 2.2 & 2.3) 13. Assessment criteria (3.1‚ 3.2 & 3.3) 17. Assessment criteria (4.1‚ 1.2 & 4.3) 21. Conclusion 21. Reference Introduction Any form of economic development requires to careful planning. It is not different in tourism development planning. It is a multi-sectors
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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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RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Tourism Resource Management Cooper‚ Malcolm J.M FINAL REPORT Question2 Outline the main types of Adventure Tourism. What are the management risks and benefits attached to them? Recent years‚ there is a new trend of participating in a tourism called adventure tourism has been grabbing the attention of Chinese tourists. Adventure tourism involves exploration or travel to remote‚ exotic and possibly hostile areas‚ where the traveler should ‘expect the
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Are the trends in Heritage tourism having an effect on world Heritage sites? | | Abstract Using in depth secondary research this paper aims to examine the impacts of heritage tourism to various heritage sites in terms of potential threats and opportunities associated with tourism development and growth. In addition there will be an analysing of the research methodologies used in order to identify theoretical framework surrounding area of study to clarify the outcomes of results. With effective
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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 consumption
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Forms of Tourism Mount Saint Vincent University 5/8/2009 Infusion Tourism Table of Contents Introduction2 Purpose of paper2 Concepts/definitions2 Sustainable tourism3 Background4 Niche Product4 International Efforts4 Product Potential8 Product Proposal8 Potential Products8 Marketing9 Strategy10 Secondary Market10 Challenges11 Conclusion12 References13 Introduction The purpose of this research paper is to develop the concept of a niche tourism product
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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 tourism activates
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INTRODUCTION: At the beginning of the 21st century‚ a change was observed the tastes of tourists‚ who moved towards other forms of tourism. This could have been due to knowledge of new destinations‚ up until that point unexplored by tourists‚ and the search for a destination with greater focus on local customs‚ history‚ ethics and the particular culture of the destination. In this sense‚ cultural diversity is looked upon as a means of enriching the experience of increasingly active tourists who
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MANAGEMENTS OF DISASTER TOURISM. INTRODUCTION Nowadays‚ more and more people have traveled around the world or even their own country. To make a person’s travel fantastic and stunning‚ tourism plays great roles. However‚ tourism is vulnerable and susceptible to unpredictable disaster and crisis. Many tourists have experienced such catastrophic things and even died during their trip. In order to prevent those from having effects on tourism as possible as we can‚ we need effective and efficient
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