: Paul Stolk Today‚ increase in the discretionary leisure time and disposable income of the society has undoubtedly created tourism boom in many countries. As soon as tourism industry is measured as a fundamental factor in improving the economy‚ local governments and other corporations in a destination have shifted their focus towards creation of more tourism attractions in order to compete with related destinations on targeted markets. In the olden days‚ people who travelled with the leisure
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The World Tourism Organization had its initial stages as the International assembly of Official Tourist Traffic relations set up in 1925 in The Hague. It was renamed the International Union of Official Travel Organizations (IUOTO) later than World War II and shifted to Geneva. IUOTO was a scientific‚ non-governmental organization‚ whose relationship at its climax included 109 National Tourist Organizations (NTOs) and 88 Associate Members‚ among them private and public groups. As tourism raised and
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Impact of Tourism: An Economic Analysis Executive Summary The main purpose of this report is to show the importance and the role of the indirect economic effects of tourism on growth and GDP‚ employment and foreign trade. Tourism’s role in the economy is often perceived as being limited to the hospitality industry (cafes‚ hotels and restaurants) and outbound and inbound travel agencies and carriers‚ which form the leading service sector in many countries. However‚ the economic impact of tourism is much
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savings in the tourism division of Malaysia. The Malaysia government is totally dedicated to the development of this division. Over the last 12 years‚ wide promotional campaigns have been engineered both locally and overseas to attract tourists from around the world. Even though the economic slowdown‚ the tourism industry is still remains strong. Today‚ Malaysia is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. Malaysia’s continuous efforts to improve the quality of tourism services and communications
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In earlier days meaning of tourism was basic but now a day’s scenario is totally changed now as discussed by poon (1993) interest of tourists has diverted from popular destinations to more specific and virgin locations to meet their individual needs. These tourists are more adventurous‚ more experienced‚ travel for fun‚ independent and with more cash in their accounts. Special interest tourism is new concept of tourism where there are additions in the type of tourism. Now days it is being created
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www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ pp. 360–377‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/01/$20.00 PII: S0160-7383(00)00051-7 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOURISM A Review of Research Approaches Karin Weber La Trobe University‚ Australia Abstract: A review of the existing literature on adventure tourism reveals that research on this subject has so far focused mainly on preconceived notions of scholars and
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Introduction: Tourism means the principle of traveling for pleasure. Many people are in the habit of traveling over different countries in order to see the places of their respective interests like the structures of sculptural beauty‚ attractive spots of nature and so on. So‚ we find a lot of foreign tourists in different countries. The travels of the foreign tourist bring a lot of money to the countries where they travel. Hence‚ tourism has become a source of income for the countries to which
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If Africa is to be successful in competing in the international tourism market‚ standards of excellence must be introduced. In order for Africa to facilitate progress in implementing good tourism development there are key issues facing the continent that need to be addressed. These issues are; Comprehensive government policies for tourism‚ Public health and safety‚ Capacity building‚ Infrastructure‚ Environmental mitigation and protection. State capacity-building is a critical aspect of
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MALAYSIA THE IMPACT OF TRAVEL &TOURISM ON JOBSANDTHE ECONOMY CHAIRMAN: Sir Ian Prosser Chairman Six Continents PLC VICE CHAIRMEN: Donald Carty Chairman‚ President & CEO American Airlines Jean-Marc Espalioux Chairman of Management Board & CEO Accor S.A. André Jordan Chairman Lusotur S.A. Jonathan S. Linen Vice Chairman American Express Company Vincent A.Wolfington Chairman Carey International‚ Inc. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Peter Armstrong President & CEO Rocky Mountaineer
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CHAPTER 9 TOURISM Kerala is a green strip of land‚ in the South West corner of Indian peninsula. Its unique feature‚ culture and traditions‚ coupled with its varied demography has made Kerala one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. This Tropical paradise with its spectacular and diverse natural attractions has greatly attracted holiday makers from across the world. Kerala is one among the longest- lived‚ healthiest‚ most gender equitable and most literate regions makes it distinct
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