1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism Under that Act ZCT is responsible with many functions including licensing (operation) of all the tourist establishment in Zanzibar, Monitoring and supervision of the Zanzibar tourist, Assisting potential investors, etc (ZCT, 1992 ) 1.2 Mission Zanzibar Commission of Tourism (ZCT) on regarding the development tourism … Read More
sanctuaries in Kerala that one can never tire out if one has come looking for nature, wildlife and thrill. Several wildlife reserves house several species of birds and animals. People throng these places to glimpse into the nature, the bio diversity and the unique eco system. The tourist attractions here are majorly the national parks … Read More
With increasing environmental awareness and consciousness of tourists and tourism businesses, there has been a growing trend towards green practices. The advancement of new technologies has made people in a better position to acquire information in less time required, where effective decision making are being made. Going green is a necessity for most of the … Read More
of which are universal and can be applied to any situation, and others terms for a more specific purpose. Different tourism organisation, for example, often devises definitions that satisfy their own specific requirements. The more universal definition builds on Goeldner and Ritchie (2006) ‘Tourism may be defined as the sum of the processes, activities and … Read More
Singapore Government attaches great importance to the development of tourism, the tourism industry as unlimited resources. As early as 1964, Singapore set up a Tourism Promotion Board currently known as Singapore Tourism Board, to lead and promote the development of tourism in Singapore and to promote Singapore as an international tourist destination. The Singapore Tourism Board … Read More
Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean Sea in the south of Turkey. Cyprus has a warm and dry with little rainfall climate which is a typical Mediterranean climate and this climate makes Cyprus very popular as tourist destination. The official languages of Cyprus are Turkish and Greek, while English is widely spoken by both … Read More
Globalization of the world market brings new possibilities as well as enormous hurdles for both established and young businesses. With the emergence of international entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs are concentrating on specific issues that they face operating in complex environments affected by diverse national cultures and institutional influences (Johanson & Vahlne, 2009). New global entrepreneurs depend on … Read More
many issues relating to tourism studies. Marketing, tourism planning and development, financial management and consumer behavior are among those areas to feel such influence. Tour operations forms a dynamic industry sector characterized by expansion, intense competition, mergers and acquisitions, all of which have been pivotal to industry development and product offerings over the past 20 … Read More
According to oxford dictionary the definition of festival is A series of different types of performances which includes film show, music, dance, fair etc. And it also occurs in the same place and the same day in once a year. Festival is that things which is the aspect of a country. It’s standing for people … Read More
In this report I will compare and contrast key appeal factors of the world’s top receiving countries France, Spain, USA and China. Report will explain travellers motivations and identify tourist typology. Explain why accessibility is important in choosing destination. Compare geographical features of each country and contrast key appealing factors. Motivation factors. Motivation for travel … Read More
Greece is one of the most popular destinations in the world. Greece comes in the 15th place in the world rating of tourist destinations, since, according to the National Statistical Service of Greece, it receives more than 15 million tourists every year, after countries such as the USA, China, Spain and Great Britain. According to … Read More
1. Canal transportation system was the most effective and popular transportation system in the world as well as in Sri Lanka before the road transportation by vehicles. During Dutch era they developed advance canal transportation system and used very effective and efficient way to fulfill their requirements. 2. As a result of the industrialization, automobile … Read More
The tourism business around the world which is one of the most susceptible and vulnerable sectors, must always manage and survive from the global crises. In recent decades, the tourism industry in many countries all over the world has experienced major crises from natural disasters such as hurricanes, storm, and tsunami to terrorist attacks, political … Read More
Architecture now days have become very utility oriented due to constraints of the current times. Practicing and producing ‘functional architecture’ is not at all wrong but the word ‘function’ itself is very involuntary. Just like machines which are proficient to do and achieve tasks for which they are programmed for but those performed tasks are … Read More
identify how they are formed and influenced by individuals, society, and the tourism industry” The International Union of Official Travel Organizations (IUOTO) proposed a definition of the tourist, this definition was approved in 1968 by the World Tourist Organization (WTO), stating that international tourists were “Temporary visitors saying at least twenty- four hours in the … Read More
Greece has enjoyed a reputation as one of the prime tourism destinations in the world during the last two decades. Despite the fact that Greece’s tourism sector is set for a couple of difficult years ahead with the global economic downturn and the international fear of the H1N1 virus hitting the industry hard, further threatening … Read More
industry is diverse and very easily adaptable. Diverse in this sense refers to the many varying segments making up the tourism industry, for example hospitality, dining, entertainment and travel. This industry is also challenging, from the point of view that each and every experience within this industry is uniquely different. These are some of the … Read More
Nowadays, many countries try to diversify their countries’ incomes and do not focus on few sources. Economists emphasize on the bad impacts of the intensive usages of natural resources on countries that only depend on natural recourses as the main source of income. Therefore, most of the countries look for new source of revenues to … Read More
Introduction The idea of a destination life cycle has evident prospective to evolve the hypothesis and practice of tourism planning, specifically ‘as a conceptual framework within which long-term changes can be forecast and strategies for land use, economic development, and marketing can be harmonized’; (Getz D. 1992 Tourism Planning and Destination Life Cycle, Vol. 19, p752). … Read More
How a country is perceived, both domestically and from abroad, from the quality of its goods and services, to the attractiveness of its culture and its tourism and investment opportunities, to its politics, economic policies and foreign policy, can be shaped under a brand. In this section, we will focus on tourism, its impact on … Read More
This paper examines the role of international organizations such as the World Bank, the United Nations World Tourism Organization, the European Union and host of other regional based bodies in the promotion of tourism as a tool for development, poverty reduction, socio-economic integration and economic diversification. There is no doubt that tourism has had immense … Read More
1. Tourism is a good business in modern world to attract foreign currencies and it gives a large number of occupations to the people. Modern tourist industry develops with various requirement or purposes of tourists like pleasure, business, education requirement, research and many some more other visit foreign countries during their vacations or winter seasons … Read More
Defining tourism industry is not a sample matter, it is very complex industry made up of number of different businesses. The common thing these businesses share that they provide products and services to tourists. The most accepted definition is provided by the World Tourism Organisation. According to WTO, “tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling … Read More
Environmental analysis is a very important part of decision making. Managers need to take this aspect of taking decisions very seriously. It has been proved time and time again that decisions that are made from gut feelings or instincts may not work how the manager envisioned it to work out. It is always better for … Read More
Tips while choosing your travel destination So you want to plan an adventure holiday and you are not sure where to start? Here are a few tips that will be of help. Sort out the number of people ready for the trip. Also see who all are ready for the trip; whether it is people … Read More
The ecotourism industry, once a niche market for the environmentally concerned travellers is getting more popular in the recent years and the number of tourists participating in this particular tourism segment is increasing (Wood, 2001). Ecotourism initially describe the nature-based travel to relatively undisturbed areas with education as the main purpose. Through the years, the … Read More
The purpose of this essay is to assess the development of visitor attractions as a development product. It will begin by defining tourism. The classification, typologies and also the importance of visitors in the tourism industry will be discussed. It will finally conclude by highlighting how these tourist attractions could be managed to give tourism … Read More
This report is basically based on the study of the use of Leadership and Motivation in Management within a culturally diverse business Environment with special consideration to the selected case study is NOVOTEL Hotels in UK. As hospitality industry it self engaging with different people in different culture it should clearly understand how to manage … Read More
Tourism is one of the worlds largest industries and one of its fastest growing economic sectors. It has a multitude of impacts, both positive and negative, on people’s lives and on the environment. “Sustainable tourism development guidelines and management practices are applicable to all forms of tourism in all types of destinations, including mass tourism … Read More
Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean in South Asia, 65 610 square kilo meters in area, divided into nine administrative provinces where population of approximately 21 million in 2009. The country measures about 400 kilometers from North to South and 250 km from East to West. The total length of roadway in … Read More
Nowadays tourism has become the major focus, mainly for small developing countries which have an effect on local people in terms of socio-cultural, environmental and economical impacts. Resident’s perceptions are very important and there is a need to understand how these perceptions can contribute towards tourism development. The reason of this study is to provide … Read More
Mauritius is an island located in the Indian Ocean it is a dream destination with tropical climate and a dream nature. For the past few years Mauritius has brought drastic changes in the economy and advancement of the country. Mauritius offers a number of attractions to tourist in terms of a wide variety of hotels, … Read More
Tourism is becoming the worlds largest industry and it is being recognized that tourism must preserve and protect the environment and natural attractions so that people will continue to travel, and must set use limits so that sites will be truly sustainable [1] . However tourism, as well as bringing improvements in areas such as the economy, … Read More
At present, that the world is in the globalization era which causes more aggressive competition on businesses in several regions. This explain more about concepts of various countries in the free world or capitalistic world where there is the centre in the western countries those focus on development. As countries use developmental strategies to maintain … Read More
In the essay the researcher was able to come up with the current status of the industry, that is, what the marketing body and the government are doing to promote tourism. Moreover, the study includes the country’s Strategic Analysis in a pursuit to shed light on the opportunities that are open for Lesotho’s tourism. From … Read More
This chapter includes parts. Part 1 is about the background of the tourism industry in Malaysia. Part 2 is about the problem statement. The following part is about the objectives of study and hypotheses of the study. Last part is significance of the study. The tourism industry in Malaysia can be considered as one of … Read More
This research paper which explains the tourism and its economic impact on industrialized and developing countries has focused mainly on the two major problems that have been experienced by the tourism industry that hampers its progress and development: seasonality and terrorism or crime. The problems are ubiquitous irrespective of the scale of the industry whether … Read More
United Arab Emirates. The below paragraphs given are divided into five chapters to study all about tourism in UAE which gives an overall information related with the tourism sector of United Arab Emirates. Chapter 1 is the Introduction which gives basic information about the things which we are going to do in our study. Chapter … Read More
million tourists/people visiting the venue each year. The Sydney Opera House offers a variety of difference shows and performances as well as guided tours, which enables each visitor to explore the vast creation inside one of the world’s most recognisable buildings. Around 1.2 million people attend the many performances and shows, and over 318, 000 … Read More
aquarium within the United kingdom. Should you fancy action around the water you’ll be spoilt for choice, from windsurfing to diving you’re sure to think it is available in Plymouth Seem. From Jazz concerts towards the biggest food festival within the the west, theatre productions to powerboat racing it’s fair to state the Plymouth Summer … Read More
In recent years, sustainable tourism has been very common and popular in the tourism industry. This report will be looking at and focusing on the following: Sustainable tourism what is about how to develop tourism in the peak district national park, Castleton how to promote sustainable tourism in the peak district national park, Castleton number … Read More
In the late 1980s, the increased concern for global environmental issues contributed to the emergence of interest in sustainability, developing not only in the tourism sector but also all other sectors within economy (Archer and Cooper, 1994; Godfery, 1996, cited in Diamantis, 2004). The need for better spatial, environmental, and economic balance of tourism development … Read More
Travel and tourism is one of the most vibrant and largest industries that extend ample job opportunities for individuals with the appropriate skills, understanding and attitude (Driver 2001). This industry has now explicated into one of the world’s most significant industries. This industry is one of the significant developing sectors of the UK economy (Costa … Read More
for future. With the introduction of new tourist’s hot spots in the island, many foreign travellers around the world have shown great interests that there are many more things to discover in this tiny island of the Indian Ocean. Government figures show that there is a considerable increase in tourist arrivals since the war had … Read More
There is now a huge variety of special interest holidays offered all over the world may it be game hunting in Africa, skiing in the alps or helicopter rides over the alps, due to the increasing diversity of leisure, cultural and other special interest and niche products Tourists now no longer want to be part … Read More
Chapter 2 2.0Literature Review There are many researchers who have examined on how tourism affects the local people in a destination. They have worked on how to assess the negative and positive impacts of tourism on society. This literature review will be based on the research of the socio-cultural impact of tourism on the local … Read More
The scope of the hospitality industry comprises of a range of businesses that provide services and facilities such as accommodation, food and beverage, entertainment, gaming and related products. The term “hospitality” has become accepted over the years as a generic word, which describes the well being of services and facilities related to tourists and travellers. … Read More
a business model in a certain area for a fee. Well it does not matter how the transaction or agreements are done whether it includes license, joint venture, consulting and supply agreement, and dealership when these terms are included in the contract, it’s a franchise (Grueneberg & Solish, 2010). Legally franchising is viewed as contractual … Read More
According to the world tourism organization tourism encompasses the activities of people traveling to and staying at places outside their normal environment for not more than one consecutive year for relaxation, business and other objectives not related to the exercise of an activity paid for within the place visited. Ecotourism as a word is short … Read More
Tourism is a product that is produced and consumed at the same time. Tourism affects the economy and lives of communities and has proven to be a lifesaver for many destinations. Impacts occur when tourism changes the value systems/ behavior, threatening native identity and that changes occur in community structure, family relationships, ceremonies, collective traditional … Read More
