...Tutor: Date: Tourism essay Uluru is a large red rock monolith in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in arid Central Australia to the southwest of Alice Springs. For over 50,000 years the area has been inhabited by the Aboriginal people until the mid-20th century, with a few visitors from time to time. (Digance 150).It was named the Ayers rock in 1873 by a European surveyor, William Gosse.later In 1985, the Federal Parliament of Australia recognized Anangu ownership of the national park in which it is situated. It is then that the name was changed to Uluru. The Federal Government acquired ownership of the park under a lease for 99 years with an agreement that it should be jointly managed by the Anangu community and the Federal Government’s national park management agency known as Parks Australia (Hueneke and Baker 478). In 1987 the National Park was given World Heritage status for its natural values. In 1994 it received World Heritage listing for its cultural values. This makes it a major tourist destination in the world hence having a positive impact on the number of visitors to the park. Tourism impacts on society variedly and can cause social dynamism among the host community, however the degree of impact depend on the degree of difference between the guest and the host community in terms of racial ,cultural identity and social outlook.( Pearce 217) Tourism is perceived to have a multiplier effect which (Pearce 308) is 'the way in which expenditure on tourism filters throughout...
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...There are many factors such as attitude, perceptions to influence people’s mind while making a decision to go on a holiday. Tourists’ decision-making relates to their behaviours. In this way, in order to share as much market as possible, it is worth to analyzing people’s behaviours. This assay will be evaluated in three sectors namely; psychological, personal, and social. (Marketing-consumer behaviour) First of all, within psychological field, motivation is being considered the most important one. There are dissimilar factors behind complex motivation. To be simplified, it is much understandable to analyze motives by Maslow’s(1970) Hierarchy which in order are physiological, security, social, esteem and the last, self actualisation needs. As soon as people achieve amount of level, they move on to the next stage gradually. For instance, in first stage human have physical needs such as hunger or thirsty; when they achieve the fulfilment, they move on seeking for higher order needs like security. (Cooper, Fletcher, Fyall, Gilbert & Wanhill, 2008) Attitude is another vital key of tourist decision making. Attitude is composed by cognitive, affective and conative. Cognitive, in other word, is called the belief or knowledge which based on previous experiences, individuals’ own opinion to the place or getting the information from other people; the affective describes the feelings and emotions about the destination and assess the experience basing on emotions; the...
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...In Uganda, the fight against HIV/AIDS has been the struggle for them for quite a while and one which is decreasing the population in this country. Despite this current situation the country’s leaders try very hard to reduce the stigma associated with being HIV positive for Ugandans around the world. Tourism is not a vibrant industry in Uganda, despite its obvious beauty and it is widely assumed this is due to because the fear of coming into contact with anyone with this non-discriminatory disease. After conducting my research, despite the government’s attempts to distribute free condoms and a massive public information campaign the general this seems to have had very little impact on the behaviour patterns of the citizens. Thus, ending this plague hasn’t been successful over the years. The rates at which HIV/AIDs spreads in Uganda are increasing not only in cities, but villages too, the survey shows. Adult husbands and wives, not youths or commercial sex workers, are the ones spreading the disease, according to the survey. By their late 30s, roughly one in 10 women now become H.I.V. positive. For men, roughly one in 10 are infected by their early 40s. “An estimated 1.7 million people in Uganda are...
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...Ireland is one of the most popular countries in Europe for toursim. It is famous for its hospitality, tranquility, mountains and the evergreen valleys. Last year it got 8 million visitors which is more than the population of ireland. Tourism also brought a net worth of €6 billion.(Failte Ireland 2016) Due to its geographical location, Ireland has maintained a huge number of its historical sites such as chamber tombs, standing stones and the Newgrange itself, which lets tourists plunge themselves into the Neolithic period. The historical heritage of Ireland is so well preserved that it allows tourists to plan the most diverse holidays. This all means that heritage as a tourism product is very important to Ireland. The word ‘Heritage’...
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...Running Head: TOURISM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Ethical implications of tourism in developing countries Emily McIntyre 3378148 September 26, 2006 TREN 3P12 Sonya Graci Introduction: Tourism is instituted in ad hoc fashion, with little regard to appropriate socio-ecological planning. This paper outlines the ethical implications of tourism in terms of the social and political, environmental and economical issues in developing countries. All resolutions for these implications, follow the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (GCET) which is a set of principles whose purpose is to guide stakeholders in tourism development: central and local governments, local communities, the tourism industry and its professionals, as well as visitors both international and local (UNWTO, n.d.). Background on the industry: In general, tourism occurs in developing countries, because businesses have adopted a development-oriented perspective. The emphasis is on development (use) in order to reach optimal economic gain by extractive use of resources rather than protection and preservation (Fennell, 2002). There has been a trend in humans, to take on the role of being bad rules, by trying to exploit and dominate for short-term personal gain at any expense (Peterson, 1996). It is a harsh reality that there are a significant lack of resources for effective management of visitors and the environment (Fennell, 2002). Therefore, resource management is a critical issue that...
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...HUMAN RESOURCERS [pic] Job description 1. to achieve revenue and yields for south asia region 2. To attain market share in the highly competitive market conditions 3. Achieve service stands as per company policy & procedures. Job specification Should be a graduate, mba ( desirable) Age between 30-45 years Minimun 10 years work experience in an airlines with minimum 5 years experience in handling pricing/ fare international airline Knowledge of ticketing,reservation & fare construction Good negotiation & analytical skills [pic] Job description 1. The successfull candidate will do minor services and maintenance job 2. Doing daily maintanence checklist and handling minor welding and torch OR operating of factory machine Job specification Minimum SPM qualification Interest in doing mechanical work Willing to work long hours & overtime Self dicipline [pic] Job description Lecturing ,supervision in workshop/ laboratories and project, research and development and publication Job specification PhD in relevent fields. Final years student are encourage to apply [pic] Job description Promote and sell Dell services and product Maintain customer Customer services handling by phone Job specification Bachelor Degree from any major Age 23 - 30 years old Have IT knowledge Have selling skill & interest in selling Able to work in call center system [pic] Job description 1. To see the overall smooth running of...
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...According to Frost (2004) the fascination with new technology has changed the way tourism providers interact and trade with their customers. The primary focus for this essay is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of direct selling for travel and tour management. In this essay, the perspectives of both tourism operators and tourists will be considered. This essay will be presented in four sections. The first section will outline direct selling and identify the users of direct selling. The second section will discuss the advantages and disadvantages for a tourist using direct selling. The third section will discuss the advantages and disadvantages for a tourism provider using direct selling. Finally, the essay will be concluded summarising the key advantages and disadvantages for direct selling. In the past, travel agents have been an intermediary for tourists and tourism sellers. Travel agents have been used by tourists to access a wide range of tourism service providers; likewise tourism providers have used travel agents to gain access to numerous customers (Frost, 2004). Due to the extreme competition in the tourism industry, tourism providers are looking to cut costs in order to win over customers with lower prices. This is currently being done by cutting down on the commission costs payed to intermediary such as travel agents and introducing direct selling. In recent years the rapid growth and vast accessibility of the internet has allowed the transition to direct...
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...this essay is to discuss the characteristics of the tourism industry that can provide challenges for the implementation of sustainable tourism. This essay will include a description of the concept of sustainable tourism, the goal of sustainable tourism, characteristics of sustainable tourism ,the challenges of sustainable tourism and a conclusion. The entire world, including the tourism industry, is facing the economic problem of man’s unlimited needs appose to society’s limited resources( Du Toit et al.,2010) Therefore all industries has to become more sustainable, including the tourism industry. The concept of sustainable tourism can be defined as meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It includes the management of all resources in such a way that social, economic and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems( Ivanovic et al., 2009) According to Ivanovic et al (2009) the goal of sustainable tourism is to minimises the negative economic environmental and social impact of tourism, to enhance the well being of host communities, improve working conditions and to make positive contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage sites. The tourism industry has some very specific characteristics which can cause challenges for the implementation of sustainable tourism. According...
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...archaeological sites such as the temples of Angkor have contributed to the rise in mass tourism currently present in many south East Asian countries today. In recent years Cambodia has showcased itself to be a country that is highly rich in culture due to its people, its history and most importantly, its treasured archaeological monuments and sites, such as the Angkor Wat, a cultural site linked to the civil war of Khmer Rouge in the 1970’s. Sites like the Angkor Wat have increasingly become popular and well promoted tourist destinations for both domestic and international tourists in Cambodia. Visiting tourism sites associated with war and death has become an increasing phenomenon within the tourism world. Many debates in tourism research and literature have resulted. New literature seems to debate various touristic themes associated with sites like than Angkor Wat. This essay will draw on three of the major themes that have caused been presented within this tourism literature. Firstly, this essay will aim to analyse the Khmer Rouge’s civil war on tourism to Cambodia, and the views and perceptions of visiting sites associated with the regime. Secondly, this essay will introduce the topic of ‘dark tourism sites’, a tourism phenomenon which can be exampled with the Angkor Wat sites. Lastly, this essay will analyse two paradoxical, intertwining issues of heritage site conservation, and tourism development and promotion, and what literature views as being more important. The Cambodian...
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...undoubted that tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing industries at the global level. In fact, the majority of developing countries consider international tourism as a main approach to generate more local economic activities and encouragements of environmental improvement for regional areas. This leading service sector, however, could draw severalproblematic issues for the local environment and even economy of recipient countries due to many reasons. This essay will argue that in developing countries the economic and environmental negative impacts caused by tourism outweigh its benefits for local communities. To understand the influence of tourism on host countries, this essay aims to provide the evaluation about the benefits and costs of tourism on both economy and environment throughout two sections. The first section discusses the outperformance of negative consequences caused by tourism on environment comparing to its positive effects, while the second argues that the impacts ofvulnerable economy arose from tourism outweighs its benefit for the developing countries. Besides, the essay also points out the genuine situations of the tourism industry in South East Asia as the typical case of developing countries. Firstly, tourism has posed several destructive effects on environmental structure of the host regions where tourism activities take place. Undoubtedly, the constructions of facilities and infrastructures constructed for tourism as well as heavy...
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...SOY00411 Tourism Theories and Practices Unit Information Guide Session 3 2013 CRICOS Provider: NSW 01241G, QLD 03135E © 2013 Southern Cross University Southern Cross University Military Road East Lismore NSW 2480 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. Copyright material indicated in this work has been copied under Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968. Contents Welcome ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Teaching staff ................................................................................................................. 5 Where to get help....................................................................................................................... 6 School enquiries ............................................................................................................. 6 Student liaison team ....................................................................................................... 6 Technology Services....................................................................................................... 6 Academic Skills Development ....................................................................................... 6 Student Services ...........
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...ni Arvin, I use identification, essay, sometimes roleplay, sometimes group dynamics, sometimesdifferent kinds of assessment. Why? Because there are some who are tactile, there are some who are good in psychomotor, there are some who are good in visual, there are also some who are good in audio. That’s why we use different types of assessment 2. Bakit seatwork ang mas preferred na assessment techniques base sa sagot ng estudyante? Ans: Seatwork?No, I don’t agree with that. Because for me, quizzes ang pinakamarami and group dynamics. Maybe they are referring to other teachers not me. Because they are still first year students, I believe that when you say seatworks, you mean essays. I don’t prefer to give essays to my students 3. Why the most effective is seatwork? Seatwork because usually they are grouped into how many groups, and how many members in one group. So basically, its like if I don’t know the answer, you can help me know the answer. 4. Is the whole classroom assessment technique used in HTOURS1 really effective? Ans: Not all. Because usually, hindi natin maiiwasan na may tamad na talagang sumasakay lang sa may ulo so sometimes I also give individual quizzes. Kaya nga sabi ko kanina, I use different types of assessment techniques kasi yung iba youre not good in this, but you are good in this. 5. Mga most frequent na ginagamit na classroom assessment technique Ans: Quizzes Identification Fill in the blanks True or false essays – ex: My unusual travel experience...
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...SIT- special interest tourism is a part of existing tourism industry today. Nowadays, people are more confident about travelling abroad and looking for something different rather than for sun and sand holidays. Special interest tourism is a type of holiday, replacing the traditional mass market travel packages and allows tourists to choose holidays appealing to their individual and personal needs. According to the World Tourism Industry or WTO, special interest tourism can be defined as the specialized tourism that involved individual or group tours by those people who wishes to develop their given interests or visit sites and places that has a relation or connection with their specific interest or subject. The aim of SIT is to satisfy specific needs or interests of individuals or groups. The structure of SIT is similar to that of the overall tourism industry. There are many sub-sectors serving individual and personalized needs of tourists, such as: Read more: http://www.ukessays.com/essays/tourism/nature-and-development-of-special-interest-tourism-tourism-essay.php#ixzz3ZGsvkqSG Travel intermediaries Travel facilitators Attraction and entertainment Activity and events providers Accommodation providers Transportation Travel intermediaries provide information about destinations packages, travel options also making bookings for the customers. They can be represented in the form of tour operators or travel agencies. The main aim of travel agencies is: to sell holidays...
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...Class Name | FTDipHTM11 | Module | Tourism Systems | Assessment 1: Group Oral Presentation- 20% (Learning outcome from Chapter 2: Structure of Tourism and Travel Industry, Chapter 3: Travel Intermediaries, Chapter 4 & 5: Accommodation, Leisure Facilities & Transportation & Chapter 6: Tourism Product & Market Segmentation) This is a group oral presentation consists of 3- 5 students. You work in a travel agency. A well educated and well- heeled middle- aged couple wishes to visit Europe and they have an interest in cultural tourism, loves sight- seeing and visiting winery. They want to customise a luxury Europe travel package with everything top- notch. They seek your advice on where they should go. In order to provide them with quality customer service and adequate product knowledge, you are to research the following list of criteria: 1. Choose an Europe destination from the list below: * North Europe/ Scandinavian Countries: Norway and Sweden or Denmark or Finland * Western Europe: Great Britain and Ireland, or Netherlands, or France, Germany or Switzerland * Southern Europe: Italy, or Greece, or Spain, or Turkey 2. Capital City 3. Official language 4. Currency with 3 letter- code 5. National Air Carriers with 2 letter- code 6. Weather and climates 7. National Religions & their rituals (creating awareness for potential travellers) 8. Cultural (Expectations, Events, Costume and etc; the do’s and...
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...created by a number of factors. During the 1970"s pedophiles from Western countries were attracted to Thailand because of its lenient laws against prostitution and the high currency exchange rate (Jubilee, p. 3). The supply of customers caused pimps to acquire children through sale and through kidnapping to meet their demand. Widespread rural poverty and the low socioeconomic status of children caused the influx of a large supply of rural children that could be acquired relatively cheep. To prevent the interference of the government Thai officials were bribed or in some cases offered a portion of the profits of the trade. When the AIDS epidemic severely hit the sex industry during the 1980"s many sex tourist began to engage in child sex tourism because children were seen as a safe alternative to adults. Child prostitutes were seen as being less risky due to their young age. Contrary to this notion sex with child prostitutes actually increases the likelihood of the transmission of AIDS due to the immature bodies of children (Jubilee, p. 4). In the past decade the media, most specifically the travel industry, has developed a taste for women with "girly" qualities. The result of this trend is a steadily increasing demand for underage prostitutes as well as the continual decline in the desired age for child prostitutes. Due to these unfortunate circumstances the child sex trade has steadily grown and it is estimated that every year one million children are enter the sex trade (World...
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