...CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION A snack bar usually refers to an inexpensive food counter that is part of a permanent structure where snack foods and light meals are sold. A beach snack bar is often a small building situated high on the sand. Besides soft drinks, candies and chewing gum, some snack bars sell hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, potato chips, corn chips and other foods. While this is usually the case, sometimes "snack bar" refers to a small café or cafeteria. Various small, casual dining establishments might be referred to as a "snack bar," including a beverage and snack counter at a movie theater and/or a small deli. Many places that have snack bars have a "No Outside Food or Drink" policy, to encourage sales. The first known use of the word "snack bar" was in 1930. A snack food or commonly called snack is seen in Western Culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day, unlike breakfast, lunch or dinner but rather a assuage/moderate a person’s hunger between these meals, providing brief supply of energy for the body. The term way also refers to a food item consumed between meals purely for the enjoyment of its taste. Snacks are terrific way to satisfy hunger and get all the vitamins and nutrients your body needs. For people who has hectic schedule on school, work, travelling and other activities, it may feel like there’s no time for healthy eating. When trying to stop eating, it’s probably tempting to go the quick...
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...Chapter 15: Tourism Policy: Structure, Content, and Process Question 4. How would you identify and choose the stakeholders who should be involved in the formulation of a tourism policy for a region? Is there anyone whom you feel should be excluded from the process? Stakeholders should be identified and chosen based on a broad range of economic and social benefits such as employment and income. Employment and income are important because they allow stakeholders to reside in and to enjoy the quality of the region. Stakeholders include: Residents of the host destination Local/municipal/regional/provincial/national governments Local/regional/national environmental groups Local visitors/excursionists Remote visitors/tourists Tourism industry sectors such as accommodation, attractions, adventure and outdoor recreation, entertainment, events, food services, tourism visitor services, transportation, and travel trade Destination management organization (DMO) Culture/heritage groups Social/health/education groups I cannot think of anyone specific who should be excluded in the formation of tourism policy because it seeks to ensure that visitors are hosted in a way that maximizes the benefits to stakeholders while minimizing the negative effects, costs, and impacts associated with ensuring the success of a destination. Question 8. What are the most important interfaces of tourism policy; that is, which other sectors of the economy and society need to...
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...“Casino Filipino: It’s impact to the Tourism Industry as perceived by the resident of Tagaytay City” aimed to determine the acceptability of Casino Filipino and its impacts to tourism industry as perceived by the residents of Tagaytay City. They find out the cultural, economic, and social impacts of Casino Filipino to the tourism industry as perceived by the residents of Tagaytay City. They used the descriptive form of method research to gather the needed information. They asked 150 residents of Tagaytay City. Questionnaire was used as the main tool in gathering needed information. In cultural impacts, the highest mean of score they got is in the preservation and restoration of heritage site, next is the acceptance of tourist values, revival of traditional arts and crafts. In economic impacts, the highest mean of score they got is in the better employment opportunities, next is the improved community infrastructure, and improvement of small businessess. Last is the social impacts, the residents respond by giving highest score in increasing public service, benefits to the residents, improved the communication skills is also considered. All of the three impacts as we can see is respectively agreed by the respondent. Coccossis (1996) asserts that sustainable tourism can be taken in four different interpretations that include” economic sustainability of tourism”, the “ecologically Sustainable tourism”,” sustainable tourism development” with both focus of environment ...
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...Economic impacts of Tourism Page # 1 Economic Impacts of Tourism Daniel J. Stynes Businesses and public organizations are increasingly interested in the economic impacts of tourism at national, state, and local levels. One regularly hears claims that tourism supports X jobs in an area or that a festival or special event generated Y million dollars in sales or income in a community. “Multiplier effects” are often cited to capture secondary effects of tourism spending and show the wide range of sectors in a community that may benefit from tourism. Tourism’s economic benefits are touted by the industry for a variety of reasons. Claims of tourism’s economic significance give the industry greater respect among the business community, public officials, and the public in general. This often translates into decisions or public policies that are favorable to tourism. Community support is important for tourism, as it is an activity that affects the entire community. Tourism businesses depend extensively on each other as well as on other businesses, government and residents of the local community. Economic benefits and costs of tourism reach virtually everyone in the region in one way or another. Economic impact analyses provide tangible estimates of these economic interdependencies and a better understanding of the role and importance of tourism in a region’s economy. Tourism activity also involves economic costs, including the direct costs incurred by tourism businesses, government...
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...Sustainable tourism is one of the pre-requisites of achieving sustainable development. the concept of tourism with sustainability and development gets its historical inclusion from mass tourism that got flourished in 1960s due to advent of jet aircraft and the passions for tourism got tremendous following and it also reached Third World countries (Dann, 2002). It was also argued that this boost pushed organizations like World Bank and UN to examine the cost benefit analysis of tourism and it was acknowledged that potential costs of tourism are far lower than financial benefits in shape of balance pf payment surpluses, infrastructure development, and employment and foreign exchange gains. So that gave rise to the concept of sustainable tourism as one of the source of bringing sustainable development. According to the World’s Summit on Sustainable Development (2002), it is claimed that Tourism is the world’s largest industry where in 2000, 698 million people travelled internationally which 7.3 % more than 1999. Similarly the economic worth of international tourism was US$477.9 billion in 2000 (Papers4you.com, 2006). In terms of one concrete definition, literature suggests that it is not fixed and is ever evolving. However Coccossis (1996) asserts that sustainable tourism can be taken in four different interpretations that include” economic sustainability of tourism”, the “ecologically sustainable tourism”,” sustainable tourism development” with both focus of environment as...
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...Planning a World Class Hotel Hospitality and Tourism 594 Kimberly Farmer April 19, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction ……………………………………………………………. 3 Development planning …………………………………………………… 5 Environmental impact ……………………………………………………. Sociological and/or cultural impact …………………………………….. Economic feasibility and economic impact on the area ………………….. Markets, demand, marketability, and marketing …………………………… Management and maintenance ………………………………………………. Financial planning ……………………………………………………………… Landscape architecture and structural architecture ………………………… Interior design and decoration ………………………………………………….. Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………….. References ………………………………………………………………………… Introduction When I am on vacation, I love to visit places that are all inclusive. I want to be able to stay on the resort, have many different dining options to choose from. I want my hotel room to be comfortable, chic, and up to date with current trends. Also, while on vacation, I would like to be in a resort that has many different activities such as, spa, pools with activities, water sports such as snorkeling or parasailing, beach cabanas and much more. The hotel/restaurant that I would like to create a business plan would be one that is a mid-size all inclusive resort style property with catering capabilities that focused mainly on the wedding business. The name of my hotel/resort will be Shelbyville. The hotel will be mid-size with up...
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...Tourism System through Mobile App Tourism involves people traveling outside of their community for pleasure. sightseeing for pleasure. Definitions differ on the specifics of how far people must travel. Tourism may also be viewed as a business in which a community or region chooses to engage. Individual tourism businesses conduct a variety of planning activities including feasibility, marketing, product development, promotion, forecasting, and strategic planning. Travel Agency System Account Attractions Contact Information package Event Calccaldd Calls / Queries Survey Phone App Feedback Phone App Service Provider Mobile Application Process Enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip offers trusted from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features(including Flights search, Mobile and Instant Personalization) with seamless links to booking tools. Internet access have transformed nearly all facets of life, but travel has seen some of the most dramatic changes. Today's smart phones and apps can translate words live on screen, give real-time transportation advice, locate anywhere in the world, act as your boarding pass, book your dinner reservation, and even help you find a cheap, last-minute hotel room. Apps are a good way to connect with consumers, as...
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...Executive Summary We are glad to be of services to the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) - formerly known as Hong Kong Tourism Association, in presenting this consulting report on promoting Hong Kong as the “City of Life” and persuading the visitors from Mainland China to visit Hong Kong In this report, we will base on the two-year major promotional tourism campaign “City of Life: Hong Kong is it!” which launched by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) in April 2001 to showcase to visitors from Mainland China the most interesting and attractive aspects of Hong Kong. We will also contribute ideas on tourism promotion for this campaign to persuade the visitors from Mainland China to visit Hong Kong. Four districts will be covered in this report that included Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, New Territories and the Outlying Islands. Besides, the most popular attractions in Hong Kong such as Shopping, Dinning and Sightseeing will also be particularly focused in this report. Furthermore, negative aspects of Hong Kong will also be specially highlighted. In the final part of this report, a special issue on Quality Tourism Services (QTS) that plays an important role in the tourism industry will also be discussed. Lastly, conclusion and the recommendations for the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) to further improvement will be included in this report 1 Introduction 1.1 The Hong Kong Tourism Tourism plays an essential role in Hong Kong’s economy. To further promote Hong Kong...
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...SYLLABUS Cambridge International AS and A Level Travel and Tourism 9395 For examination in June and November 2015 Cambridge Advanced Changes to syllabus for 2015 This syllabus has been updated, but there are no significant changes. Cambridge International Examinations retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered Centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to Centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a Centre. ® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations © Cambridge International Examinations 2013 Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Why choose Cambridge? Why choose Cambridge International AS and A Level? Why choose Cambridge International AS and A Level Travel and Tourism? Cambridge AICE (Advanced International Certificate of Education) Diploma How can I find out more? 2. Teacher support .............................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Support materials 2.2 Resource lists 2.3 Training 3. Assessment at a glance ................................................................................................. 7 4. Syllabus aims and assessment objectives.....................................................
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...MINALIN TOURISM: PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE In August 27, 2011, the Sta. Monica Parish Church of Minalin was publicly declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum. Minalin took the initiative to promote the Church as an important tourism niche market for everyone to see and share its history and cultural significance. The rationale for this study is based on the idea to position Minalin as a tourism destination both for its cultural and eco-tourism attributes and to take advantage of the growing tourism industry. Being a 4th class Municipality, tourism can make an important contribution to its economic development. Tourism generally generates businesses and provides jobs of various types, help keep traditions alive and finance the protection of cultural and natural heritage. In its forecast Tourism: 2020 Vision, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) predicts that cultural tourism will be one of the five key tourism market segments in the future. The focus of this study is to make Minalin an attractive tourist destination in terms of developmental cooperation with the Department of Tourism through the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). PROJECT OVERVIEW Development Concept The Cultural and Eco-Tourism development concept of the Municipality of Minalin rest on a variety of existing cultural focal points and the development of essential structures and exciting facilities. The goal is...
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...Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Introduction 6 BISC - Forging stronger ties between business and IS communities 7 Market analysis – What’s driving the need for BISC? 8 3.1 Market definition 8 3.2 Total market size 8 3.3 Market need 8 3.4 Estimated segment size 9 Using a product development process 10 Process application – Opportunity identification and selection 10 Concept generation 10 Concept/Project evaluation 10 Defining the product protocol 11 Conclusion 12 Recommendations 13 References 14 Executive Summary New product development in tourism companies has been a nearly ignored theme in tourism marketing. Research on product development has in major studies handled destinations, development of resorts or sites as a total tourist product. We will aim to identify the major problems as well as key phases of the new product development process in tourism. We will have the challenge to innovate more and more attractive activities to fulfil the customers’ needs for emotional experiences. The theoretical framework is based on the traditional product (and services) development theory, which suggests it to be a process of following stages: idea generation, service concept development and evaluation, business analysis, service development and testing, market testing, commercialisation and post introduction evaluation. We will evaluate the usefulness of the traditional product development model in the direction of creating a service to give adventurous experiences...
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...Ecotourism Investment and Development Models: Donors, NGOs and Private Entrepreneurs Susan Heher smh53@cornell.edu Johnson Graduate School of Management School of Hotel Administration Cornell University December 2003 -1- 1. 1. INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND ECOTOURISM 3 7 7 8 12 15 17 17 20 22 26 27 29 31 32 33 34 36 37 39 39 42 46 55 58 61 64 70 75 77 79 81 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND ECOTOURISM COMMUNITY BASED ECOTOURISM THE SCALE OF ECOTOURISM MARKET DEMAND 2. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FROM DONORS AND AID AGENCIES THE RISE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PROJECTS OVERVIEW OF TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS AND ASSISTANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND NGOS THE ROLE OF CONSULTANTS THE PROJECT PROCESS: ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION CONCLUSIONS 3. PRIVATE SECTOR ENTREPRENEURS AND DEVELOPERS PROFILE OF ECOTOURISM ENTREPRENEURS SOURCES OF FINANCING AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE GROWTH, PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE ABILITY TO HAVE AN IMPACT CONCLUSIONS 4. 5. HYBRID: NGO VENTURE CAPITAL CASE STUDIES A. INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, IADB B. US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, USAID C. WORLD BANK: LESOTHO D. THE EUROPEAN UNION: SWAZILAND E. WORLD BANK IN SWAZILAND F. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, TNC G. CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, CI H. CONSERVATION CORPORATION AFRICA, CC AFRICA I. TURTLE ISLAND J. MAHO BAY K. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, MALULEKE COMMUNITY AND MATSWANI SAFARIS 6. CONCLUSION -2- 1. Introduction...
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...up to date, understand AND speak the language. Glossary Below is a glossary of general industry terms and tourism abbreviations. A ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics. Advertorial A paid advertisement in the print media that resembles a story or editorial comment. AFTA Australian Federation of Travel Agents. AITT Australian Institute of Travel and Tourism. Allotment A limited number of rooms or seats available to wholesalers to free sell. AVIC Accredited visitor information centre. Travel information centres located at a destination to assist visitors to the area. AVICs provide information about accommodation, tours, activities, events, etc. Some AVICs also make bookings. AVICs are “accredited” centres, identified by an italic “i”. B B&B Bed and breakfast facility; usually not more than six rooms. Benchmarking Comparing results with similar tourism businesses or assessing the business against an industry average. ANR Arrival notification report used by wholesale agents. BEC Business Enterprise Centre. APEX Airlines advanced purchase fare. BLIS Business Licence Information Service. ATE Australian Tourism Exchange. ATE is Australia’s largest international tourism trade show for inbound operators and overseas wholesalers; coordinated by Tourism Australia. Block booking Hotel rooms held without deposit for regular group travel. ATEC Australian Tourism Export Council, formerly known as ITOA. ATLAS Computer/reservation system used by some travel agents. ATO ...
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...and caused some of the phenomenon known as the “ticket industry economy”. In this paper, commonly used by tourist attractions in China's tickets business economic model, the introduction of a free economy, the analysis of the ticket is the way the current situation and rising ticket prices and abroad on the basis of comparison, focuses on a free economy in the tourism industry in tremendous economic benefits and the pattern in the tourism industry, which has the inestimable potential. Keywords: scenic area management; free economy; tickets economy; prices The tourist attraction is the core space and carrier of tourism activities, is also the most important part of the tourism system; thus, ticket purchasing takes a significant proportion of 30% in customer`s tourism consumption, meanwhile, it is the most critical factor affecting tourist travel. As the competition among tourist attractions intensifies, their managers are also aware of the shortcomings of the “tickets economy”, and they realized that they have to find a new running way out of the cycle. As a result, in recent years, there have been lots of typical tourism by selling tickets, providing free coupons to attract tourists; these are essentially “free economic model”. 1. Free economic model 1.1 The Origin and development of free...
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...What role does tourism have in biodiversity conservation, community health, and quality of life? World tourism has grown significantly in my lifetime; from 1950 to 2010 international arrivals expanded at an annual rate of 6.5%, growing from 25 million travelers to over 900 million travelers. By 2020, international arrivals are expected to surpass 1.5 billion people. In addition, world tourism is one of the world’s largest employers, generating 231 million jobs, or nearly 1 out of every 12 jobs globally (WTTC, 2007). Therefore, I am forever filled with optimism that tourism developed sustainably will reduce and one day perhaps eliminate the variety of negative impacts on biodiversity—and will significantly contribute to the health and well-being of local people. Despite the considerable widespread political and economic restrictive environments imposed on the world development of travel and tourism during the last two three decades, the tourism sector has emerged as one of the fastest growing single industries in the World since the end of 1970s. At present, the tourism industry represents around 11% of the world’s GPD, around 8% of global jobs ( around 200 million jobs) and around 9% of global wages (WTTC,2000)[1]. It is the largest job generator of the world economy today. Over 5.5 million global jobs per year during the coming decade are expected from the industry. Despite the unequal distribution of these economic benefits, the expectations from tourism in many developing...
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