“Islands are fragile” (O’Riodan, 2009). The delicate and sensitive entities of islands need to be managed by the stakeholders in a sustainable way in order to maintain the natural and cultural environment. Sustainable tourism is defined as “tourism that is economically viable but does not destroy the resources on which the future of tourism will depend, notably the physical environment, and the social fabric of the host community.” (Brent, R., 2003). Islands suffer from special problems such as their
Words: 2043 - Pages: 9
www.palgrave-journals.com/thr Using decision trees to identify tourism stakeholders: The case of two Eastern North Carolina counties Erick T. Byrd* and Larry Gustke Received (in revised form): 1st May, 2006 *Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA Tel: + 1 336-334-3041; Fax: + 1 336-334-3238; E-mail: etbyrd@uncg.edu Erick T. Byrd is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation
Words: 9496 - Pages: 38
Theoretical and Applied Economics VolumeXX (2013), No. 10(587), pp 23-32 A new vision on competitiveness within the post-crisis economy. Causes, evoiutions and possibie innovative soiutions to fight against the undesirable effects of the economic crisis Laura Mariana CISMAÇ West University Timisoara laura.cismas@feaa.uvt.ro Ruxandra Ioana PITORAC West University Timiçoara ruxandrapitorac@gmail.com Abstract. The main objective of this paper is to highlight the need for promoting a new vision
Words: 3332 - Pages: 14
from film directors, which is the healthy way of ensuring business growth and talent development. Receiving frequent requests for the actors will help the company to drive its growth and sustainability, as it achieves the expected operations and financials over the given period. Exposure acting is a New York-based company that specializes on inter-linking film actors with film directors with an aim of growing talents in the industry. Most of the actors in the film industry sign commercial deals with
Words: 2281 - Pages: 10
Sex Tourism in Thailand “Sex tourism is both an economic and political phenomenon. It cannot exist without sources of demand, where these types of transactions are considered to be socially and politically legitimate” (Leheny, D. 1995, p.367-384). Sex tourism is evident through many different forms, but the most popular ways it is evident is through pornography, prostitution, and human trafficing. This trend is one of the main sources of revenue in Thailand. It holds 6 percent of the gross domestic
Words: 1976 - Pages: 8
model of organized crime in the United States: an alien conspiracy theory. It depicts organized crime as an underworld corporate enterprise comprised of ethnically or culturally distinct alien groups that corrupt fundamentally sound political and economic institutions (Mastrofski, 2010). Problems presented and the various relationships Organized crime presents a number of problems. Many organized crime families do operate within the family structure and this to an extent creates a less than desirable
Words: 1085 - Pages: 5
between the different member states (Table 1). Spain, with approximately 1.3 million persons employed directly in tourism, is the EU member state with the largest percentage of direct employment in tourism (7.8%). In Portugal, tourism is the dominant economic sector, with 311,915 persons or 6.3% of total workforce directly employed in tourism. On the other hand, Ireland has the lowest
Words: 4605 - Pages: 19
Global Journal of Management and Business Research Finance Volume 13 Issue 9 Version 1.0 Year 2013 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 Performance Evaluation of Prime Bank Limited in Terms of Capital Adequacy By Md. Abdullah Al Mamun Pabna University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Abstract - The study aims at evaluating performance of prime bank. Data of the bank is analyzed
Words: 2430 - Pages: 10
from film directors, which is the healthy way of ensuring business growth and talent development. Receiving frequent requests for the actors will help the company to drive its growth and sustainability, as it achieves the expected operations and financials over the given period. Exposure acting is a New York-based company that specializes on inter-linking film actors with film directors with an aim of growing talents in the industry. Most of the actors in the film industry sign commercial deals with
Words: 2281 - Pages: 10
Introduction While much of the focus may be on the United States, the recent financial crisis has impacted countries around the world and Italy appears to be one of the hardest hit in Europe. After decades during which the Italians as well as the international industrial, agriculture and financial sectors raked huge profits without investing anything in innovation and competitive interventions, now companies are claiming the state rescue and support. According to initial estimations made at the
Words: 2628 - Pages: 11
