changes which influence development of international tourism. Recent developments in Tourism on the 21st Century Introduction Tourism is a significant economic factor of nations worldwide. Not only does this help contribute to overall economic gain, but this also enable countries to share their natural resources, gain international recognition and attract prospects for further business transactions. Despite the rise of previous tourism obstacles such as epidemic and terrorism attacks,
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www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 93–111, 2005 Ó 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/$30.00 doi:10.1016/j.annals.2004.05.001 MARKET SEGMENTATION A Neural Network Application Jonathan Z. Bloom University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Abstract: The objective of the research is to consider a self-organizing neural network for segmenting the international tourist market to Cape Town, South Africa. A backpropagation
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overview The articles are talking about the biggest problem Croatian tourism had to face in summer season 2013. The 1st of April saw many changes in the Croatian law and one of the most controversial was the introduction of travel visas for Russians. In fact the move to introduce travel visas for Russian citizens was forced on Croatia as part of the European Union regulations. Croatia is set to become a full member of the European Union on the 1st of July this year and therefore the EU visa regime
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American Healthcare Systems-Research Paper-6th Dec 2013 Medical Tourism By: Mrudula Mynampaty and Swathi Damacherla Introduction “Medical tourism” is the term commonly used to describe people traveling outside their home country avail medical services at lower costs1. Medical tourism is fundamentally different from the traditional model of international medical travel where patients generally journey from less developed nations to major medical centers in highly developed countries for medical
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economic problems Bc. Nikola Novosádová Field of study: European Business and Finance Course: Understanding Global and European Business Environment 1. year, 1. semester 2014 CONTENT General information about Greece 3 Greek economic problems 4 Greek government-debt crisis 4 Overpriced government contracts 4 Government budget deficit 5 Tax restriction and tax evasion 5 Trouble of main Greek sectors - tourism and transport 5 Problem with repayment of debts 6 Measures
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Effect Case Study London 2012 and the Displacement Effect London 2012 and the Displacement Effect: Will British Tourism suffer during the Games? The impact of the greatest show on earth arriving on British shores can be quantified in many ways; in terms of its social, financial, environmental, economic and overall legacy impact. In terms of British tourism, much debate has arisen concerning the economic impact of the Games, and whether the Games will actually provide a positive or
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6% of Canadians), Punjabi (0.8%), Spanish (0.7%), Italian (0.6%), and Arabic (0.5%). They’re also perceived as diverse, and multicultural. Ethnic groups that reside in their country are British Isles origin (28%), French origin (23%), other European (15%), Amerindian (2%), other, mostly Asian, African, Arab (6%), mixed background
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Greece XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX College Professional Studies Abstract Greece is a country of great beauty. It has long been one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Tourism is one of the major industries of the Greek economy; tourism is a strong earner of foreign exchange. The warm climates, the long, scenic Mediterranean coastline, the many significant archaeological and historical sites, the traditional hospitality of Greeks, and improvements in the local infrastructure have continued
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sources of Scots business law” 1. Identify and describe the sources of legislation that are binding in Scots law and quote at least one example. In the modern system of Scots law there are three sources of legislation which are binding the Scots law. Those sources can be divided under the validity or power of law. The first source of legislation of Scots law is Scottish legislation. When Scotland became the part of the United Kingdom it lost the power to make the law without approval of Westminster
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Medical Tourism Industry - Advantage India C.B. Venkata Krishna Prasad* Traveling abroad for health is not a new phenomenon. Medical tourism is actually thousands of years old. In ancient Greece, pilgrims and patients came from all over the Mediterranean to the sanctuary of the healing god, asklepios; the god of healing was located at Epidaurus. In roman Britain, patients took the waters at a shrine at bath, a practice that continued for 2,000 years. During 18th century wealthy Europeans used to
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