strength of a real shield; it also holds significance with both sides crafted and carved. With no visible cracking along the edges, the palette holds its longevity. The palette seems to have been distinguished from one piece of stone with a blue-green hue. Knowing the funerary practices of the Egyptians and its solidarity to the arts, the Narmer Palette could be from Narmer’s funeral grounds; this would explain its preservation. Starting on the front side of the Narmer Palette, with the largest
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Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of many economies in the world since it is able to generate needed foreign exchange. It is important to distinguish between two types of tourism: mass or resort tourism and ecotourism. Nature-based tourism involves traveling for recreational purposes. Ecotourism, on the other hand involves traveling to undisturbed natural site for conservation and education which are also known as ecological, environmental, nature, green, sustainable tourism. Ecotourism
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Introduction Heritage Tourism Heritage tourism is define as the activities and services which provide international and domestic visitors with the opportunity to experience, understand and enjoy the special values of a region’s heritage, are sometimes referred to as heritage tourism (Lorton, 2013). According to Leigh Burns “heritage tourism is a personal encounter with traditions, history and culture. Heritage tourism is based upon the concept that each community has a story to tell. This is a
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Sustainability in the MICE Industry: Metro Toronto Convention Centre Meetings, incentives, conferences, and events (MICE) are an important sector of the tourism industry, and for Toronto it contributed to 30% of the Tourism Toronto's investments budget and generated 33.7% of sales within the budget in 2012. (Tourism Toronto: Business Plan and Annual Budget 2012) The operations surrounding this sector bring business and allow the city to showcase and exhibit its culture, as well as, making it
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Sustainable tourism is an industry committed to making a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. The aim of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development brings a positive experience for the local people, tourism companies and the tourists themselves. But sustainable tourism is not the same as ecotourism. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Commission on Sustainable Development Seventh Session 19-30 April 1999, New
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5. Marketing Strategy: * Concept: Leisure Travel and Adventure Travel. * Segmentation: “The Blue Travel Company” is a services section, which accomplishes the best sustainable tourism in Vietnam. Our company head office is in Hanoi and we are planning to extend the headquarters all over Vietnam for the convenience of customers. * Target: The company wants to attract big and small Corporation all over Vietnam who support environment and relax after the stressful days. This tour
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Ecotourism Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of many economies in the world since it is able to generate needed foreign exchange. It is important to distinguish between two types of tourism: mass or resort tourism and ecotourism. Nature-based tourism involves traveling for recreational purposes. Ecotourism, on the other hand involves traveling to undisturbed natural site for conservation and education which are also known as ecological, environmental, nature, green, sustainable tourism. Ecotourism
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the economic development situation, the potential tourism development opportunities, accessibility problem in VISA restrictions and the risk analysis of the destinations will be taken into consideration. Attracting elements in choosing Singapore: After conducting the site selection analysis, it is found that Singapore could be one of the potential destinations to be developed for a new casino. General speaking, the high revenue generated by tourism, the high proportion of people in the highest socio-economic
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Executive summary: The tourism marketing strategy has been prepared with realistic, achievable goals and objectives that will maximise the opportunities provided to tourism operators within UK. It is constructed in a manner that provides linkages with the marketing strategies of major industry stakeholders. Britain tourism industry profile: Tourism is the UK’s sixth largest industry – amounting to £105bn in revenue each year. It has employed over 1.3m people, generates £20bn per annum in foreign
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investor confidence • Weak performance in the plantations • Limited Geographic Presence External Origin (attributes of the environment) Opportunities • Strategic acquisitions • Resort World at Sentosa (RWS) • Improvement in Malaysian tourism sector Threats • Legislative changes in gaming sector • Economic condition in UK • Growing competition Overview Genting Berhad (Genting) is a Malaysia-based investment holding and management company. Its diverse business portfolio and its
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