on some of the most distinctive features of innovation in the highly industrialized economies of the OECD area. In particular, the paper attempts to examine a primary single feature, “uncertainty” that dominates the search for new technologies by drawing several cases on the American experience. It also touches on the impact of technological innovation in the tourism industry and how it is transforming the tourism business model. Technological innovation, a major force in economic growth It is taken
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SINGAPORE HOTEL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Prepared by: Nazia Husain Marketing 558: Marketing Across Cultures TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 HISTORY 4 GOVERNMENT 6 CULTURE 6 Religion 6 Language 7 Economy of Singapore 8 Trade 9 Employment 10 ASEAN 10 MACRO-ECONOMIC REVIEW OF SINGAPORE 11 Economic Factors 11 Macro-environment factors and hotel industry 12 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 14 Hotel Demand 15 Hotel Supply 16 COUNTRY CLUSTER ANALYSIS 17 Regional Analysis
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IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY DUE DATE 31 AUGUST 2015 QUESTION: Innovate or die. Explore the central role played by innovation in achieving sustainability and competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s hospitality and tourism sector. Innovate or die. Explore the central role played by innovation in achieving sustainability and competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s hospitality and tourism sector. Innovation is a new idea, more effective
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Thou human impact and climate change has cause a loss of valuable habits for many of these beautiful organisms. Artificial reefs have been use to great effect to create new homes for marine life. Nothing attracts scuba divers then a good wreck. Many places around the country and the world have used artificial reefs to remarkable result. I propose sinking a ship off Oahu to create an artificial reef. Having a new shipwreck will not only help the environment, also boost the local economy, attract
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Fishes are caught essentially for consumption. However, catching fish happens to be a well-known recreational pastime as well. Recreational fishing is also known as sport fishing. The main motive behind recreational fishing is pleasure or relaxation along with competition in some cases. It should not be mixed with subsistence or commercial fishing. While subsistence fishing is for basic survival, commercial fishing is essentially for
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The Caribbean’s history is rooted in colonialism. When Christopher Columbus first arrived in the Caribbean it was inhabited by the indigenous people of the region. This eventually led to the other major European players to take up settlement in the region. Eventually, these settlements supplemented by a slave labour force from Africa grew into a large colonised settlement. This became an engrained system and as such many of the remnants of colonization still have a strong grip on how people operate
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“…coordinating all the activities and services which impact on the visitor and their enjoyment of a destination”. Effective, quality destination management requires the involvement of all stakeholders through clear communication and transparent decision-making. In particular, this requires pro-active engagement between the three key partners: the local authority as destination managers, the private sector as the service providers and the North Wales Regional Tourism Partnership (TPNW), acting on behalf of Visit
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The Economical Crisis and Impact the Indian River Lagoon has on Local Communities and Possible Solutions to the Pollution of the Lagoon Ecosystems have long existed on this planet since the beginning of times. Every ecosystem contains its own range of different environments, species, and niches. One of the most significant and distinguished ecosystems in North America is the Indian River Lagoon. The Indian River Lagoon is a rather diverse community that stretches 156 miles along Florida’s Atlantic
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nearly doubled in size to 2,758,931 (US Census 2013). Nevada is well known throughout the world well I should say a certain city within in Nevada is well known, and that is Las Vegas. Many people have always wanted to come to Nevada but only for tourism not so much living. As you can see from the population, that has now changed. Jobs have grown in Nevada since all these casinos have now been opening up. Now that the casinos have helped build the population this has caused Nevada to have to grow
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Tourism industry has turn into a consequential sector in both developed and developing countries including Malaysia (Pazim,Rosli,2011). Tourism sector in Malaysia has shown positive achievements and contributes significantly to the country's economy and it has become a focus area for investment. Norsiah and Zaini (2012) stressed out that tourism is one of the most expeditious growing industries in the accommodations sector and the second most astronomically immense gross domestic product (GDP) contributing
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