1 | TOURISM | 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM Since the beginning of the time people have travelled In the early periods, people used to travel for food, water and safety or acquisition of resources (trade). But in the recent times, the word travel is also associated with pleasure or exploration. Now, Tourism is the business of providing travel, accommodation, food, entertainment to the people who are travelling for the purpose of either recreation and leisure or business. Tourism may be
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industry for online communication as anyone nowadays can search for whatever, whenever and wherever he is through online internet connection. The aim of this research is to address the effect of investment in IT sector and the tourism firm profitability and how does it affect the growth and cost reduction in tourism sector by questionnaire and collecting finical data from a firms working that field. Abstract Information Technology (IT) has become mandatory in the businesses, till now many of
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Gold Mining: Why it should be banned in the Philippines? Gold mining in the Philippines can be traced hundreds of years back before the colonizers came to the country. As early as 1521, our ancestors were already panning gold and have decorated themselves with gold accessories. As years passed, the growth of the mining industry has increased. In 1995, Philippine Mining Act was passed which the government allowed foreign companies to fully operate in the country; it created backlash from Filipinos
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In this article we have mainly focused on the medical use of cannabis, its side effects and also a brief argument over its legalization and also some interesting facts about cannabis. Contents Introduction 5 What is Cannabis or Cannabis? 5 Medical Cannabis 6 Methods of consumption 6 The Positive Effects of Cannabis 6 Health Benefits Of Cannabis 7 Negative Effects of Cannabis 8 What are the effects of recreational Cannabis? 9 Some Interesting funny Facts About Cannabis 9 Should
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1. Executive Summary The aim of this report in to critically analyse the implications of human resource practices in the Four Seasons brand. Unless diversity is supported, discrimination can appear in some cases, having a negative effect on the running of the business. Also, working in groups makes a great contribution to the company’s performance, allowing creativity to be put into practice. Leadership is the greatest issue, as it can make the difference. Following a vision of his own, the leader
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1 Introduction Along with the improvement of living standard and changing consumption structure, the tourism industry in China is now a blooming industry. There has been a variety of definition regarding tourist product since the early 1970s. One of those definitions that became most influential was proposed by Middleton and Victor (1988), in which a basic distinction was made before defining tourist products. The total tourist product can be defined as the combination of all the elements consumed
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TOURISM AND RECREATION 1 Cycling beside the Solent Facts and Figures Introduction The growth of tourism Tourism and recreation are a growing part of the local economy. In fact the New Forest has more visitors per square kilometre than any other national park (7.5 visits/km2). Leisure and tourism is the world’s second largest industry in terms of income generated. In recent years there has been an explosion of tourism in the UK. This is due to: • Increase in personal
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Impacts of positive and negative corporate social responsibility activities on company performance in the hospitality industry Kyung Ho Kang a,*, Seoki Lee b,1, Chang Huh c,2 a School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University, 1700 North Broad St., Suite 201, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University, 1700 North Broad St., Suite 201-F, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States c College of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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NATIONAL ITEGRATION National integration is the awareness of a common identity amongst the citizens of a country. It means that though we belong to different castes, religions and regions and speak different languages we recognize the fact that we are all one. This kind of integration is very important in the building of a strong and prosperous nation. India is a country with innumerable diversities, an entity composed of many communities, races classes, languages and subcultures. In any
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GDP at PPP. One of the UKs main advantages is its education system which is regarded as one of the best in the world and has a big influence towards the UKs income with many international students attracted to come and study in the UK which keeps tourism constantly on a high. Another valuable source of income the government receives is the money from taxes as taxes are known to be very high at the UK especially on unhealthy products such as alcohol and tobacco which is a very smart move from the government
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