The Environmentalist, 20, 233 247, 2000 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Manufactured in The Netherlands. Environmental changes associated with mass urban tourism and nature tourism development in Hong Kong C. Y. JIMU Department of Geography and Geology, The Uni¨ ersity of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Summary. Hong Kong’s tourism is overwhelmingly urban-focused. There is a heavy concentration of tourist and ancillary facilities in a small core urban area. A well-defined tourist business
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our family, relatives and friends that help us in giving a lot of guidance to making it successful. Without the moral support and guidance we will surely have a few difficulty in making the assignment smoothly. On this subject, Health and Wellness Tourism (HTT538) all of our group members had been assigned to do an interview and study about the spa business. With the lectures of enthusiasm in class and guidance from our Madam Inoormaziah Bt Azman, we are gladly to say that it was a successful task
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The comparative advantage of Greece in the era of recession Lampros Gallos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens, Greece lam.gal@hotmail.com Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate the export behaviour of Greece and to identify its comparative advantage. Moreover, through the conclusions of the analysis, is investigated whether the export activity of the country coincides with its comparative advantage especially in the present circumstances, those of recession. Initially
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all inclusive of the actions taken in the past and also the significance of the actions that will be taken in the near future. Corporate social responsibility is over and above charity and calls for organizations to take full responsibility for the effect of its actions on all its stakeholders” (Rettab, 2008). A study of the Jumeirah Group of hotels gave me another meaning to define CSR...”the management of an organization’s beneficial impact on all stake holders and the environment is the result
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TUI Marketing analyses of : [pic] I. INTRODUCTION TUI Group GmbH (Touristik Union International) is a German multinational travel and tourism company established in 1968 and headquartered in Hanover. First, it was an association with some medium-sized companies like Touropa, Scharnow-Reisen, Hummel Reise and Dr.Tigges-Fahrten. During 33 years, TUI joined airline companies and participated to different hotel brands. They also
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is not given to the individual when needed it can result in their disease developing further. | The disease malaria can have effects on society these are some points; 1. Public health expenditures. 2. Inpatient hospital admissions. 3. Outpatient health clinic visits. 4. Increases the amount of people to be off from school and work. 5. It will decrease tourism. 6. Inhibits foreign investment. 7. Affects crop production. | Malaria has not been properly avoided as the widespread of
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Factor identified Category (PESTLE) POSITIVE IMPACT (why and how) NEUTRAL NEGATIVE IMPACT (why and how) A country’s system of creating formal laws and regulations (institutional framework) Political and Legal Why: policies can help the country achieve maximum economic benefits. How: economic reforms, opening up policies, lighter visa regulations, investments and developments in aviation infrastructure increase travel demand, thus, allow the country to gain more national competitiveness. (cf
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Introduction and Motivation Japan is a country that has always fascinated me. I love to travel. I have been to Europe, South America, Canada, and most states in the U.S. However, what draws me to Japan is the distinct difference in culture from anything I have seen before. Japan is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. There is an era of mystique behind the culture. One of the main reasons why I would like to see Japan is because I am curious about what the culture is like. My
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Eco Tourism Eco-tourism is more than a catch phrase for nature loving travel and recreation. Eco-tourism is consecrated for preserving and sustaining the diversity of the world's natural and cultural environments. It accommodates and entertains visitors in a way that is minimally intrusive or destructive to the environment and sustains & supports the native cultures in the locations it is operating in. Responsibility of both travelers and service providers is the genuine meaning for eco-tourism
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that is the most sensitive. Risk assessors use a reference dose to quantify non-carcinogenic toxicity, and cancer slope factor to quantify carcinogenic toxicity is because the RfD assumes "a dose below which no adverse non-carcinogenic health effects should result from a lifetime of exposure" (US Environmental Protection Agency, 2014) RfDs are usually derived from animal studies
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