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16 Cards in this Set
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Motivation to become international |
-Sales expansion -Geographic diversification -Resource and labor acquisition -Worldwide brand recognition |
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How religion affects travel |
-Liquor regulations -Food restrictions -Medicines -Gay marriage Travel may be frowned upon |
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Problems that religion deals with |
-Meaning (belief there is a reason behind everything) -Motivation (why people do things) -Social conflict -Skepticism |
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Literate Religion |
by the book, no flexibility, reaches many, christianity |
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Non literate religion |
passed down through generations, native americans, incas, spiritualist and voodo |
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Religious Homogenity |
everyone in an area follows one religion |
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Religious Heterogeneity |
diversified religions |
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Jainism |
-Originated in Eastern India -Soul is forever -5 basics of reality -Equality, tolerance, and vegetarian -Don't travel by vehicles, only barefoot -Nonviolence |
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Business Characteristics of Hospitality as a service export |
-export invisibility (where money comes from) -location boundaries (everyone wants a hotel on the water) -intangible service performance -labor intensive |
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Service Industry Earnings |
-Balance of payment (income vs. spending) -Multiplier effect -travel balance -import propensity -trade balance |
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Multi Domestic Approach |
different legal environment, culture or competition in each place (bank) |
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Global Approach |
operate the same in all countries (airline) |
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Absolute Location |
precise location of a place, latitude and longitude |
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Relative Location |
situation of the place, external characteristics |
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World Region |
grouping of like places or the functional union of places to form a spatial unit (New England) geographic proximity-increased regional economic integration |
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Why is Europe the most stable area? |
-Political stability -Economic stability -Close cultural ties -Cultural history |
