Cultural relativism

Tourism has been an important economy contribution to a country, it has developed rapidly over the past decade, and compare to the other service industries tourism is one of the largest industry. Tourism product such as culture and beautiful places has been an interesting attraction towards foreigners. By providing a lot of business opportunity, tourism industry can increase other local SME’s company revenue because of the opportunity that tourism industry created such as transportation, local…

plays a major role and causes carbon dioxide to be released into the air, as well as noise and sewage production. Tourism sites such as Coral Reefs and World Heritage Sites are being overused and the result is a threat to the Natural as well as the Cultural resources of London. Tourism plays part in the conservation of their wildlife and usually uses the funds (guide fees, entrance fees) for the maintenance of animal preserves. The quality of any tourist environment, natural and/or man-made will…

fitness, adventure and social interaction. Pull factors are destination-generated forces and the knowledge that tourists hold about a destination. They emerge due to the attractiveness of a destination, including beaches, recreation facilities and cultural attractions (Uysal and Jurowski, 1994). Push factors usually initiate travel desire, while pull factors usually determine destination choice. All-inclusive tourism is the ideal choice for a wide range of travelers because of the…

tourism industry has an impact on the tourist destination; the impact can be classified as positive and negative impact. Job opportunity and increased economic activity are the positive impacts while negative impacts include environment degradation, cultural and identity deterioration, antisocial activities, increased quantity of waste generated, etc. 1.2 Tourism industry in Goa Tourism is one of the major activities in Goa. The tourism industry has the largest share in Goa's state gross…

1. Explain how the natural surroundings and history of Mesopotamia contributed to the worldview of the people. Include their view of ultimate reality, the nature of the world, humanity, morals, and government. (20 points) Their gods were intolerable, capricious, malevolent, and vindictive. Since there were over 15 hundred gods, they always fought with each other. Their purpose was to bring security and prosperity, but there was an only ever violent war against each other. Gods inhabited nature,…

natural factors depend on demand of tourism. Institutional Causes Institutional seasonality is more complex as it is based on human behaviour and consumer decision making (e.g. deciding on the timing of holidays). These holidays obtain from religious, cultural and organizational factors. Institutional seasonality include: holidays (school, university, work, public, religious) and sociological and economical factor. Additional Causes Hosting time of sporting event - e.g. the Olympic…

Introduction Volunteer tourism is also known as Voluntourism. Voluntourism is when tourists combine volunteering work with travel. It is growing rapidly in the tourism industry in the recent years. It is estimated that there are a total of 1.6 million volunteer tourists, spending about $1.7-2.6 billion each year. The average cost for each volunteer is about $3000 per trip. (Marketing, 2008) Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) started off in 1958 to improve in areas such as education and…

The health and wellness sector has become more than a trend due to the impressive growth it generates from tourism. People from all over the world are travelling to destinations that provide health and wellness services and facilities. Therefore, tourism at large has to consider the physical and mental health pursuit of their visitors. In recent studies it has been said that tourism has given more attention to the benefits of travel experiences. This research attempts to provide a comprehensive…

reveals that the work of reaching equality in education is far from finished. One issue Carter tackles is the term “acting white.” “Acting white” is a phrase that is understood to reject standard educational values, but in reality it refers to a cultural barrier that exists in schools. The term “acting white” has been used for years, its roots stretching back to the times of segregation and intense racism in…

Dealing with Generation X and Generation Y in the Workplace When you take a look at any given workplace in today’s world you will see more diversity than ever before. This not only includes more women, minorities, and religious groups but more age differences than ever as well. There are more generations working together at the same time and in the same place than there has ever been in history. It is not uncommon to see a seventy-year-old person working in the same place as an…