Tourism

Negative Impacts of Tourism on the Big Island Hawai’i Island, Hawaii, otherwise known as the Big Island, is the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago. The Big Island’s population was estimated to be 196,428 in 2015 (Census 2015). The number of tourists per year far exceeds the number of residents. In 2014, the number of tourists that visited the Big Island reached 1,445,939 (Big Island Now). With record setting highs in visitor numbers, the island must keep up with the continual demand for…

Tourism’s Influence on Greece Abstract: Tourism can be a large contributor to a nation’s success. Greece is a world renowned place to visit due to its beauty and uniqueness. Due to all of the landmarks from the ruins of Ancient Greece, people from all over the world learn about the history and its architecture. People are also attracted to the breathtaking views of Greece’s outdoors such as the large number of beaches and islands as well as the rock cliffs and the countless miles of hiking…

Tourism is one of the biggest and fastest growing sectors in the world. Tourism is highly influenced by seasonality. Tourism as an integral part of global business is highly dependent on seasonal changes in climatic conditions, economic activities as well as human behaviour and the society in general. Seasonality can be explained as the fluctuations in the year that occurs in specific duration. Features of seasonality Tourism demand is predominantly characterized by seasonal, economic…

Dann (1981:193), defines a tourism motivation as “a meaningful state of mind which adequately disposes an actor or a group of actors to travel” and also “a meaningful state of mind is subsequently interpretable by others as a valid explanation for such a decision” (Dann, 1981:205). A motive is regarded as an internal factor, within the tourists, that “stimulates, guides and integrates a person’s behaviour” (Iso-Ahola, 1982:257). Individuals are motivated when they are aware of the satisfactory…

Orphanage Tourism is a popular pursuit amongst Volunteer Tourists. Discuss the impacts (positive and/or negative) of Volunteer tourists in relation to this niche tourism product. Please use examples from Asia to support your argument. In the history of development economics, volunteering has been thought of as a positive force in development and aid work. As international travel has become increasingly more accessible to the general public, the tourism industry has grown and expanded. A trend…

In New Zealand International tourism contributes $11.8 billion to the economy and is the second largest export under Dairy who contributes $14.2 billion. The tourism industry in New Zealand primarily employs over 295,908 people who all contribute customer service. In 2015 New Zealand received over 3 million visitors where only 3,900 of these visitors were asked questions related to their overall experience. In June 2014, New Zealand 's customer service was rated a 8.9 out of 10 with 95% of…

Challenges in the Indian Tourism Industry: Travel & Tourism industry in India is growing and it has vast potential for generating employment and earning large amount of foreign exchange besides giving a fillip to the country’s overall economic and social development. But a long way needs to be covered hence much more remains to be done. Therefore, there are challenges involved in tourism industry. Lack of proper infrastructure, is being one of the…

and the innovation in technologies are putting distress on tourism destinations. This productivity was also reflex in expression of business. Increased sustainability for destinations also indicate a remarkable fitness for many agility sectors, such as building, water, energy, mobility, waste and supplies. Based on the conclusions of the meeting, in the future, excitable solutions should be a second for different subjects told to tourism such as mobility (notorious carriage) or safeness…

- A National Tourism Organisations (NTO) are responsible for marketing a country to tourists. NTO 's are publically funded government agencies that do the promoting and marketing for their country. Their promoting and marketing is directed towards inbound tourists. Tourism New Zealand is New Zealand 's NTO and are responsible for marketing our country as a destination. Tourism New Zealand implements, promotes and develops marketing strategies that market New Zealand 's tourism industry and…

Bermuda experience sex tourism at a high rate and this is causing the high birth rate of illegitimate children (p. 197). The author further claims that the revelry and festival atmosphere common in such destinations during peak tourism seasons is the cause. In essence, ethno tourism exposes the behavior of a an indulgent society among individuals afflicted by needs. This suggests that the host destination translate all tourist’s practices as civilized and progressive. Ethno tourism leads to…