Tourism

that this growth will continue (World Tourism Organization UNWTO, 2016). Tourism has the ability to generate immense economic growth, due to increased international money spent within the country, producing an influx of jobs and business opportunities. Therefore, this growth in tourist arrivals will ultimately result in immense global economic development (Global Environment Facility, 2014). New Zealand is a model example of a small country benefitting from tourism. It generates $13.5 billion in…

Executive summary This essay shows how backpackers have evolved over the years and why they play huge role in sustaining tourism focusing mainly in South-East Asia. It also described the different tourist characteristic based on. It also shows a backpacker’s tourist enclave affect their nature of their trip. This essay also shows the positive and negative impact on sustaining tourism and its example. Defining Backpacker Based on (Woodside & Martin, 2008) typology on tourist personality types,…

1. Provide an introduction to the definition, nature and history of Tourism. (approx. 200 words) Tourism can be known as a person’s pursuit to travel and stay out of their normal comfort zone and what that they’re used to, for purposes of business, leisure and other purposes. Tourism can be divided into groups such as domestic, internal, national and international tourism Tourism History- Empire Era: during this time period, people started to travel in big sums for many purposes such as,…

Introduction Tourism is and always has been one of the major contributions to a country’s economy. It is a social, cultural and economic event in which involves the movement of people to countries or places outside of their usual environment for leisure, business or medical purposes. The tourism industry is made up of different components such as transportation, attraction, accommodation, travel and tour operators etc. Hospitality is a “place”, where people can still be exceptional individuals…

The Bahamas is a nation that is highly dependent on tourism. Hence, the government of the Bahamas has undertaken extensive marketing to attract visitors, to its warm climate, the beauty of the beaches, followed by the diversity of hotel facilities. According to Dean W. Collinwood, "Since the end of world War II, tourism has become the unchallenged engine of the Bahamian economy." (Dean) Ramesh Ramsaran has gone so far as to assert that the industry has "affected every faucet of economic life in…

‘Tourism is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes’(UNWTO, 2014). The tourism industry has expanded rapidly worldwide over recent years and progressively become an essential element of the world economy. There are many reasons for the expansion of the tourism industry such as the vast improvements in transport technology and infrastructure, allowing more…

Destination is the word which used most frequently in the field of tourism. Destination image is mostly accepted as an important aspect in successful tourism destination marketing. It is very important to recognize that the tourists’ perceived images since it affects the individual’s perception and on looking behavior and destination choice. Moreover, it also affects the level of tourists’ satisfaction because they often evaluate the travel experiences depending on the perceived images before…

ELECTRONIC WORD-OF-MOUTH IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION:- A fundamental principle of customer behavior states that consumers have the ability to exert powerful influences upon each other; it is very natural that marketers manage interpersonal influence, and with spreading electronic technologies, it is very obvious that the indirect interactions among consumers have multiplied. WHY THIS ARTICLE:- Today every individual is influenced by electronic media and interaction in some…

recent year, there are lots of studies and researches about different impacts of the tourism industry. Tourism is defined as “the sum of phenomena and relationships arising from the travel & stay of non residents” (French, Craig-Smith, Collier (2000) p.8). The activities that take place in a particular tourist destination could produce a number of impacts on different environments. Some of the main environments that tourism operates in could be economic, cultural, social and the natural…

Being one the most beautiful natural heritage site on Earth, the GBRMP makes a great place for ecotourism. In fact, tourism activity is the most economically valuable activity in the GBRMP, with approximately 1.6 million visitors per year across all over the world. Since the GBRMP is a marine protected area, all human related activity in the park is strictly regulated to minimize the disturbance to the native ecosystem. As the result of the active “zoning” by the park management team and the…