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DIMENSIONS OF SPIRITUAL TOURISM IN KANGRA DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH ABSTRACT India with a home to many spiritual activities is considered a tourist’s paradise as it compromises a number of unmatched destinations to the visitors for satisfying their spiritual needs. In the recent years tourism has become a competitive industry in India. The location of the region and its prosperity has become a place of attraction for tourism industry. India is having many states which are rich in…

and energy use (Ashley & Goodwin, 2001). Detrimental environmental effects of tourism development include depletion of nonrenewable resources such as water, land, and fossil fuels; demolition of natural habitats; and changes in the number and diversity of species from activities such as fishing, scuba diving, and hunting (Garcia de Leaniz & Rodríguez del Bosque, 2015). Wahab & Pigram (1997) state the goal of the tourism industry should be to prolong the nonrenewable resources and maintain the…

During this time, it was beginning to become more common to travel to other parts of the world. If a person was to travel across borders, flying, was and still is, the best option. Security at airports in the ‘80s was almost nonexistent and a passenger would only need to arrive at the airport about twenty minutes prior to their departure time (Meltzer). Traveling out of the distance was stress free due to the absence of airport security. When the Berlin Wall in Germany fell in 1989, countries…

statement ‘the advantages of tourism outweigh the disadvantages’ will be critically evaluated. It is known that tourism’s a world-wide industry which generates a huge amount of money, however many people don’t see the implications that tourism can have on communities. The course of this essay will explore the statement from a range of different perspectives and overall demonstrate that the statement is false. Although this essay is to highlight the disadvantages of tourism, it’s very clear that…

“The travel and tourism industry, it 's just a huge part of our economy- Karen Hughes. Boorstein (1971), there are fewer travelers who think journeys teach the way to live their lives. On the contrary, the number of tourists, who are pleasure-seeking, is increasing. Tourism has become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. Modern tourism is linked to development which leads to the increasing ‎of new destinations. Communication is a vital element for tourism industry to convey…

This bibliography was constructed with the aim to provide the appropriate information on the different types of way that humans affect wildlife in New Zealand. Most of the research papers are case studies of the ways that humans influence ecotourism and affect the wildlife in a negative way. Another idea that a lot of the papers hit on is the increasing amount of ecotourism and how it is causing an increased effect to the ecosystem over time. A similarity and reason I chose all these papers…

and its experiences are disseminated” (Munar, A. & Steen Jacobsen, J. 2014, p.46). This essay will discuss how businesses within the tourism and leisure industry should use social media as part of their business strategies to positively impact their marketing and attraction of tourists. “Organisations have now been applying technologies based on the internet, world wide web and wireless communications to transform their businesses for over 20 years since the creation of the first website”…

Introduction New Zealand is known to some as the “adventure capital of the world” as is seen as the perfect location, that offers unique nature resources that caters to a wide rage of adventure activities in the air, on land and by sea (Salla, 2014). Millions of tourists each year travel the long distance to New Zealand to experience its culture and countless adventure activities located all around the country. However, the adventure tourism industry has more recently had negative publicity for…

and one of the biggest fears created is on travel. Travel is a driving force in the world economy. The effects of terrorism can be felt on several fronts regarding travel, and not just the mediums we use to travel. Terrorism has effected the transportation industry primarily through air travel. Air travel being one of the leading mediums for international and long distance domestic travel. After the use…

Revisiting Cultural Tourism Prospects of Kuchipudi Classical Dance and Kalamkari Fabric Art Work of Krishna District Contribution of Tourism in Indian Economy: The World Tourism Organisation defines tourists as people who “travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercises of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”. Tourism can be understood as a travel for…