Travel agency is responsible for organising travel. It in fact, is a travel consultant and organiser for the tourist. At the same time it provides a link to the suppliers of services with the tourists/travellers. Hence we can say that a travel agency is like a retail store, the uniqueness being that it acts […]
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Social and Cultural Impact of Tourism: Tourism industry in the 21st century is witnessing unprecedented growth and it catalyses social progress and cultural revival while acting as an engine for income and employment generation. Tourism is bringing great benefits to destinations world over and has become an instrument for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Propoor tourism,
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Tourism is one of the biggest and fastest growing sectors in the global economy and has significant environmental, socio-cultural and economic impact on a destination. Understanding the environmental impacts, it is crucial for the future of tourism in any part of the world to assess environmental impact of tourism. Due to movement of tourists, both
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A system consists of several parts that are interconnected and interrelated, each part influencing each other through its dynamic nature while responding to the external influences as well. All the components within the system work to attain a common goal or purpose. An influence in one part of the system will be felt throughout the system. It
Economic Impact of Tourism: All standard impact analysis related to tourism considers the direct, indirect and induced impacts related to flows of money occurring due to tourist spending. The direct effects are called the primary impact of tourism while the indirect and induced impacts are called the secondary impact of tourism. The total economic impact
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Tourism industry provides employment to more than 255 million people which accounts to almost 8 % of the employment in the world. There are several factors which affect tourism business. The employment opportunities in tourism range from hotel industry, transportation and recreation business to road side vendors and laundry people. As tourism is considered to
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