Executive Summary Tourism is one of the most exciting and progressive industries in the world. Tourism today is a leisure activity of the masses. People travel to international destinations to break the regular monotony of life. They are mainly attracted by either the scenic beauty of its nature or by fascinating leisure, sports and adventure activities offered by the destination. However, every destination has some internal strengths and weaknesses that either enhance its capacity to attract foreign
euro-centric strategy is risky and can drag Mauritius into recession. From a monocrop economy, depending mainly on sugar, it has diversified its economic activities into textile and apparel industry, tourism and financial services. Mauritius has one of the strongest economies in Africa, with a GDP of US$ 9.427 billion in 2010 and per capita income close to $13,500. The economy has sustained high 6% annual growth rate for the last two decades. Mauritius is now classified as a middle-income country
The people of Mauritius and a people from the Andaman Islands known as the Jarawa are two examples of native non-Western cultures that have been impacted by globalization. The Jarawa, being resident to the Andaman Islands, have a long history of faltering due to globalization. This isolated group of people are a specimen of ancient and unadulterated genetics. They are vulnerable to sea-bound and sea related disasters that have disrupted their numbers, their way of life, and survival. The Jarawa were
Sustainable Mauritius Brundtland report (1987) has defined the term sustainable development as the development that meets the needs for the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs Sustainable development and planning is structured essentially around 3 elements: economic growth, social development and environmental protection. While development is associated with social development, it is also associated with environmental disasters if the development
Tourism sector is one of the major contributors for the Sri Lankan Economy. Since independence, the tourism industry has grown steadily and contributed enormously for the economic development. Sri Lanka has earned $1.8 billion revenue from Travel & Tourism alone. Report shows that it contributed 5.5% in Gross Domestic Products during 2013 and direct employment in tourism sector is doubled within 4 years at the end of conflict (CBSL, 2014). Thirty years armed conflict in the North East region of
The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Hotel managers’ career strategies for success Christos Akrivos Department of Tourism Management, Greek Open University, and Department of Business Administration, Athens Technological Institution, Athens, Greece Career strategies for success 107 Adele Ladkin ICTHR, School of Services Management, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK, and Panayiotis Reklitis Department of Business
Wedding and Spiritual tourism Shivgit Dhaliwal 1.Abstract Tourism is an age old activity associated with civilized nations. Thus, tourism literature too has a long history. This paper critically exam the positioning of a New-fangled league of tourism products in India. The creation of New- fangled tourism products like medical tourism, spiritual tourism, religious circuits, wedding tourism, cruise tourism, caravan tourism and film tourism has served to widen
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts A brief introduction The Oberoi Group was founded in 1934. It currently operates 30 hotels, a motor Vessel, and a Nile Cruiser, offering one of the best quality of hospitality in the country. After all these years of legendary performance, the brand name is now synonymous with good quality of service, rich experiences, and superior efficiency. The group has mapped out a global presence, and can boast of a global footprint in six countries, under the Oberoi and Trident Brand
International Airport? The hypothesis for this project is that the airport was moved to another site because it would contribute more to KwaZulu-Natal’s economic growth and also grow the tourism in the city of Durban. The new siting of the airport would contribute to KwaZulu-Natal’s economic growth and the tourism in the city of Durban because it would work hand-in-hand with the Dube Tradeport in which the airport is situated.
Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in Kenya By Robertson Ndegwa Ngunyi 罗伯特 Paper submitted for Ecotourism Final Exam to Sun Yat Sen University, Doctorate in Tourism Management School of Business, Department of Hotel and Tourism Management Professor Liu Yan December, 2009 Keywords: Protected areas, Sustainability, Community Based Tourism, Maasai, Safari 1 Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in Kenya Robertson Ndegwa Ngunyi Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide abridgment of the