...Unit 4 part C This part of the unit I will be assessing the size of tourism in Britain. Firstly I will discussing Museums contribution towards Tourism. Britain's museums and galleries are among the very best in the world. There is no other country in the world with such a powerful range of museums, this tell us how much of a strong reputation Britain holds of having Excellent museums, Museums and galleries are key drivers of British tourism and play a significant role in attracting visitors and in building the British brand overseas. The British Museum has been established for 262 years being established for this long will mean they will be recognized and generally accepted. This museum is ranked 4th in the world, this is very impressive because compared to the other countries such as USA and China who are big nations and for the UK an island to be among them is great. According to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) The London British Museum is the most popular visitor attraction in the UK, we know this because they have a record of 6,695,213 total visits a year (2014). Which is the highest figure recorded out of 40 museums in the UK. The London British Museum attracted 3.8 million visitors from abroad in 13/14 compared to attracting 3.6 million visitors from abroad in 12/13, as you can see there was an increase of 200 thousand visitors and this could suggest that there is increased demand from people abroad wanting to go to London British Museum in 2013-2014...
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...REALIA OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK) GEOGRAPHY OF THE UK UK is an abbreviation of “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” (which is the political name of the country). The country is made up of four constituent parts – England, Scotland, Wales (Cymru in Welsh) and Northern Ireland (sometimes known as Ulster)∗. 1. Geographical position of the UK The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles – a large group of islands lying off the north-western coast of Europe and separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover in the south and the North Sea in the east. The British Isles consist of two large islands – Great Britain and Ireland – separated by the Irish Sea, and a lot of small islands, the main of which are the Isle of Wight in the English Channel, Anglesea and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, the Hebrides – a group of islands off the north-western coast of Scotland, and two groups of islands lying to the north of Scotland: the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands**. The total area of the United Kingdom is 244 square kilometres. 2. State symbols of the UK 2.1. The flag of the UK The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack*** is made up of three crosses. The upright red cross is the cross of St George, the patron saint of England. The white diagonal...
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...Geography 300 Final Exam: Service Product and Economic Tourism (All sources are a part of Bibliography) "The media is going to be in town and they're going to stick microphones in front of a whole bunch of visitors to get their opinions on their experience in London. Their answers are going to be critical in supporting the reputation of London and the UK in the future," said Greg Klassen, Senior-Vice President of the Canadian Tourism Commission. This statement came just before the 2012 Olympics. In a nutshell, his comment hits the nail on the head in terms of the impact hosting the Olympics can have on future tourism after hosting the Olympics. It goes without saying, then, that hotels and restaurants should price cautiously. "Resist the urge to price for the Olympics and con-sider pricing for the next 10 years instead. You don't want these to become known as the rip-off Olympics," advises Klassen. By hosting a successful major event, a city is able to demonstrate technical and organizational abilities, and even winning the opportunity to act as the host city signals success. However, by taking on that responsibility, in an event such as the Olympics, you run into the possibility that the event may not go the way you planned it. Either way, hosting the Olympics is an opportunity that many tourist destinations will not let pass them by. The Australian Tourist Commission received US $6.7 million from the Australian Government over four years, to maximize the tourism opportunities...
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...Development A Basic Introduction to Geographical Development Development geography is a branch of geography with reference to the standard of living and quality of life of its human inhabitants. In this context, development is a process of change that affects people's lives. It may involve an improvement in the quality of life as perceived by the people undergoing change etc. Measuring Development Economic development is a measure of a country's wealth and how it is generated (for example agriculture is considered less economically advanced then banking). Human development measures the access the population has to wealth, jobs, education, nutrition, health, leisure and safety - as well as political and cultural freedom. Material elements, such as wealth and nutrition, are described as the standard of living. Health and leisure are often referred to as quality of life. There is no single way to calculate the level of development because of the variety of economies, cultures and peoples. Geographers use a series of development indicators to compare the development of one region against another. For example: Health- Do the population have access to medical care? What level of healthcare is available - basic or advanced? Is it free? Industry- What type of industry dominates? LEDCs focus on primary industries, such as farming, fishing and mining. MEDCs focus on secondary industries, such as manufacturing. The most advanced countries tend to focus more on tertiary or service...
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...Unit 1: Understanding Our Natural World Theme A: The Dynamic Landscape Specification: GCSE Geography Unit 1: Understanding Our Natural World Theme A: The Dynamic Landscape |Specification Content |Learning Outcomes |Teaching and Learning Activities |Resources | |The Drainage Basin: A |Students should be able to: | | | |Component of the Water Cycle | | | | | |demonstrate knowledge and understanding of|The two websites listed here give clear animations of the hydrological cycle |www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kids/flash/ flashwatercycle.html | | |the components of the drainage basin cycle|which students can watch and discuss. |www.sweetwater.org/education/ watercycle.swf | | |and their interrelationships: | | ...
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...undoubted that tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing industries at the global level. In fact, the majority of developing countries consider international tourism as a main approach to generate more local economic activities and encouragements of environmental improvement for regional areas. This leading service sector, however, could draw severalproblematic issues for the local environment and even economy of recipient countries due to many reasons. This essay will argue that in developing countries the economic and environmental negative impacts caused by tourism outweigh its benefits for local communities. To understand the influence of tourism on host countries, this essay aims to provide the evaluation about the benefits and costs of tourism on both economy and environment throughout two sections. The first section discusses the outperformance of negative consequences caused by tourism on environment comparing to its positive effects, while the second argues that the impacts ofvulnerable economy arose from tourism outweighs its benefit for the developing countries. Besides, the essay also points out the genuine situations of the tourism industry in South East Asia as the typical case of developing countries. Firstly, tourism has posed several destructive effects on environmental structure of the host regions where tourism activities take place. Undoubtedly, the constructions of facilities and infrastructures constructed for tourism as well as heavy...
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...ATTRIBUTES ON STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM AND TOURISM DESTINATION PURCHASING DECISIONS ABSTRACT Place branding has become a very competitive arena. Despite the interest of researchers and practitioners, the segment of study abroad programs has received limited attention in the literature review. According to the 2008 Global Directions in Language Travel report, in 2008, in the language studies abroad travel market, more than 1.3 million students studied languages abroad. This limited attention is surprising, given that more and more students are studying abroad. Thus, the objective of this study is to investigate which country attributes are considered relevant when students choose a place for study. In addition, the study investigates whether these attributes are similar to or different from those contemplated when a country is considered as a tourist destination. The results of this study will provide educators and university administrators with some direction for developing more attractive study abroad program offers. In addition, place marketers and governments can benefit from these results with their efforts to attract more visitors to their countries since the market segment of youth pursuing an education aboard has seen steady growth in recent years. KEYWORDS: Image, Destination, Country, Attributes, Study Abroad 1. INTRODUCTION The tourism industry has experienced robust growth over the last decades. As a result, competition in the global tourism market is greater than ever before...
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...information: geographical data, climate, economy General information ← The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. ← An island country - an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. ← Land border – btw N. Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. ← The UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel. General information ← The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ← Governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, but with three devolved national administrations in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. ← The Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies and not part of the UK. ← The UK has fourteen overseas territories, all remnants of the British Empire, which at its height in 1922 encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface, the largest empire in history. ← British influence - in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies. General information ← The UK is a...
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...This article was downloaded by: [Lahore University of Management Sciences] On: 02 May 2015, At: 09:58 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rana20 Understanding the influence of interpersonal relationships on identity and tourism travel Julia F. Hibbert a b a , Janet E. Dickinson & Susanna Curtin a a School of Tourism, Bournemouth University , Fern Barrow, Poole , BH12 5BB , United Kingdom b School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University , Kalmar , Sweden Published online: 25 Jan 2013. To cite this article: Julia F. Hibbert , Janet E. Dickinson & Susanna Curtin (2013) Understanding the influence of interpersonal relationships on identity and tourism travel, Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 24:1, 30-39, DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2012.762313 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2012.762313 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness...
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...the world. A rough estimate says that there are 300 million native speakers of English and 300 million people who speak English as a second language and 100 million speak English as a foreign language. Below is a description of countries that use English as an official language and as a second language and as a foreign language. ENGLISH AS A NATIVE LANGUAGE | ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE | ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE | Australia | Pakistan | Spain | Nigeria | Malaysia | Portugal | New Zealand | Philippines | Angola | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | France | USA | United Arab Emirates | Italy | Canada | Israel | Ukraine | Guyana | Kenya | Russia | Grenada | Tanzania | Poland | Trinidad and Tobago | Botswana | Greece | England | Uganda | China | Scotland | Mexico | Japan | Ireland | India | Hungary | Wales | Brunei | Vatican City | Sierra Leone | Cameroon | Cyprus | Liberia | Samoa | Brazil | Jamaica | Qatar | Argentina | South Africa | Malawi | Colombia | St Vincent | Malta | Venezuela | St Lucia | Mauritius | Egypt | St Christopher and Nevis | Thailand | Morocco | Barbados | Indonesia | Cote D’ Ivorie | Bahamas | Puerto Rico | Togo | Antigua | South Korea | Chile | Zambia | Vanuatu | | Zimbabwe | Tonga | | Fiji | Kuwait | | Singapore | Seychelles | | Countries that speak English as a foreign language are French speaking countries, Arabic speaking countries, Spanish speaking countries, Portuguese speaking countries...
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...This article was downloaded by: [84.73.77.235] On: 21 September 2013, At: 09:20 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Sustainable Tourism Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsus20 Toward sustainable educational travel Joshua Long , Alison Vogelaar & Brack W. Hale a a b c Southwestern University, Environmental Studies , 1001 E. University Blvd., Georgetown , TX , 78626 , United States b Franklin College Switzerland , Communication and Media Studies , Lugano , Switzerland c Franklin College Switzerland , Environmental Science , Lugano , Switzerland Published online: 30 Jul 2013. To cite this article: Joshua Long , Alison Vogelaar & Brack W. Hale , Journal of Sustainable Tourism (2013): Toward sustainable educational travel, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2013.819877 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2013.819877 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views...
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...Running head: EGT1 Task 4 Element A. Cross-Cultural Difference Intentions of expanding a company into an Asian country such as Thailand certain cultural difference should be considered. There are multiple areas of differences between Western and Eastern cultures that should be researched such as: language, communication, religion, political structures, social structures, aesthetics, material culture, attitudes, and beliefs. Most of these areas overlap and can impact cultural interactions. The primary spoken and written language in Thailand is Thai. Consideration of the language written and spoken would require a translator to ensure what is said or written is understood appropriately. Simple United States terminology could be translated incorrectly causing major misunderstanding causing conflict with expansion. In addition, Thailand natives are personable desiring established relationships other than “business” relationships as in the United States. Another aspect of language and communication is body language. Understanding the unspoken language and how it is received in Thailand can greatly impact relations and businesses. In Thailand a simple smile can have one or more meaning as well as the action of not smiling. The United States has a tendency to not socially interact with strangers much less smile back. Other unspoken gestures regarding parts of the body such as the head and feet have symbolic meaning in Thailand and no value in the United States...
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...R Tano BA-453 Tourism Planning, Policy, & Development 12/4/11 BARBADOS There are many tropical places in the world with astonishing and beautiful temperate climate zones but what more can a place like Barbados offer when it has something for everyone to enjoy? Just like the tropical island of Guam, Barbados has a beautiful ocean breeze touching the sun-kissed island and showing off its beautiful ambiences to every single visitor can once they step foot on the island for the first time. This island’s population is 286,705 large since July 2011 and is located within a chain of islands just easterly of the Caribbean Sea right above South America. The island is owned by Barbadian’s with the national language of English and slangs it with a native accent. The island is made up mostly of limestone and measures up to 166 square miles (21 miles in length & 14 miles in width). The island is flat in geographical feature and has one major incline which is known to be Mt. Hillaby. The capital, Bridgetown, is located northwest of the island and is known to be the main tourist spot for any visitor to enjoy major shopping sprees, sight-seeing and even horseracing to help get to places without automobiles or buses. Barbados also has the lowest crime rate within the Caribbean region and is particularly one of the safest places to travel all year round. So deciding where to go during fall or even the coldest winters, Barbados offers summer all year round with the sun served...
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...offshoring. For some time now, I have heard how magnificent this island was, but never had thought to look more in detail about it. As a British Overseas Territory, the Turks and Caicos Islands comprise an archipelago of eight main islands in two groups. Turks is to the east, Caicos is to the west, and has number of smaller cays as its surrounding neighbors (International Business). The foundation of Turks and Caicos’ economy are tourism, the offshore industry and the fishing industry (International Business). The Government encourages tourism because it pulls in more than 1,000,000 visitors a year. One can only imagine the amount of revenue gained from tourist alone. If tourists contribute to a vast majority of the Turk and Caico Islands’ revenue, can you fathom how much profit is gained from offshoring? Turks and Caicos has a multitude of ways to generate revenue. Although I am not quite sure how much revenue the offshoring industry generates for the Turks and Caico Islands’ economy, it being one of the main sources of income along with tourism can give you an idea of how...
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...19, 1751) The basic outline of world economic history is surprisingly simple. Indeed it can be summarized in one diagram: figure 1.1. Before 1800 income per person—the food, clothing, heat, light, and housing available per head—varied across societies and epochs. But there was no upward trend. A simple but powerful mechanism explained in this book, the Malthusian Trap, ensured that short term gains in income through technological advances were inevitably lost through population growth. Thus the average person in the world of 1800 was no better off than the average person of 100,000 BC. Indeed in 1800 the bulk of the world population was poorer than their remote ancestors. The lucky denizens of wealthy societies such as eighteenth-century England or the Netherlands managed a material lifestyle equivalent to that of the Stone Age. But the vast swath of humanity in East and South Asia, particularly in China and Japan, eked out a living under conditions probably significantly poorer than those of cavemen. The quality of life also failed to improve on any other observable dimension. Life expectancy was no higher in 1800 than for hunter-gatherers: thirty to thirty-five years. Stature, a measure both of the quality of diet and of children’s exposure to disease, was higher in the Stone Age than in 1800. And while foragers Figure 1.1 World Economic History in One Picture. After 1800 income in some societies rose sharply, while in others it declined. satisfy their material wants with...
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