...Use of the Internet for Travel and Tourism Extract of the European Internet Travel Monitor 2000 & Summary of other research results Introduction The internet is revolutionising the distribution and sales of travel and tourism information. It provides direct access to end consumers, but is also a tool for business to business communication. The internet and its protocol (TCP/IP) have created a universal platform for communication and presentation. The cost of access to the internet is decreasing and the speed of access is increasing. This and other factors are driving the growth in usage. The internet will increasingly be accessed from different types of equipment – television, mobile devices, in-car technology, terrestrial phones, kiosks, computer games, consoles, etc. The web is becoming more useful – in terms of functions and content – as well as more userfriendly. From 1995 to 2000 the number of internet users worldwide grew by close to 830% to 413 million. Between 2000 and 2006 growth is expected to reach 220%, according to eTForecasts. This will take the total number of internet users to over 1.3 billion. The USA leads the market by a very wide margin – with 148 million users forecast at year-end 2001. Japan is in second position in the world ranking with 48 million users, followed by China (38 million), Germany (24 million), South Korea (24 million) and the UK (21 million). In terms of numbers of internet users as a share of the total population, the market rankings...
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...Analys the business idea Electronic online shopping: Starting an online store has advantages over having a physical storefront: there's no rent to pay, and you can reach millions of customers from the comfort of your own home. To have a shot at success, however, it's a good idea to put as much thought into starting an online store as you would for any other business. You'll need a great product, a user-friendly website, and a solid marketing plan. Read on to learn how to get started. If you want to start an online store, you probably already have an idea for a great product to sell. Keep in mind that certain things are conducive to selling well online, while other items may be more difficult to sell when they can't be viewed in person. In any case, you should believe passionately in the value of your product - otherwise, it will be hard to connect with customers. Here are some questions to consider: * Is it a physical product that needs to be shipped, or is it a digital product that can be sent through the Internet? * Are you going to have an inventory (more than one) of each product, or will they be one-of-a-kind (e.g. artwork, vintage items)? * Are you going to want to sell a wide variety of products, or do you plan to specialize, like selling just t-shirts or books? * Are you creating the product yourself? If so, make sure you'll be able to keep up with demand. Form a relationship with a reliable supplier. * If you don't plan to make the product yourself...
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...Impact of web-based Sales on the airline industry | AbstractExpedia, Travelocity, Priceline, and Orbitz: examples of how the travel industry in general, but more importantly the airline industry, has taken a deeper turn towards the low cost affair that consumers have tried to accomplish with that specific industry for many years now. It is a proven fact that the competitive advantage has been taken away from the airlines as consumers have much of the information required at their fingertips on the web at all times.Javier Alfonso FIN6644 - Global Financial Strategy for Professor Krishnan Dandapani | Impact of web-based Sales on the airline industry | AbstractExpedia, Travelocity, Priceline, and Orbitz: examples of how the travel industry in general, but more importantly the airline industry, has taken a deeper turn towards the low cost affair that consumers have tried to accomplish with that specific industry for many years now. It is a proven fact that the competitive advantage has been taken away from the airlines as consumers have much of the information required at their fingertips on the web at all times.Javier Alfonso FIN6644 - Global Financial Strategy for Professor Krishnan Dandapani | Table of Contents Introduction 2 History of AMR 4 Financial Analysis of the Airline Industry 5 History of Expedia 8 Financial Analysis for Expedia, Inc. 9 Comparison of Both Businesses and Their Industries 13 Conclusion 15 Introduction The airline...
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...THE TRAVEL AGENCY SERVICE INDUSTRY: INDUSTRY TRENDS AND PRACTICES Sue Bergin-Seers1 , Barry O’Mahony2 and Regina Quiazon3 Introduction The need for this scoping study was identified by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA). A current overview of the industry, including the changing trends of travellers, was required by the organisation, with a specific request to source existing available data with regard to industry trends for travellers in seeking, booking and purchasing travel. It was understood from the outset that data may not exist to answer all the desired needs and, hence, the scoping study would help to confirm the need for future primary research, as well as the parameters and dimensions of that research. This paper describes the key findings of the scoping phase. In identifying the current trends and practices in the Travel Agency Service Industry, the research was based on secondary data to specifically consider the following issues, as identified by AFTA: • Travel agency reservations and bookings as compared to reservations and bookings conducted over the internet; • Use of the internet for information sourcing for travel decision making as opposed to advice from travel agents; • Variations in usage of the internet versus travel agents according to market segment and length of stay; • Direct selling by airlines; • Reasons for traveller use of the internet; and • Best practice competitive strategies by key travel agents. Data Sources and Limitations ...
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...traveler or for doing business, you will require a Visa for that though Nigeria offers Visa-free travelling for some of the countries. This privilege is only for the Citizens of Economic of West African States (ECOWAS). Excluding the citizens of these countries, all visitors are advised to apply and obtain proper visas from the nearest Nigerian Mission - Embassy, High Commission or Consulate prior to get entrance into Nigeria. Please note here that Nigeria doesn’t offer visa upon arrival, which means visas can’t be issued at the port of entry. Here goes a brief about two major types of visas that have the most demand: 1. Tourist and Visitors' Visas To whom it may concern: • Visitors who want to visit Nigeria only for tourism. • Any person wishing to visit his/her family members. Prerequisites for issuing tourist visa: • Valid national passport with a validity period of 6 months at least at the time of travel. • Printed copy of a completed Online Visa Application Form with one passport size photograph attached and a copy of Payment Confirmation page. • Letter of invitation from Nigeria, addressed to the Visa Section. • Photocopy of Inviter's Passport. • Evidence of sufficient fund must be provided. • Evidence of Hotel reservation. • Valid Airline return-ticket. • Acceptance of IR (Immigration Responsibilities) Validity: • Not valid for employment. 2. Business Visas To whom it may concern: • Businessmen and Investors visiting Nigeria for business...
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... When people travel in their cars they have to fill it up with gas, which we have seen, gas prices increasing tremendously. This causes social problems because people don’t want to travel because it’s too expensive. The environmental problems we have are the fact that CO2 emissions are polluting over environment and causing harm to everyone. The result of this is global warming which is affecting our environment and society. Economic issues are the fact that importing and exporting oil is expensive. This is why we need to find an alternative. That’s why Maglev trains will be the future of transportation providing benefits for the environment, society, and economic benefits. Maglev trains use electromagnets, which make the train levitate. This causes the train to cause no friction and “may be a travel solution of the future”. This means that it doesn’t cause any noise pollution, which is great for ecosystems living around the track and also benefits society because then they don’t have to here the noise of the train, which most people find annoying. Personally I live right by the GO station and I here every train that comes in and at nighttime I also here them, which gets annoying at times. Different forms of transportation are also provided to get to work and vacation. “Air travel has become more and more of a hassle. Airports are, by necessity, located far from the centers of cities, making trips to just to get to them long and arduous”. Maglev trains travel at faster speeds...
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...your application being refused. 80 Part A – Applicant details 1 Important information about privacy Your personal information is protected by law, including the Privacy Act 1988. Important information about the collection, use and disclosure (to other agencies and third parties, including overseas entities) of your personal information, including sensitive information, is contained in form 1442i Privacy notice. Form 1442i is available from the department’s website www.border.gov.au/allforms/ or offices of the department. You should ensure that you read and understand form 1442i before completing this form. Please provide your details as they appear in your official documents. For example, passport, identity document, travel document, birth certificate. Note: If you have one name only, please write it in the ‘Family name’ field. Family name Zhang All given names Xurui Sex Female Male Day Month Year Day, month and year MUST be provided...
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...is used as a tool to examine AirAsia’s strategic moves. Keywords: Low-cost airlines, budget airlines, marketing strategy, Asian entrepreneurship In the case study ‘AirAsia: The Sky’s the Limit’, the authors Ahmad and Neal (2006) discussed AirAsia’s comeback from a debt-laden scheduled airline (US$ 10.5 million in December 2001. The airline was bought by Tune Air for a token sum of one ringgit1 or 0.26 US cents) to a profitable low-cost or budget airline that managed to attract US$ 200 million in additional capital through its initial public offering in October 2004. AirAsia Berhad or Malaysia AirAsia (hereafter referred to as AirAsia) was credited for its efforts in enabling Malaysian people to travel by air to destinations in Southeast Asia at relatively low prices. AirAsia’s business model was a replication of Southwest Airlines’ low-cost model but was spruced with ‘local touches’ in terms of its marketing management practices. In December 2004, AirAsia formed a joint venture airline in Ringgit is the Malaysian currency. It was pegged to the US dollar at the rate of 3.8 ringgit from September 1998 until July...
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...is used as a tool to examine AirAsia’s strategic moves. Keywords: Low-cost airlines, budget airlines, marketing strategy, Asian entrepreneurship In the case study ‘AirAsia: The Sky’s the Limit’, the authors Ahmad and Neal (2006) discussed AirAsia’s comeback from a debt-laden scheduled airline (US$ 10.5 million in December 2001. The airline was bought by Tune Air for a token sum of one ringgit1 or 0.26 US cents) to a profitable low-cost or budget airline that managed to attract US$ 200 million in additional capital through its initial public offering in October 2004. AirAsia Berhad or Malaysia AirAsia (hereafter referred to as AirAsia) was credited for its efforts in enabling Malaysian people to travel by air to destinations in Southeast Asia at relatively low prices. AirAsia’s business model was a replication of Southwest Airlines’ low-cost model but was spruced with ‘local touches’ in terms of its marketing management practices. In December 2004, AirAsia formed a joint venture airline in Ringgit is the Malaysian currency. It was pegged to the US dollar at the rate of 3.8...
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...Bangladesh. Tourism is a leisure activity which involves a discretional use of time and money and recreation is often the main purpose for participation in tourism (Ghosh, 2001). Tourism is emerged from the movement of people to and their stay in various destinations. There are two basic elements in tourism, such as the journey to the destination and the stay. In short, tourism means the business of providing information, transportation, accommodation and other services to travelers (Ghosh, 2001). Tourism may be broadly divided into domestic tourism and international tourism. In domestic tourism, people move within their own country whereas in international tourism, the barriers exist in travelling destinations beyond national boundaries ((Zulfikar, 1998). In tourism, tourist acts as the key player in this system. The term tourist is defined as who goes on holiday to visit places away from his home. Foreign tourist is a person who visits a place and stays at least 24 hours on a foreign passport for the purposes of leisure, business, meeting and so on. On the other hand, domestic tourist is a person who travels within the country to a place other than his place of residence and stays at hotel or rented place and uses the sightseeing facilities for duration of not less than 24 hours or one night and not more than 6 months...
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...Education May–June Summer 2016 Examination Timetable – FINAL Home Notes Pearson Edexcel GCE Summer 2016 Examination View by Week Week Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Monday 16 May Monday 23 May Monday 6 June Monday 13 June Monday 20 June Monday 27 June Tuesday 17 May Tuesday 24 May Tuesday 7 June Tuesday 14 June Tuesday 21 June Tuesday 28 June Wednesday 18 May Wednesday 25 May Wednesday 8 June Wednesday 15 June Wednesday 22 June Wednesday 29 June Thursday 19 May Thursday 26 May Thursday 9 June Thursday 16 June Thursday 23 June Thursday 30 June Friday 20 May Day Week 1 Friday 27 May Friday 10 June Friday 17 June Friday 24 June Friday 1 July View by Subject Subject A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Pearson Edexcel General Certificate of Education May–June Summer 2016 Examination Timetable – FINAL Notes Home Notes 1. Conduct of Examinations 2. Key Dates • Each examination must be taken on the day and at the time as shown on the timetable. • The date for the restricted release of results to centres is Wednesday 17 August 2016. • The published starting time of all examinations for UK centres is either 9.00 a.m. or 1.30 p.m. Candidates with more than one examination in a session should take these consecutively. A supervised break may be given between consecutive examinations. • The date for the release of results to candidates is Thursday 18 August 2016. • Further key dates including...
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...also the first Canadian airline to offer live seatback television (CCNMattews, 2005) * 33% of domestic market * Top 100 employees * Friendly workplace * Treat passengers as “guests” * Customer friendly culture * High aircraft utilization. * Holiday package (Jang, 2006) * Employees are owners * Workplace environment is "fun, friendly and caring" (Gerstel, 2011). * Low maintains and training cost. * Increase its share of the Canadian air-travel market. (Gignac, 2006) * More use of man power resources * Focus on cost leadership and bench marketing. * Environment friendly. * Have Boeing 737 jet aircraft continue its growth from 1996 to till today. * MasterCard, joining the AIR MILES Reward Program. (PR Newswire Association LLC Apr 23, 2004)1 WEAKNESS * Intense competition from air Canada * Seasonality * Geographic dispersion * Increased dependence on passenger revenues * Too much dependence on business ravel market segment. * High commission to traveller agents. * Domestic airline * Limited viable expansion in new destination * No exposer in regional and international segments. * Growth obstruction to retain its market position. * Obstruction to retain its position as market leaders. * WestJet ordered to pay compensation for domestic luggage * WestJet liability too low.(Press, 2010) . * The...
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...BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ABSTRACT People seem to forget that they're not the only ones that matter. When doing business with other business people, we need to keep in mind things they make them feel comfortable doing business with us. It's easier to tell what that might be when doing business within the US, but however, nowadays it's essential that we expand our horizons and seek economic advances. To do this we must communicate with others outside our country. However, we mustn't forget social differences and standards they're accustomed too. When doing business with world countries, their social formalities differ greatly from ours, which means we have more things to learn before we come in contact in them. By doing this we eliminate or significantly lower that chances of offending them or creating an awkward situation. This also allows for easier communication, and definitely a better possibility of succeeding in their country. The purpose of this paper is to help expatriates understand Brunei and their culture and practices. INTRODUCTION Brunei is located south east of Asia, bordering the south China Sea and Malaysia. They came into existence when they regained their independence from the UK on January 1, 1984. This makes them a pretty young country, but their economic growth has been significant, where they averaged a 56% growth rate between 1999-2008. This put them as one of the fastest growing GDP/PPP in the world. Not only are they a young country, they are also relatively...
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...2010 PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this executive summary is to outline the outsourcing / contracting process for Travel Magazine. This process will ultimately be used to determine which business processes at Travel Magazine will be outsourced and which will remain in-house. In addition, this summary will include various vendor selection considerations, such as evaluation criteria and performance measurements, for those processes that will be outsourced. GENERAL OUTSOURCING INFORMATION: The following is some general information regarding the outsourcing of business processes: * Outsourcing promises valuable opportunities, but may also pose substantial challenges and risks * One of the top reasons for outsourcing failures is due to the mismanagement of agreements * The outsourcing market is still overall relatively immature (Krell, 2007) OUTSOURCING DECISION MAKING PROCESS: Before deciding whether or not to outsource any of our business processes, we decided to use three evaluations, other than cost, to ensure that a sound outsourcing decision will be made. We want to ensure that our decision ultimately aligns with our overall strategy, objectives, capabilities, and plans. The three evaluations include: * Identify Strategic Drivers – Identifying the company-specific strategic drivers for the outsourcing decision of each business process is essential to keep everyone on the same page throughout the process. * Evaluate the Full Range of Options –...
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