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Abstract

The world has become increasingly mobile or that is what the statistics shows us. The number of tourists across the world has been rising all through the years barring a few occasions like post 9/11 in 2001 and during the global recession period of 2008-2010. The latest data shows that the international tourist arrivals have increased by 4 % to reach a record 1.2 billion tourist arrivals in 2015 . Almost all the major markets exhibited positive results and is it is expected to upkeep the momentum in 2016 as well.
New Zealand also continued to show ...

Introduction and Background of the Research

For three years in a row, in 2013, Melbourne once again has been voted as the “World’s Most Livable City” by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). It is widely acknowledged that Melbourne is celebrated for its cultural creativity, sports activities, stunning historical architectures, world caliber performing & visual arts centers, cafes culture and world-class meeting facilities. It is only natural if Melbourne tourism has been enjoying a boost for the past years; an average annual growth of 5.3% from 2008-2013 (Tourism Victoria 2013). However, having such assets and benefits translate into a number of challenges to the tourism marketers of Melbourne because ...

- Destination Description
Yellowstone National Park is located in the state of Wyoming in the United States. However, the national park extends into Idaho and Montana. More precisely, the park is located on coordinates 44°36′North of the equator and 110°30′ West of the Prime meridian. The park was established on the 1st of March in 1872 through an Act of Parliament signed by the then president. Yellowstone National Park extends in five counties of the Wyoming, Montana and Idaho states. The population of the Park County in Wyoming according to the 2010 census was 28, ...

Tourism Business Analysis and Planning

Tourism has today become one of the fastest growing industries. The rapid expansion of the industry globally contributes to economic improvement by creating employment opportunities and especially developing foe host countries like Malaysia. Statistics put it that in 2005 there were 806 million tourists worldwide, and the number of tourists is expected to increase to 1 billion tourists annually by 2010 (Bok and Holland, 2007). Malaysia is a South East Asian country that covers an area of 336,700 square kilometers and has two regions, west and east Malaysia. The Western region shares its borders with Thailand to the North ...

SUSTAINABILITY OF SINGAPORE’S S.E.A. AQUARIUM

PART I

Introduction
There is a growing awareness about the pace of global warming as well as the socio-political, economic, political and other effects it has had, and is likely to have on the human population and the natural environment. The planet’s temperatures have risen by 1.4°F over the last century, and are expected to rise by a further 2 to 11.5°F the course of this century. With the increases in the plant’s surface temperatures have resulted in increases in the energy stored in the climate system, and with it, there is ...

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The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is a government body which comes under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Government of Singapore. It plays a pivotal role in the development of Singapore’s tourism sector, which is the country’s key economic sector. Besides the development, it also undertakes marketing and promotion of Singapore as a preferred tourist destination.
The role of STB can be exemplified by the fact that the tourism sector currently contributes around 4 percent towards Singapore’s gross domestic product. It also supports around 160,000 jobs. Tourism also plays an important role in ...

Abstract

United Arabs Emirates countries have frequently acquired airline services from Emirate's airline operators. However, for the last couple of the decades, the services offered have been deteriorating. Research helps in finding out how to solve this problem and favour the quality of the services offered without many results.
The purpose of the study is subjected to conduct a survey on the exploration in the basis of the new company named as Emirates Tours that offers to their visitors transport services. It also helps in finding out some of the recommendation that the company can use in the provision of ...

Nova Scotia Rural Development of Tourism

Nova Scotia has redefined travel and tourism in Canada. The province has identified a more intercultural tourism in a world that is increasingly embracing a more wholesome form of travelling. In this century, though the tourism products have become more customers oriented, the need for travel is still there. Nova Scotia Economic and Rural Development and Tourism (2014) notes that numerous travelers and explorers today need a more authentic destination as compared to tourists in the past century who identified with large-scale tourism. As environmental issues continue to be debated in discussion forums, the modern tourist has become more aware of the damage ...

The British Airways London eye is one of the UK’s most spectacular tourist attractions and the world’s largest observation wheel. Since its opening in March 2000 the London eye has become an iconic landmark and a symbol of the modern Britain. It has become the most popular tourist attraction site, visited by over 3.5 million visitors annually. It is a breath taking piece of architecture, engineering and design. Passengers in the London eye capsule can see up to 40km in all directions. Design Objectives (Hollinshead 271).
The British Airways London Eye is designed based on the certain requirements ...

Executive summary

This report takes on a personal, critical incident to illustrate various approaches in understanding cross cultural communications. It aims to explore the communication problems which arise from cultural differences. By way of a narrative inquiry and analysis, the critical incident is related to general workplace miscommunications which happen when verbal and non verbal communications do not cross the same level of understanding between the sender and the receiver. This report applies three specific theories: theory of verbal communications by Mellor (1990), theory of non verbal communications by Ekman & Friesen (1969), and theory of individualism and collectivism by Hofstede (1980) to ...

Abu Dhabi derives its important on account of the fact that it is the capital of United Arab Emirates. As pointed out by Tristam, in his online publication on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is federate structure constituted of seven mini states that are autonomous in nature out of which Abu Dhabi is the largest. The remaining seven states are Quwayn, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaymah, Ajman and Al Fujayrah. Tristam further points out that, Abu Dhabi is an island city and its distance from the mainland is approximately 800 feet. Tristam further points out that the reason why ...

Brief Summary

The tourism market has been one of the most successful service markets in the world. This is based in terms of foreign exchange and revenue and earnings (Alan and Garrod, 2005). Various countries benefit from this kind of market. The tourism industry creates about forty percent of the total employment slots in most countries. The market is driven by various phenomena with social relations playing quite an important role.
The market has one of the fastest growth rates in the world. Allan and Garrod (2005) insist that it generates about 9.4 percent of the total gross domestic product ...

In response to your request of an analytical report on two travel destinations, I have comprehensively researched on Milan and Buenos Aries travel destinations and presented the below paper. I have researched on the two travel destinations and used five factors as criteria to analyze and recommend one of them. These factors include; weather, price, hospitality, diversity, and culture. This report is useful in understanding the factors that one needs to know before deciding on a travel destination, and also what people in the tourism sector need to understand on the preferences of tourists. Therefore, from the research and analysis ...

Introduction

Sea side piers are common architectural structures in Britain. In fact, Britain boasts sixty one piers along its coastline. Most of these piers have long standing histories as many were constructed in the nineteenth century. Most of them have at one point been brought to near ruin by forces of nature such as storms in the sea. Given the significance they hold and the relatively expensive cost of reconstruction, local authorities under whose jurisdiction these piers fall will always have difficulties determining whether or not to invest the limited resources in their reconstruction. Two of the most iconic piers ...

Introduction

On the shores of the Gulf of Omen lies an almost dying city called Sur. Sur was the capital city of Ash Sharqiya Region before it was split into two. The primary activity in the city today seems like prayer and religion in general as most of the very few buildings in the city are mosques. The city only looks like what it used to be that what it is currently. The sea which is said to have been once the most active as a means of transport to East Africa looks deserted with only a few boats lying ...

Industry Overview

Senegal is a West African country located along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Its neighboring countries include Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, guinea, and Gambia. The terrain of Senegal is generally low and flat, with rolling plains that rise to the foothills located in the southeast. Senegal covers an area of about 196,722 square kilometers, with a coastline stretching to about 531 km (Global Edge, 2015). By 2014, the population of the country stood at 14.7 million, with an annual growth rate of 3.126% (Global Edge, 2015). About 43% of this population stays in the urban centers. Senegal is one of ...

It is certain that the tourism sector is one of the largest industries globally, and has been forecasted as one of highest growing global sectors of the century. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economics in Indonesia has done a great deal in marketing the state’s tourism industry. This can be supported by the number of tourist arrivals in the country in a span of the past one year. For instance, the number of tourist arrivals in the country for the year 2013 alone hit a record 8.8 million. This was a 9.5% increase as compared to that of 2012. Whereas, the total ...

Abstract

This report seeks to develop a comprehensive, effective, and actionable sustainability policy for Burj Al Arab Hotel found in Dubai as one of the emirates that make up United Arabs Emirates. In an attempt to understand the performance of the hotel in regard to sustainability, the report has evaluated the existing literature to identify the existing criticism that should be considered in light of developing the policy. In essence, the mission statement has been evaluated in the report with the aim of developing the guiding principles when developing the policy bearing in mind that the plan should be consistent with ...

Introduction

The Hotel Holiday Inn Camden Lock is one of the modern hotels in London. It is a very a well-liked four star hotel located right at the centre of stylish Camden Town. Based on its location, most marketers assert that it investors have many opportunities to invest in various sectors. Location among other factors plays a very crucial role in the performance of any business investment, (Books, 2010). The Hotel Inn Camden Lock is located at a very strategic site where various economic activities are available. Such activities include; tourism, well developed transport system, as well as a good number of various kinds of ...

Introduction

Genting Singapore is an international hospitality company that deals with integrated resort development and gaming (Genting 2017). Specifically, the company builds integrated resorts and runs casinos as its core business. It also consults for the hospitality industry businesses and investments in the area of sales and marketing support. Besides, it offers information technology services such as software development, systems integration and maintenance among others. Its markets of operation include Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, the Bahamas, Australia and the UK. The company that began as Genting International was first listed on the Singapore Securities exchange in 2005. It acquired the Stanley ...

Introduction

A report following a global study of 44,000 people in the tourism sector by TripBarometer Connected Traveller report states that China is among the few top ten nations with connected travellers and categorises 49% of the Asians as connected travellers as most of them use a PC or mobile for booking trips . TravelBurma App targets the Chinese travellers, local business travellers, and other foreign travellers in the age group of 21-50 years. As Myanmar is a business district unit, people often prefer travelling there than any other part of China. During the year 2015, more than 4.68 million ...

Introduction 4

1. Advertising 4
2. Key Strategic Issues 6
3. Hotel Riu Guadalajara 6
3.2 Logo 7
3.3 Concept7
3.4 Target Market7
4. Media plan and Evaluation of media plan8
4.1 Setting media objectives:9
4.2 Evaluating existing and needed media:9
4.3 Setting the media budget10
5. Marketing Campaigns11
5.1 Cultural Marketing12
5.2 Social Media Marketing13
5.3 Commercials 13
6. Conclusion 15

Introduction

1. Advertising
Advertising is as much a psychological endeavor as much business endeavor. Advertising looks to the consumer to understand their message and act in the way that the advertisers suggest. Advertising can be tailored to cross cultural advertising ...

Introduction – Role as change agent & OD specialist:

This is the New Zealand’s largest airline operating in more than 15 international and about 27 domestic destinations. It has been included in the world’s largest 20 airlines after the acquisition of Ansett Australia group. It carries almost 12 million travelers and millions of cargoes through 2 laces flights per year and has more flights than any other airlines in New Zealand, Australia and other pacific regions. It was started in 1940 with the name of Tasman Empire Airways limited which provided service across Tasman Sea with the flying boats. In 1953, it was owned by Governments ...

- Introduction
Since Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, there have been a plethora of changes in the country. However, in other ways, the country has remained much the same as it was under British rule. To this day, Hong Kong remains a special administrative region of China, which means that it is afforded special economic and political freedoms that the rest of the country is not afforded. Today, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and has a GDP that is the 44th largest in the world. This is no mean feat ...

Vietnam economy has improved significantly with income capita increasing by a greater percentage. With overall poverty reduction, the country has experienced immense growth and development. The education enrolment remains high at almost 96%. Based on this continuous economic expansion in the country, Vietnamese has remained the primary tourists to Australia (Chan, 2013). STA Travel is an active company that operates in Australia with a major aim of attracting more visitors to the country. Even though, the company is currently performing well, the Vietnamese visitors look lucrative with economic robust every year. Based on the enrolment rate of education, this is where ...

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- What are the external factors that could have an impact on tourism in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan with its unique natural resources and the unique culture of the nomadic people has a huge untapped potential for the development of tourism in the international and regional markets.
The tourism potential of recreational resources and historical and cultural heritage allows Kazakhstan to integrate into the international tourism market and to achieve rapid development of tourism in the country. This will ensure steady growth in employment and incomes encourage the development of tourism- related industries and increase ...

Executive Summary

Tourism tours business is becoming increasingly competitive. The tour companies must seek to know how they can overcome this wave of high level of competition in order to compete effectively and remain relevant in the tourism market. It is a tour company’s responsibility to ensure that the tourists get unique services and an adventure of a lifetime that will keep them coming for more. As the years go by, the tourism industry will become even more competitive, and the need for offering unique services by the tour companies will increase. The key to a successful tours company is the need to ...

Introduction.

As mans impact on this pale blue dot with its complex and fragile natural cycles and ecosystems becomes increasingly more evident and concerning, it is up to the people to take initiative and pride themselves on minimising and hopefully one day in the far future reverse the harm we have caused to our one and only planet. It is due to our ignorance, greed and trust in the powers that be that have brought the climate to where it is today. So as conditions worsen we must hold governments accountable and implement strategies that protect natural systems whilst supporting ...

Tourism is the source of multiple economic benefits to any locality or country that attracts a steady flow of travelers. Foreign visitors can become a valuable source of foreign currency. So, a developing country should use its chance and reach its peak by boosting its revenues and getting its place in the competitive industry. Jamaica is focused on developing sustainable tourism and is ready to cope with difficulties on its way in order to get the tourism benefits and not harm its unique nature.
But tourism has not only positive but also negative factors that can endanger the economy ...

Introduction 3

Park Profile 4
PEST Analysis 4
Political Environment 4
Economic Environment 6
Social Environment 7
The Impact of Technology 7
Analysis of Space 8
Marketing mix 8
Areas of Improvement 9
Financial Considerations 10
Estimated Impact of the analyzed solutions 11
Conclusions 11

References 12

Introduction
Environmental protection is one of the hottest issues on the contemporary political and social agendas. Although this priority has been challenged by many countries, the need to preserve wildlife and restore the populations of endangered species has been recognized by the international community ...

Sustainable tourism and responsible tourism has been a growing industry in recent years, considering the growing environmental problems that are plaguing the world. Sustainable tourism is concerned with environmentally-responsible practices and having as little impact on the local environment and local culture as possible (Pineda and Brebbia, 2004). The Global Sustainable Tourism Council is one of the organizational bodies that is responsible for creating and defining criteria for sustainable tourism. The Global Sustainable Tourism Council has a number of objectives when it comes to sustainable tourism. Notably, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (2013) notes that its objectives are to create universal ...

Abstract

Spain is located in southwestern Europe and its capital city is Madrid. The main religion is Spain is Christianity. The country uses Euros as its currency for transactions. The country has a rich culture that has made the country be the leading tourist destination globally. In doing business, the Spaniards prefer to engage in business with people they know and trust. They adhere strictly to time and businesses are contacted formally. Spain has a parliamentary monarchy system, which is embedded in the constitution that was enacted in 1978. The government and political system is stable and provides an ample business environment ...

The Australian tourism is one of the leading government sectors that have contributed a tremendous boost the economy of the country. The country has significant attraction sites in major cities including Melbourne, Sydney among others with the tourism activities attracting a wide variety of visitors both domestically and globally. Some of the tourists who visit Australia are backpackers mostly comprising young people from Western Europe, United States and Asia who wish to explore several attraction sites within the country, events tourist and vacationers both from local and international market. The country has significant attraction sites including arts and galleries, beaches and ...

Introduction

In the process of designing and implementing projects, some ethical issues are faced by the project managers on a daily basis. If such ethical issues are not dealt with effectively with solutions, the efficiency of project implementation becomes reduced significantly. Ethical issues relate to how team members develop and sustain a good working relationship with each other and vary in the type of project and the region involved. There are no existing hard and fast rules that act as directives to solutions when ethical challenges arise. Therefore, professionals need to apply both leadership and entrepreneurial skills to resolve ethical ...

Exports and Imports

When it comes to exports and imports, Chile ranks highly as one of the best countries in the international market trade. Chile has several trade agreements with big countries such as the USA, Canada, and others in the European Union. Chile’s ability to perform well in the international trade is favored by its ranking as one of the least corrupt countries in South America.
Chile main export products include fruits, pulp, copper, paper fish, wine and chemicals (Morrison, 200). Most of these goods are exported to the United States of America. Additionally, exports to China, especially for copper, ...

Introduction

Globalization of economies and the strengthening of political and economic relationships in the European Union have had the significant influence on the development of retail industry in the country. The fashion industry is highly dependent on the social and economic trends. With increased mobility of individuals and the digitalization of the markets, companies are obliged to look or ways to further enhance their brand and become more responsive to increasingly dynamic fashion market and consumers, who are more demanding with regards to the short lifecycle of the products today, than ten and even five years ago. Moreover, competition on ...

Abstract

Montreal is concentrating on making the city appealing to the general public and by extension the entire globe. Considering the possibility of wider and heated sidewalks alongside fewer cars and more trees, Montreal has decided to launch the future of Saint Catherine Street. The street being the most important in the city requires innovation, flexibility and audacity in an effort to offer a description of the dynamic and greener look on the streets. The street is the largest and this means it requires more attention than any other street in the country. There is a dire need for infrastructure ...

Abstract

The primary purpose of the above paper is to understand how business organizations can venture into a foreign market and the different aspects considered. Red Dragon is a four-star hotel based in the UK and wishes to expand its business operations to foreign markets characterized by more opportunities for the company to prosper. The paper starts by appreciating the fact that managers of the present century need to have the capacity to manage people from a multi-cultural environment so as to adequately realize the organizational goals. The study reveals that there is a range of factors that need to ...

Introduction

Beaver Tails is a Canadian business specializing in hand made pastries, snacks and sweets. The company is currently operating in four countries namely Canada, USA, Japan and South Korea. The head office of the company is in Montreal, Canada. The business is aspiring to pursue an international business strategy for the growth. The increasing trend of globalization and increased competition has forced the business to consider the expansion into the Europe. Europe is home to the fashion industry with many tourism sites and attractions. The country selected for the expansion is Switzerland. This report addresses the various issues related ...

The tourism industry is similar to any other economic system. An important feature of this industry is the information about the services and their quality. World experience shows that a service time is a factor determining the success. In a highly competitive environment of the service sector, the organization cannot succeed without using in its operations information technology, improving the quality of customer service. The winner is the one who is able to provide the customer with the full range of services in the shortest period of time, whose site is well optimized, functional and interesting for the user.
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Objectives

CN Tower is located in Toronto, Canada. CN Tower was established in 1976 and stands one hundred and forty-seven stories above the ground (Green, 2004). Scenic views, exquisite restaurants and thrilling activities at tremendous heights and are the favorite experiences on the tower, therefore, it is Canada’s national heritage and a consistent tourist attraction. Major tourist attractions to CN Tower entail the thrill of living and observing the city at high heights. A competitive analysis of CN Towers experiences is the basis for this study. Innovative tower experiences in the world have posed a stiff competition towards the ...

Similar to any other country that has well-established legal framework and political stance, Costa Rica is a country that has well developed policies and laws that apply to the foreign tourist like me. Prior to my travel to Costa Rica, I will be required to comply with some legal requirements as a way of ascertaining security and fulfilling the requirements set by this country in regards to the visitor foreigners. In regards to the aforementioned, this paper will insightfully present a report that establish and clearly defines the requirements I will need to comply with prior and subsequent to my travel. In ...

Introduction

Lumbini is a garden which is the birthplace of the Buddha known as Siddharta Gautama. Siddharta Gautama is the founder of Buddhism. He was born in the sixth or seventh century BC. This garden became a site of pilgrimage up until the 15th century. This site is only visited by a person of great devotion. In the year 246 BC, Emperor Ashoka, a Buddhist convert, visited Lumbini and ordered the creation of a stone pillar and four stupas. Today, Lumbini is visited by pilgrims from all over the world seeking enlightenment and as a tourist attraction. The site is surrounded by favorable agricultural and natural ...

Vancouver Play land

Vancouver Play Land
History and location uniqueness
In leisure times, people explore where to go and have fun, play games, met new people, and explore a new experience. Vancouver play land is constantly used by most people for the fun and play activities. The play land is located in Vancouver on Hastings Street off highway #1. The location is effective in promoting the development of the play land because most of the people use it as a landmark in accessing the play land. At the same time, the play land has many fun activities for all the ages ranging ...

Executive summary

The airport industry has experienced a tremendous growth in the recent past, especially due to the increase in demand for the air travel. The impact of the growth has affected most airports management’s decision-making process whereby they have to identify and resolve various issues affecting their organization. This is a similar case experienced at Dubai international airport that faces major issues including that of congestion, national and international competition as well as dealing with customer service. The increase in traffic in the airport has made DXB the fifth busiest airport in the world and this also comes with a challenge that ...

- Introduction
- How you should prepare before you come to the U.S.
- Learn the basics of the English language in your country to avoid difficulties.
- Collect some information about the city.
- What should you do when arriving to the U.S?
- Enter an ESL program to improve your skills.
- Be outgoing and get involved with other international people who also learn the language.
- Interact with native speakers and practice the language.
- Assign a conversation partner.
- Attend a university lectures and see to adapt to ...

Analysis of European Tourism Industry

Analysis of European Tourism Industry

Introduction

As is the case with most countries with tourist attracting features, tourism is one of the major sectors of the European economy. More than 5% of the EU GDP is generated by tourism industry (Costa and Panyik, 2014). Wide variety products comprise the tourism and involve a variety of different stakeholders, both private and public (Mintel, 2013). Tourism industry is in the process of being transformed into information-based industry. Thus, there is a critical role to the ICTs (information and communication technologies) in EU tourism. In addition, European tourism industry may be considered as dynamic and ...

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Tourism destination image
Tourism destination image

Introduction;

The tourism industry is a rapidly growing yet competitive industry of present times. Meanwhile, the demand of the field in the light of consumer satisfaction with ever changing environmental factors that require a vigilant approach supporting constant upgradation for sustainable development. Thus, it is essential to determine and acquire information regarding the relationship between destination image，satisfaction of international tourists and behavior attention of international tourists. The referred features of investigation are directly relevant for the exploration of the element of an image that renders major influence to comprehend and respond to the demands ...

Introduction

The Mediterranean Island of Malta with more than half a million population is one of the most densely populated nations in European continent. Every year more than 1.3 million people visit Malta as tourists. Malta’s GDP percentage share of tourism is by far superior to any other sector. The industry is growing at a rate of 11% YOY making it the fastest growing tourism destination in Europe. Recent trend in Malta is to shift from mass tourism practices to sustainable and green tourism practices. The hotel industry is highly crowded but still there is lot of scope as the customer ...

Other Current and Emerging Issues in Health Care

Lesson4:1-Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Consent
Lesson 4:2- Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Reproductive and End-of-Life Issues
Lesson 4:3 -The Impact of Globalization & Emerging Technology
Abstract
This document contains three essays pertaining to the lesson entitled ‘Other Current and Emerging Issues in Health Care’ outlining three subject areas. Lesson4:1 relates Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Consent; Lesson 4:2- Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Reproductive and End-of-Life Issues and Lesson 4:3 -The Impact of Globalization & Emerging Technology.
Lesson4:1-Decision-Making Concerning Individuals: Consent
Question 1:- Case Study, Mrs. Mary Smith.

Step 1: Facts

- She was admitted to Jones Memorial Hospital
- Initially her injuries did ...

- Executive Summary
This paper explores into the annals of citizen science in relation with the use of tourists in community environmental monitoring in order to enhance the creation of sustainable destinations. The gist of the paper involves the exploration of a central theme of how tourists can be used as citizen scientists in community environmental monitoring. In advancing the theme, the paper analyses six citizen science projects that predominantly use tourists to collect data for analysis. The main project analyzed in the paper is the Fluker Post Research Project in Melbourne Australia. To back the analysis of the ...

Transportation Around the city

Cable Cars
Istanbul has to cable cars, with first ferrying passengers from Eyüp to the highland areas, while the other cable car lifts passengers across the valley between Beyoğlu and Elmadağ.

Cars/Taxis

The city has approximately 20,000 taxis powered by clean-burning liquefied natural gas that plies in the streets of Istanbul (Turkey Travel Planner, 2013). Visitors often complain of mistreatment from taxi drivers who charge exorbitant prices after failing to turn on taximeter. The total that a typical taxi can carry is four passengers including the driver, even though most settle for three. However, some large cars can ...

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A new ocean terminal in Hong Kong will open its first half in June 2013 and open completely by mid-2014. The terminal can accommodate two Oasis-class cruise ships when it is completely open. With the opening of the first half of the new terminal and the renovations for the old Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong can accommodate four ships immediately. Cruise companies, such as Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, are happy to hear this news. The new terminal will be run by its principal owner Worldwide Flight Services and other two minority partners, ...

- Key supply and demand issues of Singapore’s conference industry
Every industry has a number of challenges that it has to go through. It is upon the management of the industries to devise ways of mitigating some of the issues that may arise in the course of the operation of various business models. The conferencing industry experiences several issues in relation to demand and supply. Some of the issues lead to positive development of the industry while others lead to negative impacts in the operation of the industry. This section is dedicated towards analyzing demand and supply issues ...

Ever since the 1920s and 1930s, the allure and absorption with the metropolitan life and the images related to it has resulted in an increased interest in the artistic rendition of urban images in various forms (Alifragkis and Penz 221). Whether in the moving image works of famous urban story tellers, such as Woody Allen, or still image works of admired photographers, such as Eugene Atgets and Man Ray, the interest in urban images is here to stay. The purpose of urban photography can be said to create visual appeal that summarizes the dynamics of modernity in an open ...

Value creation involves the creation of products and provision of services, which the customers found to be consistently beneficial.1 And almost all organizations nowadays recognize the importance of creating sustainable value for the customers in the success of the business. In the services industry, hotel services in particular, the critical function in creating value is that of the customer services. The quality of customer service is not only the most visible aspect of organization’s performance but also the customers’ basis whether to buy or not, and whether to remain a customer or not.2 This paper explores the importance of ...

Travel agencies offers travel information, booking and reservation services including transport and accommodation, as well as, tourist attractions to both business travelers and private individuals.

The main activities of this industry include ticket consolidation, booking service provision, ticket selling, tour retailing, tour guide service provision, tourist bureau service provision, tour wholesaling and travel agency operation. Also, the key products for the industry include conference travel, business travel, tour wholesaling and ticket consolidation, inbound tours and leisure travel. A related industry is X0003 Tourism in Australia, which offers tourism services for both international and domestic tourists.

Industry Performance

The key external drivers ...

Before we proceed any further let us first understand what the definition of tourism is. As per Guyer Feuler “Tourism is a collection of activities, services and industries which deliver a travel experience comprising of transportation, accommodation, eating and drinking establishments, retail shops, entertainment businesses and other hospitality services provided for individuals or groups travelling away from home”. As per UNWTO definition “Tourism comprises of the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes”. For tourism to happen people must travel i.e. there ...

Table of Contents

Introduction and Executive Summary

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Spa Services

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Past Personal Experience at Mandarin Oriental Spa

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Target Market for Mandarin Oriental Spa’s Spa Services

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Survey

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Critical Examination: 4 of the 7Ps of Marketing

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Recommendations

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Introduction and Executive Summary

At some point in our lives, we should have used at least one service product to satisfy our needs or to do something that we aren’t capable of doing without that particular service product. One of the most common issues being tackled in the service industry is people’s perception about services. Many argue that a service isn’t really considered a product but we are going to prove to you the truth behind this issue. Today, many economic identities are already using the SAAP or the Service as a ...