The Social Economic and Environmental Impacts of Cruise Liners and Cruise Passengers
The Social Economic and Environmental Impacts of Cruise Liners and Cruise Passengers The explosive growth of the cruise industry in the last few years has resulted in an overwhelming number of choices for consumers. Whether you are looking for complete relaxation and pampering, non-stop activity and adventure, an exotic destination, or a family cruise that caters to both kids and grown-ups, there is a cruise that is right for you. Passengers booking a luxury cruise can expect to be greeted on arrival with a complimentary bottle of champagne; to have a spacious cabin with a walk-in wardrobe, an elegant bathroom, a well stocked mini-bar and 24 hour room service - with full in-suite dining available during restaurant hours. They never have to queue to get food and drink, and never have to wait to use equipment in the gym or be seated in the dining room because such ships have more than enough space to accommodate everybody onboard in comfort. Furthermore, passengers paying luxury ship prices can expect excellent, unobtrusive service and a truly cash-free environment. It comes as no surprise therefore that the cruise sector has grown rapidly over the years. Nonetheless, suffice it to say that such a market has its impacts, be they social, economical and even environmental. As mentioned previously, a cruise ship is a controlled, safe, pleasurable environment with a wide range
Bangladeshs economic situation.
Bangladesh is a poor country in terms of it's available resources compared to it's population. The per capita income is around $ 370.00, the total population is around 140 million, the average life expectancy rate is 58 years, the rate literacy is 62%, average growth (GDP) rate is 5%. After the independence of Bangladesh in the year 1971. Five years fiscal plan has been adopted for carrying out it's development activities. Its development plan is drawn to achieve the desired socio-economic goals. The main objectives of the development plan is to alleviate poverty. The poverty strategy focussed on rural areas where the largest numbers of poor people reside. The govt. has drawn up national strategy for economic growth. Poverty reduction and social development. The other important sector is Human Development. Human beings are the ultimate resource for development to achieve this goal. Several strategies have been adopted such as removing illiteracy, increasing public expenditure on education, implementation of different health care and population program. Establishment of community clinics to provide one stop health care service, safe childbirth, to arrest spread of HIV/AIDS, tackle widespread malnourishment of children. Macroeconomic management is one of the economic fronts. A sound macroeconomic Management is a pre-condition for economic development. The adverse economic
Barbados - Country's Geographical Notes
BARBADOS - COUNTRY'S GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES Barbados island nation in the Caribbean, is situated about 100 miles (160 kilometres) east of the Windward Islands. Roughly triangular in shape, it measures 21 miles from northwest to southeast and about 14 miles from east to west, with a total area of 166 square miles (430 square kilometres). Its capital is Bridgetown, the only seaport. Barbados is not part of the Lesser Antilles, although it is sometimes grouped with this archipelago. The island is of different geologic formation; it is less mountainous and has less variety in plant and animal life. The geographic position of Barbados has profoundly influenced the island's history, culture, and aspects of its economic life. In the era of sailing ships, access to the island was difficult because of the prevailing winds from the northeast. Outward-bound ships from Europe had to gain the island while heading west, for it was difficult for them to turn and reach its shores by sailing eastward against the wind. The island remained a British possession without interruption from its settlement in the 17th century to 1966, when it attained independence. As the first Caribbean landfall from Europe, Barbados has functioned since the late 17th century as a major link between western Europe (mainly Britain), eastern Caribbean territories, and parts of the South American mainland. Because of
At the Edge of the Earth.
At the edge of the earth. Below the snowline is a treeless zone of alpine pastures that have for generations been used for the summer grazing of goats and cattle. Agriculture is confined to the valleys and foothills, with fruit growing and viticulture on some sunny slopes. Further down the mountin normal plants still cannot grow only plants that are adapted to the cold are able to grow. Forests of the pine trees grow higher up the mountain where it is colder. Forest of broad-leaved trees and a wide range of other vegetation grow at the base of the mountain. Typically in mountain ranges it is high on the mountaintop. It is so cold that plants cannot grow here. There is only snow and bare rock. Summit regions above 3000 m (about 9800 ft) are glaciated. Peaks and crests, however, rise above the ice, displaying jagged shapes (tooth like horns, needles, and knife-edged ridges). About 2 % of the total area of the Alps is covered in ice. The longest valley glacier, the aletsch Glacier in the Bernese Alps, is 18 km (11ml) long. My great grandfather used to be a farmer but nowadays people in this area are no longer relaying on agriculture. Now people tend to work in the tourist industry and farmland has been give up to build ski slopes and lodges. Older people feel that the area has lost its natural beauty but most of their income comes from the tourist industry. Oak, hornbeam,
Tourism's Potential to Fly South Africa, Clipped by Greed
Tourism's Potential to Fly South Africa, Clipped by Greed Upon arrival in the St Lucia-Hluhluwe area (a prime tourism district) for research, I was certain that the beauty of the area had to be shared with family. I started mapping up the possibility of a future family trip back into this area; the accommodation, the feeding arrangements, and other activities offered by the tourist district. Just the basics added up to scaring figures, too big for my working class pocket - and certainly a fortune not any other working class and ordinary South African. I was saddened to realize that tourism (as an intangible consumption) will for a long time remain a luxury, for which, the common man and woman is deliberately priced out (sounds like a conspiracy?) - for greed and I am not sure what else. Firstly, are the exorbitant prices called for by the operators in the tourist district really called for? Is this the best way to run and grow the tourism industry? All the talk about the tourism industry being an economic sector that could spearhead rural development and reduce poverty in under-privileged communities will remain just that - a talk, until such a time when the pricing issue is resolved. As it stands, South Africa's tourism industry has it all wrong, suffocating its own potential for growth through the greed of a few operators. The pricing regimes of the prime tourism district
To summarise the marco environmental issues affecting Australian Tourism
Executive Summary The 2000 were a period of enormous growth, Australian is a prosperous nation has benefited from 9 years of uninterrupted economic growth. However, the international tourist industry was suffer from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon in the USA on 11 September 2001. Overall, the Australian international tourist industry continues to be strong because of the board mix of natural environment and cosmopolitan cities located here, including high-tech, stable international political situation and economic prosperity. In order to increase Australian international tourist industry, Sport and Tourism of Australia's Department of Industry, Science and Resources must develop a strategic plan to reach more potential visitors. With Australia unique natural resources, its appeal to more Asian travellers come to Australia. Over the past decade, most visitors came from the UK, Europe and North America. Now, Australia must begin some strategies to attract more travellers from Asia countries. This will give Australia the best opportunity to expand its tourism. Introduction Although Australia has been booming, the world economy has been in recession for some time. Indeed, Australian tourism is slowly declining has been far less than originally expected. Even though the Australian government strives to sustain growth in the economy
Select two recent or current developments in the travel and tourism industry and explain how these developments have affected career opportunities and job roles within the industry
Task 4D Select two recent or current developments in the travel and tourism industry and explain how these developments have affected career opportunities and job roles within the industry In this first part of the question, I will talk about how technology has affected careers and job roles within the travel & tourism industry. Technology has been the biggest development on the travel & tourism industry within the last ten years. It has allowed many companies to offer improved service to customers and help with the start up of many other businesses. Computers have been used for many years especially within the airline industry for tasks such as check in and ATC (Air Traffic Control), but now computers are being used in travel agents and tour operators. This could have affect on jobs, as computerisation will lead to less paper work. Computers are also used to access the Internet and customers are seeing the benefits of using this method of booking. Online booking also cuts out paying the travel agent commission; prices are also generally lower on the Internet. A new type of travel agent is appearing on the Internet, which specialises in e-commerce (electronic business) and example of this type of organisation is Expedia. Organisations such as this can be used to book all the principles of a holiday in one place. This also affects jobs, as only two or three people will need
account for the development of the global eonomy and the associated network of cities
Account for the development of the global economy and the associated world network of cities. As the global economy changes over time, so has world network of cities shifted to accommodate these changes. Developments in the global economy is inextricably linked with the growth of urban places. The most recent economic development is the emergence of a new economy, globalisation. Globalisation and the growing influential power of transnational corporations (TNCs) have created a global hierarchy of cities with those in the developed world on top and the developing world beneath. Globalisation has also caused economic disparity between cities, which have resulted in the emergence of two types of cities-dominant and dependent. Finally globalisation has caused changes to role of regional centres, often leading to the demise of small towns. Throughout history, developments in the global economy have shaped the world network of cities. The first city emerged over 5000 years ago with urbanisations in Mesopotamia. The Industrial Revolution in the sixteenth century brought a revival of the significance of European cities. It allowed many of these cities to develop their economy before many in the southern hemisphere. In the colonial era, many cities of the 'southern' unindustrialised cities became colonies to the industrialised 'north'. Their economy was to provide raw
What would be the impact of a third runway and fifth terminal at Heathrow airport?
Humanities G.C.S.E Coursework Project What would be the impact of a third runway and fifth terminal at Heathrow airport? Introduction In this project I will be discussing the good and bad impacts the advance of the fifth terminal and third runway at Heathrow airport will have on the environment, economy and transport. Heathrow airport is situated in South West London which is urban built and has the population of approximately 200,000 people. It was originally requisitioned in 1944 as a major transport base for the RAF. London needed a large airport and the partly built site at Heathrow was ideal, one runway was ready for use in 1946 so a terminal was quickly put in place and the new airport was formed. Regarded as the hub of the aviation world, it is the world's busiest international airport, it's the UK's largest airport and it boards approximately 64 million passengers a year. It currently has four terminals and two runways. Considerations of building a fifth terminal and third runway to increase Britain's financial status are currently being made. Controversially divisive issues concerning environmental arguments against runway three and terminal five such as increased levels of air pollution, destruction of land and potential increase of congestion in the roads are topics I will be addressing. I shall also be looking at the economic benefits and the consequential
Leisure and recreation AVCE.
Leisure and Recreation AVCE Unit 1 Investigating Leisure and Recreation Task 3 Introduction During this task I am going to summarise the key components of the leisure and recreation industry in the UK. I am going to give examples of the types of organisations, facilities, products and services with the > Arts and entertainment. > Sports and physical recreation. > Heritage. > Catering. > Countryside recreation. > Home-based leisure. Components I am also going to identify some of the public private and voluntary sector organisations within each of these components. The Arts and Entertainments The Arts and entertainment component covers a large part of the leisure and recreation industry the parts it dose cover are > Performance arts- Drama, Dance, Opera, Circus. > Visual arts- Paintings, Sculptures > Crafts- Pottery, Woodcarvings, a local example is Wetheriggs Pottery > Literature- Writing, Poetry > Architecture, St Paul's Cathedral, Stone Henge. > Film and Video- Cinema Most activities that take part of in the arts and entertainment components are mainly away from the home activites. Different facilities that are run in the arts and entertainment components are Facility Sectors Examples Cinema Private Virgin Cinemas, UCI Theatres and Concert Halls Public, Private London Palladium, Barbican Centre Museums and Art Galleries Public,
