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Egypt - Africa (Middle East)
A Middle Eastern country in northeast Africa, Egypt is at the center of the Arab world.
From tradition to modernity, Egypt is a country which has succeeded in creating a present that is as fascinating as it past.
Main cities in Egypt- Cairo(Capital city), Luxor, Alexandria, Hurghada, Aswan, Sharm el Sheikh, Dahab and Taba.
Cultural,physical features:
Even today, Egypt is still synonymous with the legends of the Pharaohs, the Great Pyramids, treasure-laden tombs and undeciphered hieroglyphs,
Egypt also offers nature and desert safari, trip to oases , Red Sea Mountains or Sinai coasts. In Egypt you may choose to relax on the wondrous Egypt Red Sea exploring one of the most beautiful places for scuba diving(famous places for divers coast along Sharm el Sheikh, Marsa Alam, Blue Hole…), or just leisurely float down the Egyptian Nile on a luxurious river boat.
Social features,characteristics of destination and Issues affecting tourism in Egypt:
Most of the population follows Islamic religion, minority belongs to Coptic Orthodox religion. Egyptians are generally very warm and welcoming nation to any nationality or religion, they are friendly and grateful to any visitors and tourists coming to see Egypt.
Even the most simpliest person knows how important role has tourism for the country. Egypt has, for many years now, been a very controlled environment, specifically regarding tourists (especially since the bombings along the Sinai east coast, in Sharm el Sheikh and terrorist attack in Luxor in 1997). A specific body of tourist police has been in place ever since I began visiting Egypt in order to protect tourists, and many of the safeguards at airports just only recently adopted by the US have been operational in Egypt for many years. Metal detectors grace the doorways of all tourist hotels, manned by guards, and tourists, whether in groups or not, are escorted almost everywhere by police. Many people are afraid to travel to Egypt because of religion prejudice and safety related issues which happened in the past.
However Egypt is certainly the right place for Sun lovers because the climate in the country is mainly Mediterranean which means long and warm summer with short and mild winter.
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California –State of United America
California is a state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is the most populous U.S. state. Its four largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. It is known for its varied climate and geography, as well as for its ethnically diverse population.
California has 58 states.The most famous are Los Angeles and Hollywood the center of the American film industry, which has given rise to the popular fashion movie-star image, famous with the festivals, high population of celebrates, Sun Francisco has one of the most stunning attraction of US Golden Gate Bridge, also festival The San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, held each March, is the largest festival dedicated to Asian American and Asian cinema. Olympic torch relay in San Francisco-big campagne in 2008 for San Francisco(California) the torch will start its journey through 22 cities and finnish in beijing 8th of august for openning of Olympic Games.
Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum is home to perchance the most important Southeast Asian art collection in the U.S. Major League Soccer coming to Santa Clara in 2008-2009 World of Wonders Science museum openning in 2008 Surfing, skateboarding, snowsurfing, windsurfing have a big popularity in California.
Californian population is mixed of white americans, african americans, asian americans, hispanics and others.Spoken language is english , because of wide hispanic poluplation is comonly used spanish, after korean, vietnamese, chinese and filipino. The state has the most Roman Catholicsof and a large Protestant population, a large American Jewish community, and an American Muslim population.
California has more than 420 recreational lakes. The largest natural lake, Clearlake, often referred to as "The Bass Capital of the West".The largest trees in the world, a species of Redwood known as Sequoia gigantea, can be found in the Sierra Nevada. Ideal place for winter and summer sports with lots of resorts are Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountains.
Althrough that californian wheather has mediterranean climate, with cool, rainy winters and dry summers, there are many records in history of California of hurricans and cyclones in which sometimes the rainfall is severe enough to cause flooding and damage.Those are factors which affecting tourism to California. Apart of natural issues there are also another factors why a lot of tourists don’t want to travel to California (US) for example: difficulty to get visa as well as all procedures take a long time. Travel distance and high fare cost, transport and accomodation in US.
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Australia
An island located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and a number of other islands. Australia has six states, two major mainland territories, and other minor territories. Most of the population is concentrated in and around the mainland state capitals of Canberra (Capital of AU), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Cultural features: The country's biggest and best-known city is world-famous for its harbour, dominated by the unmisteakable Opera House, Harbour bridge, Royal Exhibition Building In Melbourne, Victoria Art Centre in Melbourne and many others. Adelaine the "City of Light" has some of Australia's grandest homes, central business district surrounded by extensive parklands studded with majestic gum trees and country's most beautiful cricket ground; the South Australian Museum houses the world's largest collection of Aboriginal artefacts, while the Adelaide Festival of Arts, held in March is one of the best even to see. Other major international events held in Australia include the tennis tournament and the Formula One . Popular events- 2008Gold Coast Airport Marathon 17th Brisbane International Film Festival Melbourne Food & Wine Festival-food and wine devotees from around the globe will descend upon Melbourne to have their pleasure thresholds heightened at over 140 events.As well as Barossa Valley- the country's most famous wine region.
Social features:Most of the polulation have Europian origin and the Indigenous population—mainland and . English is the national language. The next most common languages spoken are Chinese, Italian and Greek . A considerable proportion of first- and second-generation migrants are bilingual.Australia has no state religion. Most of Australians were listed as Christian of any denomination, including Roman Catholic and Anglican. Large part of society were listed as "No Religion" (which includes humanism, atheism, agnosticism, and rationalism). The others are listed as non-Christian religion.
Physical features:Australia is on the . Surrounded by the Indian and oceans, separated from Asia by the and seas. Great Barrier Reef - is one of the natural wonders of the world. It's the largest coral reef on eart- one of the most visited spot in Australia mainly by divers, tourist looking for underwater beauty and adventure.Wet Tropics Rainforest were is living one fifth of australian birds, Cradle Mountain of Tasmania is considered as wilderness area and Australia's great Outback icon, Uluru (Ayers Rock) is the world's largest monolith. are the (the and the ); a host of , including the , the , and the ; the , crocodiles, white sharks; and birds such as the and the . Australia is home to the largest number of venomous in the world.
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Australia is the most urbanised country on earth, with 80 percent of the population living in cities. The Great Australian Dream, still enjoyed by a huge portion of the population, is to live on your own plot of land, with a brick house, red-tile roof, hoist washing line and a barbie in the backyard."Aussies" are very relaxed people.
In the past 50 years the population has doubled and diversified. Immigrants have not always found it easy, but today's ethnic mix is seen as one of Australia's assets. Australia is considered as safe country, which is one of the reasons of high number of tourist yearly visiting Australia. The only negative issue is the distance and high fare cost.
References: http://www.insightguides.com/iguides_display.asp?sf_01=name_exact&st_01=australia&sf2=heading_exact&st2=crime_security&sp_01=AND&sort=sectionsort&TAG=&CID= http://businessevents.australia.com/Business-Events-Calendar-Australia.aspx
Book reference: Insight Guides-Australia (from Discovery Channel)
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China
China is the world's most populous country. Occupying most of East Asia, it is the third largest country in the world. China is divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions and five locally governed cities. The Communist Party has the leading role in state and society. China has perhaps the world's longest continuous civilization; for more than 40 centuries its people created a culture with strong philosophies, traditions, and values.
Cultural features: The most visited place is Beijing (capital) with the Sunlight brightens the flanks of China's Great Wall—one of the most ambitious construction projects in human history. The wall was a barrier between China and "barbarian" lands.
Forbidden City- ceremonial buildings, centred arround the Imperial Palace, is considered the heart of ancient China.
Potala Palace (Lhasa) The spiritual and private residence of Dalai Lamas since the 17th century.
Kashar- the ultimate destination on the Silk Road, the mystical ancient trade route in the far west, linking China to Europe.
Terracotta Warriors (Xian) - undeniably one of China's main attractions to visitors
Shanghai- China's booming business centre with a vibrant cultural scene
Hong-Kong- Victoria Harbour, fantastic shopping
The most important festival time is the Lunar New Year, Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Chinese New Year.
Social features: Majority of Chinese nation are Han Chinese and the remaining part of society includes 55 national minorities who differ fundamentally in their customs, traditions, languages and culture from the Han Chinese.The Han Chinese are derived from a distinctive racial background, but over the many centuries, the Han have absorbed numerous racial minorities.The official language is Mandarin Chinese and a number of local dialects, including Cantonese. China doesn't have an official religion, but Buddhism dominates and Confucianism, Taoism, Islam and Christianity are all practised.
Physical features: in the north of the country, to the river delta in the south, punctuated only by the highlands and peninsula. South of the Yangzi river, most of the landscape is mountainous, the mountains to the north and the to the west and southwest..The most famous scenery in China is found in the landscapes of province. China is a huge country, resulting in a great variation of regional climates. While it is generally warm and humid in southeastern and central China, the north and northeast are quite dry. The best times for travelling are spring and autumn.
Apart the fact that number of tourist in China has growth from year to year there are still aspects which are influencing tourists to travel in China- language barrier and previous diseases as Bird flu known as H5N1 strain of avian influenza.
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Senegal- LDC country-comparing to France.
Senegal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Senegal is bounded by the to the west, to the north, to the east, and and to the south.
is the of Senegal, located on the on the country's coast. Senegal was three centuries under French administration. The moderate socialist government has initiated economic reforms. A deep natural harbor at Dakar makes the cosmopolitan city a major West African port.
Cultural, Social and Physical features:
The beaches in the Cap Skiring area are among West Africa's finest.
-Meeting 3S factors, comparing to French Riviera Senegal needs to build Hotels (all the categories to meet need of potencial tourists), Resorts with facilities for kids for example. Comparing Senegalese coastline to very lively south of France they need to advertise place it self as well as arrange concerts or events to keep that location attractive for visitors.
Island Île de Gorée is a heaven of tranquility. But there's a sad background to all this calm beauty - Île de Gorée used to be an important slave trading station, and many visitors come here for traces of this tragic past.
-Comparing to Bastille in France, Senegal should keep honour to this place but renovate the Slave trading stations to be accessible for tourists. (it’s a way how to introduce to visitors part of history of Senegal)
National parks:
Parc National des Oiseaux du Djoudj)- from November to April, some three million birds migrating south from Europe stop here, because it's one of the first places with permanent water south of the Sahara. This park is one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the world.
As well as Parc National du Niokolo-Koba- Ii's Senegal's major national park and an international biosphere reserve. There are resident elephants, lions, leopards and the giant derby eland, monkeys and many others.
-comparing to any natural place in France for example French Alps Senegal should represent and advertise the natural beauty and wild life as one of the main attraction for visitors. Improve quality of accommodations, service and facilities as guides speaking with international languages.
is the official language, used regularly by a minority of Senegalese educated in a system styled upon the colonial-era schools of French origin. Most people also speak their own ethnic language while, especially in Dakar, is the . Pulaar is spoken by the Peuls and Toucouleur. is the predominant religion follows with minority of community.
People in Senegal are friendly in general, living in very simple native way.
Main airport in Senegal is situated in Capital in Dakar. Senegal has multiple-access from main airports in Europe mainly from France, main African destinations as South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and as well one of the latest route is direct New York from Dakar with South African airline company.
-still not accessible from many countries from Europe, Asia, Australia, South America
Most of the hotels especially in Dakar are strongly influenced by French style where cost of one night is comparable to any good hotels in Europe.
-cost or accommodation is comparable to France, but Senegal need to improve quality of service and facilities in and around the hotel. To hire professional staff speaking at least with one of the international language.
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Senegal in last few years faced a long-running, low-level separatist war in the southern Casamance region has claimed hundreds of lives. The conflict broke out over claims by the region's people that they were being marginalised by the Wolof, Senegal's main ethnic group. The government and rebels signed a peace pact at the end of 2004, raising hopes for reconciliation. –safety is the main issue which tourists looking at, France is the perfect example as a destination with one of the highest number of visitors per year- simply because tourists see that France is safe destination to go (stable politically and economically).
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Conclusion
After my research, reading a lot of articles about tourism, going through lot of web side with statistics is absolutely clear that tourism is increasing from year to year. Increasing in the terms of number of visitors and number of generated income as well.
I believe that tourism means to any country- developed or least developed country an important financial income. The main aspect toward developed or un-developed countries in tourism is the lack of awareness. Developed tourism spend a lot of their tourism generated revenue on advertising. In any country with well-organized tourism industry apart of financial revenue country is introducing culture, traditions, beauty of country to the world- through international tourists. For the next few years to improve tourism in general we need to bring professionalism into industry by improving in service for example.
People working in tourism should be educated within the field, they should be able to communicate in different languages to break the barriers of communication.
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The "wining key" for tourism is PEOPLE.
Impression of any destination is made by people. Hospitality, professional dealing with tourists and good service make visitor feel comfortable and build the trust. Successful destination is the one, where tourists are coming back, they have always something to discover. Only We The People make any place to be successful and unforgettable that one visit is never enough.
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