History_of_tourism
ENGL191 STHM Unit 2: History of Tourism Teaching Notes Aims of this Unit . Practise reading skills: skimming, scanning, text referencing 2. Practise note-taking skills: identifying keywords from an authentic text 3. Learn vocabulary related to the history of tourism 4. Develop research skills: looking up key concepts in a text on the Internet and reporting back to the class Materials Offset unit -one for each student Duration This unit should span two contact hours. Introduction The aims are given here for the student. You can briefly check that students understand the main aims of this unit. At the end of the unit, students should reflect on what they've done and return to this table to evaluate the aims from their perspective. What do you know about the history of tourism? Task 2.1: This activity is designed to get students to think about tourism from a historical perspective. Regarding language work, this is an opportunity to practice question forms in the past. Task 2.2: Time permitting, students can build up a grid on the board, for example: Extra activity for follow up would be a short comparative essay. Before mass tourism After mass tourism How Ship, horse, foot Train, plane, cruise ship Why Education, culture Sightseeing, sun/sea When Months or years Seasonal - weeks Who Aristocracy Anyone Where Europe (grand tour) Anywhere in
The Development of Social Tourism in India
Transfer-Encoding: chunked Social Tourism in India Hunziker refers to social tourism as a phenomena that encourages the participation in travel ‘by the economically weak or otherwise disadvantaged elements in the society’ hence, it is generally accepted that social tourism aims to guarantee the right to holidays and access to tourism for all social classes, particularly those with limited resources (1957). Based on its public nature, it seems predictable that the Government should be responsible for this in India. However, in the Asian context, it is generally seen that the government fails to put in place definite policies to promote such tourism. This clearly shows evidence of lack of awareness, although in India some initiatives have definitely emerged over the years. Position of social tourists & benefits Tourism is one of the emerging industries capable of shaping the entire economic potential of a nation. India, an emerging market economy, is experiencing a substantial growth in the tourism industry with the sector contributing to a large proportion of the National income and generating huge employment opportunities. It accounts for 6.8% of their GDP making it the third largest foreign exchange earner while currently ranking 42nd in the UNWTO rankings for foreign tourist travels (Turner, 2015). India is a democratic country which means that the government
History of tourism.
History of tourism The invention of money by the Sumerians (Babylonians) and the development of trade beginning about 4000BC marked the beginnings of the modern era of travel. Not only were the Sumerians the first to grasp the idea of money and use it in business transactions, but they were also the first to invent cuneiform writing and the wheel, also they should be credited as the founders of the travel business. Five thousand years ago, cruises were organised and conducted from Egypt. Probably the first journey ever made for purposes of peace and tourism, was made by Queen Hatshepsut to the lands of Punt in 1480BC. Beginning in 2700BC the pharaohs began to take advantage of the abundance of good building stone in the Nile valley to build their elaborate burial tombs. The earliest forms of leisure tourism can be traced as far back as the Babylonian and Egyptian empires. A museum of "historic antiquities" was open to the public in the sixth century BC in Babylon, while the Egyptians held many religious festivals attracting not only the devout, but many who came to see the famous buildings and works of art in the cities. The local towns accommodated tourists by providing services such as: vendors of food and drink, guides, hawkers of souvenirs, touts and prostitutes. With such a large number of tourists some damage did occur, such as graffiti. Evidence of this has
A critical evaluation on the research that maintains efforts to achieve a more sustainable aviation industry represent nothing more than simple tokenism.
A critical evaluation on the research that maintains ‘efforts to achieve a more sustainable aviation industry represent nothing more than simple tokenism’. The aviation industry has been known to be a 'dirty' industry, with massive fuel consumption, noise and air pollution. This has now changed, and the aviation industry has made major accomplishments to become more sustainable in the effort to become a 'cleaner' industry. A classic definition of what sustainable is, according to the Brundtland Report (1987), is the ability to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. While IATA.org (2012), an international airline trade body, defined sustainable as a development to seek balance in social, economic and environmental objectives in order to secure the well-being of present and future generations. However it has been criticised that these efforts represent nothing more than simple tokenism by the aviation industry, in a sense that it has made limited or minimal effort to meet the needs to be sustainable. It will be examined what the industry has done to suggest that it is not just simple 'tokenism' and in fact efforts have been made and implemented to create a sustainable and responsible image. Advances in aircraft design, fuel consumption, noise levels and methods to reduce aircraft
This report is mainly focused on Air India and its current situation in the aviation industry of India. The problems which Air India faces will be looked into with suggestion to overcome its struggles.
Contents Introduction Air India Background Merger of Air India an Indian Airlines Founder Organizational Structure SWOT Analysis Culture Resistance to change Suggestion to change Conclusion References ________________ Introduction In today’s fast paced world the Aviation Industry has grown gradually over the recent years, resulting as one of the fastest flourishing industries in the world. This never ending trend has increased the constant demand for pilots, aircraft engineers and cabin crews at the same time increasing the expectation of the passengers. Going through a turbulent phase over the past years facing constant complications, the Indian Aviation Industry has faced struggles including high oil prices and limited pricing power as well. With increasing debts, widening losses, pilot strikes, shutting down of overseas operations and no sign of a solid recovery plan, India’s aviation sector is heading to get worse. Privately owned Kingfisher, which has shut down its overseas operation, is one in the heaviest debts and also in need of funds. Air India is equally struggling, owing employees Rs124 crores (US$23.5 million) in unpaid salaries (The Sun Daily, 2012). The other airlines are Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir. This report is mainly focused on Air India
Impact of The Cultural Olympiad to British Tourism
This essay will critically examine the economic impact of the Cultural Olympiad Festival upon tourism in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the analysis, the Torch Relay will not be individually considered. Instead, the study will primarily focus on the Festival which ran in the summer of 2012, but it will still observe the Cultural Olympiad from a wider perspective. The main objective of the essay is to evaluate the efficacy of hosting the Olympics 2012 and the cultural events around them, and to determine whether these have been detrimental or beneficial to the British economy and its tourism sector. It will start by explaining what the Cultural Olympiad Festival is, what were its key aims and what results have been achieved so far. Then, before examining the general positive and negative economic impacts, the paper will briefly look at some of the past experiences of hosting the Cultural Olympiads and the implications stemming from these. Then, it will go into detail about the advantages and the disadvantages that the tourism industry was (and is still) faced with from an economic point of view. Additionally, it will demonstrate how different reports could lead to different conclusions and how these dissimilarities are likely to occur when assessing the economic benefits and the opportunity costs involved (Baade and Matheson, 2003). By the end of this essay, it will
Research Project - The project aims at evaluating the legacy realization and management in Sporting Mega projects.
Name Course Tutor Date OUTLINE CHAPTER ONE .0 Abstract .1Introduction .2 Aims and Objectives .3 Brief Description of Olympic Events .4 Research Question .5 Project Approach .6 Limitations of the Study .7 Project Scope CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 Conceptual Framework 2.2 Past Studies 2.3 Methods CHAPTER THREE 3.0 Research Design and Methodology 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Research Design 3.3 Research Methodology CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 Findings and Discussion 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Analysis of Findings and Discussion 4.3 Qualitative Analysis of the Findings CHAPTER FIVE 5.0 Evaluation of Findings 5.1Introduction 5.2 Evaluation of Findings CHAPTER ONE .0 ABSTRACT .1 Introduction This chapter presents vivid background knowledge on the topic of study; it defines the research objectives, research problem, research questions, and limitations encountered during the study and finally, the scope of the study. Realization of legacy benefits creates a greater notion of elegance, fame and pride. Sports mega events and comes with its legacy benefits to the hosting city. Among these benefits, include economic, political and socio-cultural benefits to a hosting country. Other benefits include social factors and an entire international picture and image of a city, thus influencing its tourism market (Essex, 2004). These mega events
Hotel Industry Analysis. Over the last few decades, a few large national hotel chains have dominated the hotel industry, many of which fell in several of the categories of hotels in hopes of serving different groups of travelers
INTRODUCTION The hotel industry is a sub industry within the hospitality industry, providing paid lodging on a short-term basis. The modern concept of a hotel derives from 1794 in New York where the first ever hotel was built. Over the last few decades, a few large national hotel chains have dominated the hotel industry, many of which fell in several of the categories of hotels in hopes of serving different groups of travelers. This has been supported by guests who are loyal to particular brands due to their dependability. These hotels are at times owned by the national corporation but most are franchised to independent owners. Today, the trend is moving towards companies managing the chain and franchising the individual hotels. In 2011, significant improvements were achieved in hotel performance indicators in most regions of the world, the global hotel transaction market showed heightened activity, and significant amounts of capital were raised to invest in the sector. International travel and tourism volumes, driven by the burgeoning BRICS economies, are anticipated to increase. Furthermore, mega events in Europe (such as London Olympics) and South America from 2012 through 2016 will significantly impact on the global hotel sector. MICRO FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS Porters Five Forces: Porter’s model is based on the insight that a corporate strategy should meet the
The development of tourism and its importance to the economic development of Kenya
MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies The development of tourism and its importance to the economic development of Kenya Bachelor Thesis Author: Romana Jedličková Supervisor: Ing. Samuel Antwi Darkwah, Ph.D. Brno 2010 ________________ Declaration I declare that I have worked out this bachelor thesis individually by using literature sources mentioned in the list of literature. Brno, May 18, 2011 ………………………………………. ________________ Acknowledgement I would like to thank very much my supervisor, Ing. Samuel Antwi Darkwah, Ph.D., for his valuable advices and helpful recommendations. Also I would like to thank my family for their tolerance while writing the thesis. ________________ Abstract Jedličková, R. The Development of Tourism and its Importance to the Economic Development of Kenya. Thesis. Brno, 2011 The aim of this Bachelor Thesis is to analyze the development of tourism in Kenya for the last five years (2005 – 2010). The analysis will concentrate on the importance of tourism to the economic development of Kenya and its contribution to the gross domestic product as a foreign exchange earner and the welfare effects on the citizens of Kenya for the observed period. Key words Kenya, Tourism, Development, Economic
Investigating travel and tourism.
Investigating travel and tourism Introduction The travel and tourism industry is one of the faster growing industries in the world. This shows due to amount of employment this trade has created by the year 2007 there will be another 300,000 jobs created. This does not only affect holiday resorts abroad or in places such as Cornwall or Blackpool. Even in our hometown Bristol 1 in 10 people work within this industry. This has a massive economic impact on the destinations that are visited. Tourism can be defined as people taking short-term break away from their home communities where they live and work. Which will include their activities during their trip this will include travel and day visitors (travel means the form transport used getting to the destination and on the actual holiday itself such as car hire and aeroplane). People travel many different reasons, which can be placed within 3 groups either for business, leisure or visiting friends or family. We are then ale to categorise these people depending on the length they stay. * Tourists - these are people who stay away from their communities for one or more nights. * Day visitors - these people will return to their homes after spending they day within a destination such as Alton towers. Tourists are placed in three categories which is dependant on where they live, these are: > Inbound-overseas visitors