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Tourism is an industry that provides travel for fun, business and leisure purposes to people away from their own homes
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TOURISM
Tourism is an industry that provides travel for fun, business and leisure purposes to people away from their own homes. Tourists are people who travel to and stay in places outside their usual surroundings. It may involve traveling to sightsee naturally provided phenomena, wild animals or man-made ones. Tourism has become a popular global vacation and economic activity. It is fundamental for many countries due to the huge intake of currency for businesses with their products and for employment opportunity in the service industries associated with it.
Tourism is the world’s leading industry and creator of jobs in the global economy. It has made a positive contribution to achieving sustainable development. To a greater extent than most activities, it has also ensured the improvement of a wide range of infrastructure services required such as roads ,air navigation, , airport and railheads as well as basic infrastructure services required by hotels, restaurants, shops and recreational facilities e.g. telecommunications and utilities).
Globalization has affected tourism sector positively. It has turned out to be more and more of an intense debate over the last few years. With the rise of international corporations and free trade agreements, national borders have become much more open therefore increasing the levels of interaction between these nations. And this has resulted in the growth of tourism globally. Tourism development can also put pressure on natural resources when it increases consumption in areas where resources are already scarce.
Tourism’s pace of change over the last few decades has been extraordinary in some areas, while in others, there has been moderately little alteration. It has promoted international relationships among states globally and their economic growth rate. Tourism is so unpredictable and volatile in today’s world and any changes, whether it is social, economic, environmental, political, cultural or religious can have a counter effect on the trends of the industry. Consumers are incredibly influenced both positively and negatively when it comes to traveling.
Tourism industry is vital for a country’s economic growth and development; it requires huge investment and good protection of the natural resources to avoid their extinction. A country’s tourist attraction sites need to be well managed.
Work Cited
Publishing, Trotman. Tourism, 2000
Tourism in Regional Economic Development Strategies
Tourism in Regional Economic Development Strategies
List the features of tourism that make it an attractive part of a regional economic development strategy.
Some of the features of tourism that make it an attractive part of regional economic development strategy include; the natural island ecosystem of the region, the national park, the expected expenditure on and by the tourist, visitations for business intentions, and investments that are associated with the tourists. These factors contribute to the national income therefore are very attractive in economic development strategies.
Make a list of the main sections (sub headings) in a generic economic development strategy.
Economic impacts of the transitions of the region
Effects of the transition on the mining and manufacturing industries
Preservation of the natural environment and ecosystem
Promotion of tourism in the region
The expected injection into the regional economic development through increased tourisms
What kind of value statements are made in the strategy documents? Give some examples.
The strategy document gives the wider understanding of the scope and intention of the government’s effort to give attention to the natural resources in driving the economy of the region. For instance when the minister for environment declares that the government intends to make the region a 80% national park is a true and valid statement that would trigger tourism as the economic backbone of the region.
List 4 examples of specific economic objectives that are described in the documents.
Economic objectives described in the document include transforming the region from mining zone to tourism-driven economic region, bearing the economic and environmental interest of the region, opening the region for the tourists eventually make the region an economic hub that would stimulate the Island after closure of the mining and construction sites.
List the types / categories of stakeholders identified in the strategies.
The stakeholders that are identified in the strategy include the government, the local community, the miners and the local environmentalists.
What kinds of assets or attributes are identified as having potential to contribute to tourism economic activity in the regions?
With the possession of the natural environmental, making the island 80% national park would make the region the nature-based tourism driven economy.
What other kinds of industries are also being targeted as part of the regional development plans?
The mining and manufacturing industries are some of the targeted industries in the regional development plans.
List 2 things that you like about the North Stradbroke Island Economic Transition Strategy.
The economic transition of the North Stradbroke Island economic strategy, just like economic transitions of other countries has various pros and cons. However, this particular transition considers abolitions of activities that deplete environment, and preserve the natural environment as natural as it should be. In addition, subject the Island to largely be tourism-driven economy is very an evitable strategy that would see the region develop very fast.
List 2 criticisms of the North Stradbroke Island Economic Transition Strategy.
Despite the largely dependence of constructions on sand and other minerals, the region suffered much of its natural components to mining making the it very vulnerable to environment hazards. More than that, the government effort to revoke or non-renew the leases come short of plans as the miners have overstretched the natural environmental compositions of the region through their activities.
Tourism in India
Tourism in India
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Introduction
Tourism in India has been on a steady rise for the past few decades. The homeland of Hinduism, the birthplace of Buddhism, the Taj Mahal, the music and poetry, art and literature, colors and culture are few of the million things that make India one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Many that have visited the place will refer to India as a “one stop shop” for all types of natural beauty- the Mountains (Himalayan Range), the Desert (Rajasthan and Gujarat), the Jungles of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, the Beaches of Goa, the Backwaters of Kerala, the Mangroves of Sunderbans and the Coral Reef of Lakshadweep.
Key statistics
Inbound tourism in India has shown substantial growth during the past decade due to economic development. Service industry and corporate travel are making tourism a lucrative business, and this trend is expected to continue.
FTA (Foreign tourist arrivals) in India stood at 5.6 million in 2010 as compared to 5.2 million in 2009, posting a 8.1% Y-o-Y growth
Foreign Exchange collections from international tourists stood at USD 14.1 billion in 2010 as compared to USD 11.9 billion in 2009, recording 18.1% growth in trend.
India ranks #14 in the ‘Best Tourist Destinations in the world for Human, Cultural and Natural Resources’ list.
Renowned Hotels in India such as The Oberoi and The Taj Hotels contribute to the growth of tourism.
The industry is expected to grow continually at the rate of 8.2% for the next 10 years. It will also become the fifth fastest-growing tourist destination in the world by 2019 (The Financial Express, 2010).
Government Support:
The Government of India has undertaken various campaigns and activities for the development of tourism. The Travel & Tourism industry being one of the biggest employers and fastest-growing industries in India, the GoI is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a healthy and sustainable growth in the demand for tourism, both national and inbound. Some of the recent initiatives include:
Incredible India Campaign: One of the most popular advertising campaigns in the country, Incredible India! Has been in the running for the past 10 years. The campaign takes the viewer to various locations across India while educating him about the MUST-VISIT places, challenges he will face as a traveler and about the Indian culture. It has been airing in various countries and has garnered a lot of critical and public acclaim.
International Games: India has now been hosting a lot of international games and events, such as the Common Wealth Games (2010), Asian Games (2011), Formula One Race (2011), etc. Developing the venue and accommodation complex for such games require substantial investments, sometimes to the tune of billions of Dollars.
ITAO initiatives- the Indian Travel Agents’ Association offers attractive discounts and freebies such as free air tickets on purchase of 1, free city sight-seeing tour and easy air travel facility. International travelers are not only looking for price competitiveness, but also convenience in travelling.
Apart from these initiatives, the travel and tourism operators in the country have also joined hands for promotion of various categories of tourism like Medical tourism, Eco tourism and Education Tourism. Medical tourism is emerging as one of the most popular type of tourism in the country. Lower costs, reliable medical facility and credible doctors continue to make India the best destination for medical tourism in the world.
The road ahead
The Indian tourism industry will become the second largest employer in the world, employing over 40 million people by 2019. It will continue to be a significant contributor to India’s revenues and foreign exchange reserves. Furthermore, economic development will trigger more demand for travel for local people.
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The Financial Express (2010). Demand for travel, tourism to grow by 8.2pc in current decade. [online]. Available at HYPERLINK “http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=90540&date=2010-01-26” http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=90540&date=2010-01-26 Last accessed on 3rd March 2012.