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This study highlights the fragility of the tourism industry in developing countries. The overdependence of the Bahamas … on the tourism industry, for economic development, is brought into focus here. The adroit efforts of the directors of … tourism for both the Bahamas and Jamaica are highlighted. Both governments saw the need to immediately fund a revised …
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affected all areas of economic activity. The tourism sector is no exception due to the economic, social and cultural importance … European economic integration in the tourism sector. In this context, the article builds on earlier research on European … economic integration and identifies its effects in the tourism sector, focusing on the following tourism economic indicators …
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The North Cyprus tourism industry has been sensitive to the political instability on the island, which has arisen from … two political scenarios on the tourism industry of North Cyprus by using semi‐structured interviews with experts and … contributed to the development of the tourism industry of North Cyprus as hoped. A federal solution to the Cyprus problem is …
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models introduced in this paper, 19 hotel security experts, members of an international working group on terrorism, were … Nominal Group Technique. Findings – The study presents a six‐step baseline anti‐terrorism strategy and a series of measures …
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Focuses on the estimation of the contribution of the hotel industry to Hong Kong’s gross domestic product (GDP) and an analysis of the factors influencing the hotel industry’s recent and likely future contribution to the GDP. The investigation also covers a method of speeding up the...
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Co‐operation is crucial to the successful marketing of tourism destinations, and electronic commerce offers exciting … new opportunities for co‐operation among tourism suppliers. This article examines the reciprocal linking of Websites to … create “virtual” tourism destination organisations, whereby consumers can access information and purchase multiple components …
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Leisure‐based tourism constitutes an important part in China’s domestic tourist market. This article reports the …, modification of urban tourist attraction systems, effective exploitation of urban tourism resources and destination management and …
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of tourism and hospitality. Pinpoints the 34 current areas of interest and those identified as of strategic importance …
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International tourism as an industry is the outcome of China’s economic reform and open policy to the outside world … important changes in the past two decades. It analyzes the opportunities and challenges with which China’s international tourism … tourism development in the new millennium and on the threshold of joining the World Trade Organization.  …
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Tourism education in China plays an important role of supporting tourism development and ensuring the continuous supply … current tourism education in China in terms of the various educational programs. The attitude of tourism employers towards … quality personnel, as the tourism industry is growing rapidly in China. A key dilemma of tourism education in China is poor …
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