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Tourism is a strategic economic activity in Brasov, its importance in the local and national economy being likely to … grow in the next few years. Tourism is now one of the world's largest industries and one of its fastest growing economic … sectors. This paper is aimed at analysing the tendencies in tourism over the past five years in Brasov, observing the …
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is explained more by a decline in productivity rather than a lack of investment. Second, tourism has been a significant … are islands have limited growth. Policies aimed at improving productivity, further development of the tourism sector, and …
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Tourism represents an economic activity with a special growth potential and rate that, managed in a proper way, can … past period, the development of tourism raised awareness among policy makers, local governments, tourists, etc. about the … effect of tourism on the environment, this way the development of a sustainable tourism being a necessity. The present paper …
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Tourism has been characterised by mass tourism, although new types of alternative tourism have emerged in recent years …, one of which is ecotourism. The introduction of ecotourism has had a varying impact, both positive and negative, on … tourism must therefore be taken into account, and their participation in managing and developing this activity must be …
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, examination of the rewards local populations can expect to derive from ecotourism and the harvesting of nontimber forest products … to capture more of the net returns from ecotourism, genetic prospecting, and so forth would probably not benefit them …
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As part of a collaborative effort between the IDB's Environment Division and the World Resources Institute, this document discusses environmental mainstreaming considerations in the context of the four pillars of the Bank's Institutional Strategy: Modernization of the State, Social Development,...
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This paper takes into consideration some theoretical notions about ecotourism, an important segment of the tourism … Weaver and Yi-Yen Wu). An important role in understanding ecological tourism is understanding the impacts that it has had on … various elements of human society, and in a holistic vision we can conclude that ecotourism should be actually a principle …
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Worldwide tourism is recognized by the governments as a sector with high potential for economic development and … employment generation. International agencies like World Tourism Organization (WTO) have underscored the vast developmental … potential of tourism particularly for the developing nations like India. It is estimated that economies like India and China …
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Handbook of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies provides an up-to-date, concise and readable … coverage of the most important topics in tourism economics. It pays attention to relevant traditional topics in tourism … applications of economic analysis to tourism policy and constructive assessment of contemporary thought about tourism economics …
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approximately 530 billion dollars per year. In the past 10 years we could see an increasing demand for rural tourism and ecotourism …Tourism is the most important economic branch, worldwide, owning 12% of all areas of activity and revenue of …, many of the international travel agencies offering ecotourism packages. Our country is attractive from the perspective of …
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