Tourism

Policies are what guide the development of nations in the 21st century. Public policy which commonly refers to guidelines and procedures established by governments detail clear objectives, principles, issues and action plans for the development process. As such, the policy making process should not be underestimated as it is also a determinant of how effective policies are. Sport tourism is not a new aspect in todays world and the interconnection between sport and tourism lies in the concept of...

The position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) requires that the person who would handle this post would have a general knowledge of both the hospitality and the IT industry. Thus an educational background in hotel management andor a computer or IT related course would be advantageous in fulfilling this task. A good business mindset complementing his technical skills would be very helpful in handling the responsibilities delegated to him. Amongst these responsibilities include creating business...

Nihon Matsuri is a place rich in information, culture, entertainments, history, traditional food and anything an eye can feed on. The tour of Nihon Matsuri was one of a kind that enabled me explored the hospitality of the Utah community and Japanese American history, traditions and culture (Nihonmatsuri.org). The trip enabled us to learn more about the Japanese American heritage. Firstly, we were made to understand the meaning of the Nihon Matsuri terms, which we found out that Nihon means Japan...

Since the 1980s, global tourism and hospitality has grown at a fairly constant rate. However, this appears to have changed by several events in the early years of the 21st century leading to reconsideration that development of the sector is inevitable. It has become evident that major natural as well as human induced incidents can have a great on the growth and development of this sector.  The recent years have seen globalization achieve a high degree of popularity. This is attributed to the...

Ellis and Pizam (1999) emphasize that there also exists a very integral connection between service quality and customer satisfaction. In fact it can be quite detrimental for organizations if managers are not aware of this link. This is because the developing of adequate marketing strategies relies on the understanding of how service quality and satisfaction are determined and related. As such, managers must examine both quality and satisfaction in order to derive information for use in strategic...

Holiday and recreation has become a major part of family life during the recent years. Pressures in work environment and tough daily routines have made it necessary to take out some time from an individuals hectic life and plan holidays and vacations that are meant for recreation and relaxing. When visiting new places a main attraction is the exploration of the place and visits to its main markets and sight seeing areas. In many places, goods are bought and souvenirs are collected by tourist from...

There is much to be seen at Gold coast and with largest beaches almost 40 km and amazing temperature. Impact of diving tourism in Gold Coast Generally, tourism in Gold Coast has positively and negatively impacted the environment and the community at large.  A lot has been done to either improve the coast line or degraded the coastline either by the tourist or the residents. There following are the impacts both positive and negative. Coastal Modifications For many years tourism and recreation...

Main Topic explanation Technology has played a crucial role in the way human beings interact. Present-day interactions are primarily governed by social networking sites such as facebook and twitter. Company meetings are to some extent replaced by video conferencing or instant messengers appended with group functions. Both children and adults alike can get hooked by computer games and other technological applications. Personal or face-to-face communication in this era has thus been reduced in importance...