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Mid-Atlantic Bed and Breakfast Establishments, 2004.
Reviews bed and breakfast establishments in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S.A., as well as the B&B industry itself.
2,559 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 48.95
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This paper provides a review of the mid-Atlantic bed and breakfast industry through a survey of various bed and breakfast owners and a review of the success of bed and breakfast start-ups in the region. This review includes data on the general employment and unemployment rates in the mid-Atlantic region and a discussion of the reasons for displacement from the manufacturing industry. A review of the pros and cons of entering into a new bed and breakfast establishment, or entering into an established bed and breakfast, are then also presented. A short review of the skills and requirements that are necessary to run a successful bed and breakfast establishment is also presented. Finally, a discussion of the merits of entering into the trade is presented.
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"We have also seen, however, through a telephone interview with a high-ranking official at the United States Bed and Breakfast Association, that the number of bed and breakfast establishments in the mid-Atlantic region decreased by over 25% in the previous four years, and that the main reason he could see for the failure of this number of businesses was a failure on the part of the owners to devote themselves, wholly and efficiently, to the setting up and day-to-day running of their bed and breakfast establishment."
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The Park Rangers and Game Wardens, 2004.
This paper discusses the careers of park rangers and game wardens.
2,635 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper explains that one of the roles of park rangers and game wardens is to act as a law enforcement officer. The author points out that a major feature of the job is its variety, which means that there really are no ?typical? days. The author relates that a key aspect of the working conditions is that a park ranger generally spends the majority of their time outdoors, which is often mentioned as one of the key benefits of being a park ranger; however, it should be remembered that working outside on a long-term basis is not always as great as it initially sounds.
Table of Contents
Duties of a Park Ranger/Game Warden
Educational Requirements
Application Process
Working Conditions of a Park Ranger/Game Warden
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"A master?s degree is also worth considering for some individuals. Master?s degrees can be completed in any of the fields described above and can help an individual gain a position as a park ranger. A master?s degree is also especially useful for individuals wanting to progress to higher levels within the industry. While a person can choose to complete a master?s degree immediately after completing a bachelor?s degree, it is often recommended that individuals gain employment first and complete the master?s degree while working. The experience gained while the master?s degree is being completed often puts the person in a good position to gain employment at a higher level on completion of the master?s program."
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Tourist Attractions of London, Kentucky, 2004.
Summary of historical sites, tourist attractions, and national parks in and around London, Kentucky.
3,148 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 57.95
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This paper presents a summary of the special sites and activities located in or near the city of London, Kentucky. The paper includes descriptions and directions to museums, national parks, historical and recreational sites, and the airport. The paper also describes the airport's services, types and number of airplanes flying in and out, the runways, and economic considerations and factors affecting the future of the airport.
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"The city of London in Kentucky is surrounded by a lot of attractive items for tourists and the first of them is the Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park. This is on US 25, London, Kentucky 40744. The site has both historical and recreational importance and is two miles south of the town on US 25. The total area covered by the park is 896 acres and this is the place from where the first mass migration took place from the Colonies to the Western Territories by the Americans. The next important site is the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, and this is situated at Corbin which is a little distance away. This can be visited 24 hours in a day and facilities are available for parking all types of vehicles including motor coaches and dumping of waste. The falls are very interesting and this is often called the ?Niagara of the South. This is a very popular tour destination with the beautiful falls and a ?moon bow?. This is the only river in the Western hemisphere which shows a moon bow, and the falls are 125 feet wide and drop 68 feet into the Cumberland River."
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Shinnecock Indians? Casino Rights, 2004.
This paper discusses the problems that the Shinnecock Indians have in exercising their casino rights.
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper explains that the Shinnecock Indians, stricken by poverty and cultural predation that stripped them of their ancestral lands and any economic hope for the future, have no hope for the future unless they establish a casino. The author points out that the Shinnecocks are controlled, and to some degree marginalized, by the local law and state government because they are not recognized fully as a tribe by the federal government and, therefore, do not have the same rights and privileges of self-determination that many federally recognized tribes enjoy. The paper relates that the opponents to this casino are the wealthy Hampton residents who seem to worry about property values and community morals, but are not concerned about denying self-reliance and determination to the tribal people.
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"The Shinnecock have a proud and noble heritage, which predates their current impoverished state. However, historically the tribe has been taken advantage of by white Europeans and the new American government and settlers. They have consistently lost control of their native lands, in a series of unequal land swaps and hostile takeovers initiated by the white men and their government, which have also caused them to lose control of their economy. As one tribes spokesman says of the land swaps: ?They built on our ancestors bones and we never really did anything to stop it.? "
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Hospitality Management Education, 2004.
This is a research paper to determine if preparation at a hospitality school or participating in an educational program for hospitality may better prepare students for a first full-time job in the industry.
6,830 words (approx. 27.3 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 97.95
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This paper explains that the explosive growth in the hospitality industry demands highly-qualified people trained in hospitality management to fill rapidly opening positions. The author points out that the research indicates that attributes are not the key to selecting a career in the hospitality industry. The paper concludes that the ?graduate image? was not always accepted as being valuable, and often students felt they had to prove themselves more because they had an education.
Table of Contents
Statement of Objectives
Hypothesis of Study
Scope and Delimitations
Introduction
Background
Methodology
The Study Model
Literature Review
Summary
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"Clearly with these companies and many others, certification is becoming a requirement for practice. Maintaining and enhancing the industry's professional certification programs have one central purpose according to Karen Giles, the Vice President responsible for certification programs, "To increase the value of certification so that in turn, certification raises the professionalism of the entire hospitality industry and everyone who works within it. Certification and the standards of competency it brings will help the hospitality industry become recognized as the profession it is. By defining a body of knowledge necessary for each hospitality position, certification gives everyone, from housekeepers to general managers, concrete goals to strive for and a way to benchmark their personal successes.""
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Tourism in the Caribbean, 2004.
An in-depth research paper on ways to sustain the uniqueness of the Caribbean Islands within the tourist industry.
14,500 words (approx. 58.0 pages), 81 sources, APA, £ 157.95
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With the tourism industry becoming more consolidated and attracting bigger players, sustaining the economy of the local region is important. Cruise lines, air travel charters, and hotels, resorts, and spas are becoming part of the landscape of the Caribbean islands. The flush economy of the 1990s in the more industrialized nations and the increase in disposable income among the middle class population has spawned a market for vacations and holidays in the Caribbean. This paper shows, however, that the industry also has the potential to seriously impact the environment of the region. Sustainable tourism development is therefore critical and necessary. Preserving the natural beauty, culture, and social structure of this region is necessary if this industry is to grow and prosper in the near and distant future. In order to understand the impact that different factors have on the profitability and marketability of these islands to the vacationer comprehensively, the paper shows that research has to be conducted to identify the salient factors that have attracted the present clientele. Cultures, purchasing power, beliefs and customs, the impact of science and technology, homogeneity of population, and addressing the needs of local population are but some of the issues that have to be evaluated. This research, therefore, identifies ways by which their uniqueness can be preserved and marketed for a long time to come. The paper includes a map of the region.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: The Sustainable Travel and Tourism Industry
Chapter Three: Factors Need to Support Sustainable Development
Chapter Four: Conclusion and Recommendations
Bibliography
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"Often, the benefits of spending all the money on the infrastructure needed to support ?big? tourism and commercial international tour operators are outweighed by the negative impact on the local populations. As the big businesses have the negotiating power, the wages and salaries often paid to the workers in the tourism industry are not adequate. Sustainable development can encourage native populations to get more involved in the process, thereby offering them sufficient incentive and payback to get involved with the different sustainable programs being introduced."
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Sustainable Tourism, 2004.
A discussion of the tourism industry since the September 11 terrorist attacks, which negatively affected the industry .
2,330 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper looks at the concept of sustainable tourism, defined as tourism capable of maintaining its viability in an area indefinitely. The paper explores the products needed in the industry to maintain growth, as well as the systems being introduced by governments and the UN to encourage global tourism.
Contents
Introduction
UN backing
Definition of sustainable tourism
Why do it?
Sustainable tourism products
Basic requirements for governments in managing ecotourism
Marketing tools for agencies promoting sustainable tourism
Problems in moving toward sustainable tourism
Conclusion
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"Despite terrorism, despite vagaries of national currencies, despite "virtually anything, it is likely that tourism will continue as long as mankind does; man is an explorer, and has always been. So it makes sense, in this era of heightened interest in anything exotic for nations that possess extraordinary natural or historic sites to exploit them. Doing so gives the people what they want?the tourist people in any case. But doing so can also give the local population what it needs: improved infrastructures, improved services from clean water to modern medical care. There is one caveat, however. Sustainable doesn?t mean that these sites will manage themselves and continue indefinitely to provide benefits."
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Tourism in Dubai and UAE, 2004.
This paper investigates major issues relating to tourism development strategy in the UAE, especially Dubai, which is the best-known and the fastest-growing tourist area in the Middle East.
13,215 words (approx. 52.9 pages), 95 sources, MLA, £ 157.95
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This paper explains that the UAE is endowed with an extensive coastline fringed by white sandy beaches and a varied landscape suitable for a wide variety of activities from powerboat races to sand skiing to golf . The author suggests that, to draw more tourists to stay longer, increase spending, and make repeat visits, efforts need to be intensified to represent Dubai and UAE as exotic places with year-round events filled with a carnival atmosphere. This requires a well-planned and widely publicized tourism calendar throughout the year and well in advance. The paper stresses that tourism must be placed high on the national agenda and be given the same status as expor-oriented and infrastructure industry.
Table of Content
Background to Research Study
An Overview
Research Area of Study
Recent Development
Research Aim and Objectives + Research Questions
Research Aim
Layout of the Dissertation
Tourism Planning and Development
The History of Tourism Planning and Development in the Gulf Region
Sustainability and Tourism Development in the Middle East
Tourism as National Income Provider in Gulf States
Case Study Dubai, UAE and Middle East
History of Dubai and UAE as Tourist Destinations
Changes in Tourism Development in Dubai, UAE and Middle East
Reason for the Increase In Tourism Development of Dubai
Winning Combination
Quality of the Infrastructure
Increase in the number of Visitors
Better Partnership between Public And Private Sectors
Government Policy
Growth in Service Sectors
Germany as a Market
Expansion of Parking Bays at the Airports
Dubailand
Growth in the Non-Oil GDP
Oil Contribution
The Importance of Tourism for Dubai as a Secondary Source of Income
Obstacles to Future Tourism Development in Dubai and UAE
Changing Outlook
Transportation Network
Renovation of Tourism Product
Other Measures
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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation, consisting of seven tribally based emirates that lead the southeastern portion of the Arabian Peninsula south of Bahrain and Qatar. The federation covers 83,600 square kilometers and geographically it is enclosed on the north by the Persian Gulf and Iran, on the east by Oman, and on the south and west by Saudi Arabia. Its geographical locations separate Oman from its territory on the Musandam peninsula and extend 90 kilometers along the Gulf of Oman, an area known as the al-Batinah coast. The curse of the nature in the form of arid desert and salt flats are visible everywhere. However, Arabs are not a frustrated lot due to arid climates and blessed in the form of oil reserves by the Mother Nature. They are blessed with mountains in the northeast that rise to 1,200 meters. Due to low rainfall, there are few fertile areas except in the north and among the oases."
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Safekeeping Guests' Valuables, 2004.
A look at the issue of safeguarding hotel guests' valuables and the phenomenon of crime among hotel staff.
2,410 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 46.95
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The paper centers on the premise that the hotel industry is susceptible to crimes, and hotels need to provide adequate security measures, including security boxes for the safe custody of guests? valuables. The hotels shall not be liable for any loss if any guest neglects to deliver the valuables to be deposited in the security box, unless the keeper of the hotel causes the loss due to the fault or negligence on his/her part. The paper verifies the thesis by analyzing the different statues available in this regard and the measures taken/to be taken by hotels for the security of guests? valuables.
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"Criminal jurisprudence says crime can occur to any one at any time in any place. Only that, the elements of crime ? intent, opportunity and the offender?must be present simultaneously. Considered in that light, hotels are susceptible to crime as any other place. However, being public places with high turnover of the rich and the affluent class they are more susceptible to criminal activity. Also, globalisation and liberal world trade and the burgeoning tourism industry bring a good proportion of the world?s affluent class to hotels for both business and entertainment purposes. And in all likeliness these people carry valuables with them either in the form of cash or checks, jewels, valuable documents etc. Most of these guests being outsiders, who rarely make repeat visits, they are often the targets of the local burglary groups as a part of the organized crime, leave alone the unorganised criminal activity centred on hotels."
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Mexico City: 2012 Olympics, 2002.
Overview of Mexico City's and Mexico's economic condition and how the economic conditions make Mexico City a viable choice for the 2012 Olympic Games.
1,438 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper analyzes a report, prepared by Mexico City's Olympic Economics Committee, that was written with the intention of showing that Mexico City should indeed be a candidate to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The paper presents evidence of Mexico City's robust and growing economy by looking at such economic factors as GDP, jobs and industries, economic outlook, and the Olympic budget.
Economic Overview
GDP
What are primary jobs and industries?
How developed is Mexico City?
What about available workers, total population, etc.?
Currency
Economic Outlook
Infrastructure
Olympic Budget
Benefits for Mexico City
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"Mexico City has come a long way from its colonial economy that was based mostly on mining, particularly silver. Today it boasts an economy that is diverse. The economy today includes strong agriculture, petroleum and industry sectors. With this diversification, Mexico City is not only the largest city in the world, with approximately 20 million inhabitants, but the city is considered the second strongest economy in all of Latin America (Mexico: Mexico City)."
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Competitive Advantage in Tourism and Hospitality Organizations, 2002.
Outlines how tourism/hospitality organizations utilize internal resources to achieve competitive advantage.
2,077 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 15 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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This paper is a concise critical evaluation of the extent to which a firm can attain a sustained competitive advantage with the astute use of internal resources. The paper contains a thesis statement and a literature review. The literature review outlines the significance of the topic, the various internal resources available to tourism / hospitality organizations, and the efficient employment of these resources. The review is followed by the author's analysis of the relationship between competitive advantage and astute use of internal resources.
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"Broadly categorizing these resources leaves us with two variations: external and internal resources. Whereas tourism and hospitability-related organizations are heavily dependant upon shifts and adaptations in external factors and resources, the internal resources are what ultimately determine the competitive advantage of these organizations. The organizations must manage their internal resources most efficiently in order to meet the challenges posed by the external operating conditions of these industries. Therefore it can be suggested that the astute use of internal resources are what gives a firm sustained competitive advantage."
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Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industries, 2002.
Analyzes the use of operations management in the hospitality and tourism industries.
1,686 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 15 sources, APA, £ 34.95
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This paper defines the term "operations management" and explains how this type of management came about. It talks about how operations management, at one time applied only to products, now applies to services as well. This change has allowed the tourism and hospitality industries to rely on operations management, even though its original concept of derived from production environments. The paper goes on to discuss the way operations management is utilized in the tourism and hospitality industries and why it is so important to these industries. The case of Marriott International is used to illustrate the points made by the paper.
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"During the 20th century, management was considered to be the domain of those at the top of the company making decisions and strategizing for the short and long term. With the emergence of the scientific management school of Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford, a new breed of managers became dominant in organizations. Over the years, the trend changed to give rise to a new school of management that would allow the top management to oversee the staffs while they are working as well as resolve problems and issues on the spot. The basic premise had been to allow decision makers to interact with staffs in their day to day activity and be able to fully realize the implication of their decisions."
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Cruise Industry, 2002.
An examination of the ever-growing cruise industry.
1,918 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 21 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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The cruise Industry is growing rapidly, but if there is one thing that threatens to undermine its progress, it is lack of accountability in this segment of leisure travel industry. This paper first examines the growth of this industry and later highlights the key problems that need to be resolved effectively to protect the industry from possible disintegration and decline in future.
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"It is believed that no segment of leisure travel industry is growing as fast as the cruise industry. According to an estimate by The Cruise Lines International Association, number of cruise travelers went up to 6.5 million in the last few years of 1990s, which was a 51 percent increase from 1995 (Sloan, 1999). One of the best and most productive years for this industry was 1998-1999 when the number of cruise travelers increased rapidly. During this years, occupancy rate was 91% while the five millions passengers opted for cruise travel instead of regular travel. (Corzo, 1999) In 1999, number of passengers increased dramatically thus paving way for further growth in the coming years. But the while the industry on the whole grew steadily during 2000 and 2001, a decline was noticed in number of American passengers as operators look towards Europe for more business and profits."
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Eco-Tourism in Brazil, 2002.
A feasibility study on eco-tourism in Brazil.
2,714 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 20 sources, MLA, £ 51.95
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This paper discusses how eco-tourism in Brazil has been underdeveloped and how it could serve as an even greater source of income on both a local level and national level for the Brazilian economy. It explores and identifies many factors such as various economic, political and social factors that influence the ability of Brazil to expand their ecotourism market.
Outline
Findings
Primary Research
Secondary Research
Conclusion
Works Cited
Appendix I
Appendix II
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"One of the major concerns in promoting ecotourism is the effect that the influx of human beings will have on the region (Riverdeep, 2000). Phillip Fearnside (1986) stresses the fact that we have many example to draw from in the past and that we must consider our choices carefully. In 2001, a conference was held to address ecotourism issues in Brazil. This conference addressed planning and product development, monitoring and regulation in regards to sustainability, marketing and promotion, and the costs and benefits of ecotourism (SDMEA, 2001). In May of 2002 many countries joined to discuss these same issues on a global basis (World Ecotourism Summit, 2002)."
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