As the interdependence between countries and even industries, is growing due to the globalization, and because tourism industry is the widest economic activity in the world with every day five to eight million people travelling internationally (Glaesser, 2012); it is important to understand the future trends and challenge of this particular industry. What will tourists do in 2030, how they will feel, what they will need, who will they be, and how can the field cope with those changing? This are important
gamified mobile applications in cultural tourism This paper is about motivational aspects and the role of gamification in using travel applications. The phenomenon of cultural tourism will be examined in a context of educational activities. An important role will be assigned to determine user’s motivation and how gamification may increase the interest of different groups of tourists. With the growth of the Web it has become possible to find the information about any tourist attraction or monument just
QUESTION 1 Describe the geographical location of Dubai. Dubai geographical coordinates: 25 ° 15 '8 "North, 55 ° 16' 48" East Dubai is located in the Persian Gulf, in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is the second largest emirate by area of 3885 square kilometres. However, it will grow to twice the size with the addition of artificial islands Waterfront Three Palms, World, Universe Land Dubai, and the construction in the desert. The time zone of Dubai is four hours ahead of GMT.
International Baccalaureate Extended Essay Question: How should AirBnB develops a growth strategy in China? Topic: Airbnb Grow in size in China. World count: Introduction Travel is a fundamental part of people’s lives in the 21st century. It is just like what Anita Desai said, “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” In china, those businesses, which are related to the tourism, can gain huge benefit due to its economy of scale. Since travelling is getting more and more popular in
Hong Kong is an international city with well-developed tourism industry. The research conducted by Kivela and Crotts (2006) showed that 21% of the respondents were travelling to Hong Kong for the food. This implies that food is one of the prime attributes for the prosperity of Hong Kong tourism. In this essay, the cuisines that Hong Kong are offering now would be analyzed, followed by the new directions for Hong Kong to make further improvement and ways to promote Hong Kong as a gourmet city. Hong
globalisation outweigh the benefits (30 marks) Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. There are many costs and benefits of globalisation, in this essay I will discuss the extent to which the cost of globalisation outweighs the benefits. One of the advantages of globalisation is that firms have access to larger markets meaning they may experience higher demand for their products, as well as benefit
1. Introduction Marine conservation have become an increasing global priority with Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) being widely promoted to protect and restore fisheries and to conserve biodiversity and cultural heritage. MPAs have long been acknowledged as an important tool for protecting and ensuring maintainance of functional marine resources. Surrounding large areas of coastlines with great biodiversity, MPA’s development has direct bearing and concerns to livelihoods, culture and survival of
the exportation of many goods such as rubber and palm oil which were led internationally thanks to the Strait of Malacca but tourism also helped Malaysia’s economy to grow1 6. Even though Malaysia’s economy grew very fast which helped them become the 20th most competitive economy in the world in 2015, it suffers certain difficulties such as social problems including
The sustainable development goals are 17 global goals that were set by the UN in 2015 to protect the planet, end poverty, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. The sustainable development goals that I have chosen to write about are no poverty and implementation of sustainable cities and communities. Poverty is the state of not having the financial power to meet basic needs such as food, shelter or clothing. It is a situation that people want to escape. Nearly half of the world’s population, 3 billion
technology that challenged the formerly established manufacturers and their technologies. Since the smartphone revolution, all of the former major mobile phone manufacturers including Nokia, Ericsson and Motorola have been effectively put out of the global competition because of the changes in customer demand by a new wave of mobile phone manufacturers. To give a better understanding of the case, this thesis also attempts to explain how Nokia affected the Finnish economy. In order to achieve this goal