Tourism has been widely considered one of the world’s largest and fastest growing sectors for contributing to economic development (United Nations World Tourism Organisation [UNWTO], 2011). In many countries, tourism has an important role in creating direct and indirect employment and contributes to income generation. Tourism in developing and least developed countries is one of the main sources of foreign exchange earnings, and one of the significant tool for reducing poverty (UNWTO, 2013) and achieving
Plastic has become an important and useful part of our world. In the Great Pacific Ocean Gyre there is six times more plastic than plankton, which is the main food for many ocean animals. By estimation eighty percent of the plastic originates from land; floating in rivers to the ocean or blew by the wind into the ocean. The remaining twenty percent of the plastic originates from oil platforms and ships (Facts). The Great Pacific Garbage Patch should be reduced by the following three ways: reduce
another company and buy more than 500,000 units per a year. All of that was just words on papers. The real revolution of Segway PT was just on TVs and Advertisements, in fact, after 21 months, only 6,000 units had sold and according to Forbes, Segway sold just 30,000 units in first six years, the consumers weren’t attracted too much to it. Segway PT tested for a long time and cost over 100 million dollars in research and development, but the team behind it focused on technologies issues and forgot to
Company Name • Aurecon: is a private engineering consulting firm which has been involved in different projects in more than 80 countries across Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East with headquarters in Victoria, NSW and offices in other 23 countries. • Formed in 2009 when Africon, Connell Wagner and Ninham Shand merged. • Included in the prestigious list of TOP 150 Global Design Firm by ENR Magazine. What it does/ primary market • It is a worldwide company that provides a wide range of multidisciplinary
the organisation. These are: a) economic growth, social progress and cultural development; b) regional peace and stability; c) economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative collaboration; d) mutual assistance in training and research; e) collaboration in agriculture and industry, trade, transportation and communications and the improvement of living standards; f) promotion of Southeast Asian studies; and g) co-operation with regional and international
Shanna Hebert 4th hour 8/20/18 Ocean Pollution Research Paper Ocean pollution is a major environmental disaster, that’s harming our environment and every living thing on Earth. Mankind does not even realize they are the major cause of it, even though there are many other factors that are apart of it. So many species in the ocean are becoming extinct because of things humans do every day. Oceans keep the world and us alive the least people can do is take every precaution possible to keep the oceans
billion in revenue annually. David and Charles Koch, the current owners of the company, took over Koch Industries in 1967. The products and services offered through Koch Industries are extensive and include things like industrial building materials, paper products, fuel for multiple forms of transportation, energy-efficient glass for buildings and cars, textiles, medical technology, investments, and more. As one of the largest business’ in the US Koch industries is active in its CSR programs and partnerships
Tourism and Hospitality Research. The article reviewed is ‘Taiwan’s MICE visitors: business, leisure and education dimensions’ which is authored by Che-Chao Chiang, Brian King and Thu-Huong Nguyen and published in year 2012. The research is based on the motivational and socio-demographic characteristics of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) visitors to Taiwan in order to identify salient market subgroups or segments. The objective of the research is to create a better understanding
process of desalination requires high caliber technology to authenticate its quality and to justify its health friendliness. This process however, alongside water recycling process, has continually provided sufficient fresh water for use over the world without depending on rainwater and fresh water streams (Eltawil 2009). Water desalination process is more relevant to the countries that are in or that borders deserts like the Sahara and other dry regions. Almost half of the world’s desalination capacities
enabled customers to connect e-tailing in a huge manner. E-Tailing has become extremely popular over the last decade. Today is the Era of Globalization and the consumer is not bound within a particular place to access products available anywhere in the world. Now he can go beyond the boundaries of any market area where he lives, to access the things of his interest. The medium holds many virtues favorable for the retail industry including a higher customer penetration, increased visibility, and convenient