Moreover, as Jamaica is economically dependent on the volatile industry of tourism, its other industries and…
4.4 Develop a plan to ensure the workforce has the necessary training to support individuals to…
Q4.4- Develop a plan to ensure the workforce has the necessary training to support individuals to achieve outcomes…
Business in Travel and Tourism is important in the industry; it also includes a wide range of different events and services. For this task, we would be looking at different organisations such as the public sector, private sector and the geographical importance to the international and UK economy. The travel and tourism industry has many organisations such as travel agents, tour operators, tourist boards and many more.…
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• To identify improvements in labor planning particularly maintaining adequate training, support and employment or staffing levels.…
“Tourism is the number-one service that we export. And that means jobs.” “More money spent by more tourists means more business can hire more workers.” President Obama announced when he went to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida January 19, 2012. (Laura, 2012). According to the statistic from the government, tourism and travel account is 2.7% of US gross domestic product (GDP) and support 7.5 million jobs. Generated $1.9 trillion in economic impact, with $813 billion spent directly by domestic and international travelers that spurred an additional $1.1 trillion in other industries. It directly generated $124 billion in tax revenue for local, state and federal governments. (ITA Office of Trabel & Tourism Industries, 2012).There is no doubt that tourism industry has huge effect for one country’s economy. Tourism industry is linked with a lot of other industries. For example, the Disney world, it is not just a theme park. It supplies hotel, restaurant, and merchandise too. Those accessories are…
Another important aspect is investing in cultural, touristic and environmental projects which improve the tourism product and that both tourists and locals can enjoy.…
To introduce varied and specialized tourism facilities to satisfy assorted needs of tourists and to create new tourism demand.…
Bahamas is an island country comprising of about 700 islands off the eastern coast of United States near Cuba. The economy of the country is mostly single crop depending on the tourism industry. With the 60% of total GDP coming from the tourism industry, continuous growth of the tourism sector is essential for the country’s economic sustainability. Keeping the economy in mind and the viability of an Integrated Resort in an island country Nassau was in dire need of a resort with a casino. On 30th March 2010 an agreement was reached to develop an integrated resort on the island of New Providence. The resort will be named Baha Mar and will be opened by December, 2014. The resort will encompass four hotels with around 2,200 rooms, 307 private residences, a 100,000sqft Casino, a 30,000sqft Spa and a Golf course.…
be a great discrepancy in the overall progress of development in the Bahamas because of their absence in the labour force. According to Simon in the article, Bring Home Bahamian Talent, getting access to those skilled Bahamians living abroad and their resourcefulness is crucial to the National Development of the Bahamas (par 3). The Bahamas cannot continue to primarily focus on tourism as its major contributor to the economy when the amount of…
As tourism sector is a wide industry there are scope for investments in many different related…
Mui Wo is a rural town located on southern Lantau. Lantau is Hong Kong’s largest island located at the mouth of Pearl River. Lantau has majorly developed sustainably over the past few years, Over 50% of Lantau consists of national parks, including a large number of well-marked trails, Tian Tan Buddha Statue and of course, The Hong Kong Disneyland, Lantau’s main attraction attracting thousands of tourists every year since it is very close to the airport and includes its own accommodation. However over the past few, Mui Wo hasn’t been very successful in attracting tourists compared to other towns in Lantau. Since, I work for “Living Island Movement”, a Hong Kong community-based organisation who’s aims is to promote sustainable development on Hong Kong’s outlying islands. We also aim to encourage enrichment and animation in these islands to attract tourists for the benefit for the entire population of Hong Kong. I have been asked to create a report consisting of 2 sustainable ideas that will develop the area of Mui Wo and make the town eco-friendly. I will work and interview local’s, asking about their ideas to keep residents happy with new sustainable developments. In addition, I will ensure for the protection for the well being of the island, using sustainable strategies and renewable sources of energy. However, the Hong Kong Government already has proposed a bill because Mui Wo is experiencing a numbers of difficulties because South Lantau is the 3rd poorest district in Hong Kong. This the proposal passed by the Hong Kong Government which, contains a number of proposals which aims to improve the economic difficulties:…
Introduction ........................................................................................... 3! I. Context ............................................................................................... 4! II. Technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in TLE ........................ 5! II.1 Technology ................................................................................... 5! II.2 Innovation .................................................................................... 5! II.3 Entrepreneurship ........................................................................... 6! III. The role of national and regional innovation systems to TLE ............ 7! IV. The role of stakeholders in TLM ........................................................ 8! IV. 1 Definition .................................................................................... 8! IV. 2 Description of stakeholders for Slow Food Noosa ............................ 10! V. Innovation and technology ............................................................... 13! V.1 How innovation and technology can benefit a company ..................... 13! V. 2 Facebook can be used as a driving-force for sustainability in TLE ....... 13! V.3 How businesses can effectively manage innovation ........................... 15! VI. Conclusion ...................................................................................... 16! VII. References .................................................................................... 17! VIII. Appendix...................................................................................... 19! Appendix 1- Model of Porter of…
the economy and jobs creation for locals. The Bahamas’s GDP is 46% derived from tourism…