The Impact of Tourism on Economy of Singapore Introduction Located in the southern tip of Malay Peninsula‚ Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. By 2012‚ the population of the country was 5.3 million‚ composed by 62 percent citizens and 38 percent permanent residents or foreigners. As a small country with limited resources‚ it is strategized to develop itself as a trading-based and tourism-based country. In 2013‚ there were 15.6 million tourists visited the country
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Approach The travel and tourism sector creates more jobs per million of investment than any other sector of the economy and is capable of providing employment to a wide spectrum of job seekers from the unskilled to the specialized‚ even in the remote parts of a country. The author in the following report has a brief introduction of tourism and a little bit of the industry. The report also contains what the industry’s growth is and how the visualizes itself in 2020. The Butler’s Life Cycle model
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CASE STUDY IN TRAVEL‚ HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM Tourism in Singapore 6 May 2013 Table of Contents 1 Introduction The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board was first established in 1964 with the mandate to promote Singapore as a tourist destination. We began work with a small staff strength of 25 and that year‚ we welcomed 91‚000 visitors. The Merlion was created as a symbol as part of marketing campaigns. (Anon.‚ 2013) Travel agent licensing and tourist guide training were
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6.The economic impact of tourism? Social and cultural impact of tourism As an industry‚ tourism is a dynamic‚ evolving‚ consumer-driven force. It is the world’s largest industry. It is the employer of 183 million people. This represents 10‚2% of the global workforce. By employing one out of every the workers‚ travel and tourism is the world’s largest employer. As an industry‚ tourism is expected to grow much faster than other sectors. Growing so rapidly‚ tourism presents tremendous opportunities
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2 Economic impact analysis------------------------------------------------------------page2‚3 Demand analysis--------------------------------------------------------------------page3‚4 Environment impact analysis----------------------------------------------------page4‚5 Conclusion----------------------------------------------------------------------page5‚6 Introduction Tourism is an industry that rely on tourism resources and tourism facilities
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3 1 Tourism in Singapore: An Overview of Policies and Issues Brenda S.A. Yeoh‚ Tan Ern Ser‚ Jennifer Wang and Theresa Wong The management of tourism in Singapore has undergone various changes over the decades. The adoption of different policies and strategies aimed at promoting and championing tourism in Singapore has been subject to socio-economic changes on the local and global fronts. A deeper understanding of the issues pertaining to tourism development in Singapore necessitates
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter Introduction This dissertation focuses on the development of ‘Slow Food’ in Malaysia as stated in the Sin Chew Happy Sunday Special (24 June. 2007‚ p2)‚ that the ‘fast’ lifestyle has been adapted widely all over the world; regardless of work‚ competition‚ production and even eating. In the need of haste‚ people resort to fast food and convenient has resulted in people lack of flavourful‚ quick and healthy food to keep the bodies strong (www.bonjukmalaysia.com)
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Asiatravel.com 1 Table of Contents Section Greetings from Team Cerebration About NUS Business School Cerebration 2009: Our Case Sponsors Cerebration 2009: Strategic Partner SPRING Singapore Cerebration 2009: Competition Structure and Format Cerebration 2009: Targeted Timelines Instructions: Round 1 (Executive Summary) Instructions: Round 2 (Making the Business Plan) Case study: Asiatravel.com Page # 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Asiatravel.com 2 Greetings from Team Cerebration Thank you for
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Tourism in Singapore is a major industry and attracts millions of tourists each year.[1] Its cultural attraction can be attributed to its cultural diversity that reflects its colonial history and Chinese‚ Malay‚ Indian and Arab ethnicities. It is also environmentally friendly‚ and maintains natural and heritage conservation programs. As English is the dominant one of its four official languages‚ it is generally easier for tourists to understand when speaking to the local population of the country
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The Authority on World Travel & Tourism Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2013 World WTTC Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2013 1 For more information please contact: Rochelle Turner Research Manager rochelle.turner@wttc.org © 2013 World Travel & Tourism Council Contents The Economic Impact of Travel & Tourism 2013 Foreword.................................................................................................................................................
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