haze and smoke‚ Singapore is no exception. The haze is a recurring annual problem in South East Asia caused by forest fires raging in Indonesia due to the local farmers’ “Slash and Burn” method of clearing land for agricultural purposes. Just last month‚ the haze in Singapore worsened to unprecedented levels‚ with the 3-hourly Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hitting a record 401 on June 21‚ far from 1997’s 226. Air becomes hazardous when the index crosses 300. The social and economic costs arising
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DLSU Business & Economics Review 22.1 (2012)‚ pp. 119-128 An Economic Analysis of the Philippine Tourism Industry Krista Danielle Yu School of Economics‚ De La Salle University‚ Manila‚ Philippines krista.yu@dlsu.edu.ph The archipelagic nature of the Philippines‚ as well as its colonial heritage‚ offers a wealth of scenic views that invite both locals and foreigners to participate in tourism-related activities. According the Department of Tourism (2011)‚ the industry is one of the three
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Because the city lies on the Danube River‚ it is a major shipping port for Europe‚ moving about 12 million tons of cargo a year. Since Vienna is inhabited by one fifth of Austria’s population‚ it accounts for more than one fourth of the country’s economic performance. The structure of Vienna’s economy is characterized by the enormous significance of the service sector‚ which accounts for 83% of gross value added (GVA). Due to its centralized location in Europe‚ Vienna and other Austrian cities
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Hi‚ my name is Jayvin and I’m from Malaysia. As a foreigner‚ I think that Singapore‚ an island country which made up of 63 islands is a clean and quiet place to visit. Although Singapore is a small country but there’s a lot of fun and interesting places such as Universal Studio Singapore‚ Garden by the Bay‚ Night Safari‚ Singapore Flyer and so on that we can pay a visit to. Well‚ I’ll talk about the 150-year old Singapore Botanic Gardens which is well known as a star visitor attraction for the sophisticated
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Economic Impacts of Tourism on Destinations TOWN OR CITY COUNTRYSIDE AREA SEASIDE RESORT POSITIVE IMPACTS One of the positive impacts of getting tourists into the country is increased employment. When a city gets lots of tourists into it they need to build new hotels and attractions that will keep the increasing number of people coming. This means that there are more people needed fort building the hotel and than to run the hotel so many people get new‚ mostly permanent jobs and the number
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destination chosen‚ and cause impacts to the locals reside in the country of visit. (Mehmetoglu 2004) The objective of the article is to identify mass tourism and special interest tourism‚ and how the individual will affect and impact the tourism industry. The scope of the essay will be focused on individual motivation‚ the economic gains and losses‚ and the tourism’s culture impact through the study of Singapore. Through the case study‚ a conclusion for against or for Mass tourism to stay will be discussed
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Based on the Tourism Model‚ identify the factors and conditions that result in the popularity of travel and tourism destinations such as Australia‚ Thailand and France. An integrated model of tourism provides an overview of the various stakeholders and forces that foster and shape the tourism industry. The tourism model is categorized into four main bands namely‚ Tourism Public / Travelers‚ Tourism Promoters‚ Tourism Suppliers and External Environment. In this report‚ the tourism model will serves
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Overview of Singapore’s Tourism Sector · According to the Singapore Tourism Board‚ Singapore posted an estimated S$13.8 billion in tourism receipts from January to December 2007‚ representing an 11.3% increase over January to December 2006. This had exceeded the target of S$13.6 billion for 2007‚ and set a new record for tourism receipts. · In 2007‚ Singapore welcomed 10.3 million visitors‚ registering a growth of 5.4% over 2006 (9.7 million visitors). This is the highest annual visitor arrivals
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The large scale impacts of Tourism include environmental‚ socio-cultural and economic impacts. Impacts can be positive‚ as well as negative‚ but should never be underestimated. The concept of sustainability is factored into these tourism impacts‚ when the size of the impacts become large enough to drastically alter economic‚ socio-cultural and environmental areas of a tourist destination. The importance of these impacts will be analysed and evaluated in this essay‚ keeping in mind that this will
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The Economic and Social Impact of Tourism Today‚ tourism is one of the largest and dynamically developing sectors of external economic activities. Its high growth and development rates‚ considerable volumes of foreign currency inflows‚ infrastructure development‚ and introduction of new management and educational experience actively affect various sectors of economy‚ which positively contribute to the social and economic development of the country as a whole. Most highly developed western
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