Essays on Recreation

Through the Lens

Abstract Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide, Inc is a perfect corporation to analyze using the Porter’s Five Forces strategy. Special focus is on the following; the company’s market, product differentiation, the uniqueness of the suppliers, and cost of change and how the competitors in the same market are performing. The analysis also unearths the competitive strategy used by the competitors and how it threatens Starwood Hotel. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is in a vibrant market and due care should be taken while trying to analyze the firm. Due to this, we going to apply the Porter’ ...

The workplace is considered as the best place to promote the health and well-being. The reason is that; there is a large elderly population that can be reached by the health messages. Research shows, 45 percent of the workforce come from groups that are traditionally hard to get the health messages and proper diets (Johansson, & Partanen, 2002). The groups come from low socio-economic areas thus disadvantaged with health messages. Following many statistics showing that these populations are at risk of developing diseases like diabetes, stroke, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, the stakeholders have an interest in health status well-being of ...

Defining the Coastal Environments in Tourism Industry

Tourism is one of rapidly developing industries in the global scales. Additional emphasis in this case should be put on the marine and coastal tourism - as two of the most popular options for spending the time and relaxation (Hewawasam, 2002, p. 2). At the same time, even while, taking into account general awareness among the scholars., pertaining to importance of tourism both in environmental and economic contexts, insignificant attention is paid by them to these two contexts of tourism (Sunlu, 2003, p. 263-270) The core need for additional attention to this sector is caused by insignificant understanding of ...

International Student Adjustment

Introduction International students experience a variety of adjustment concerns such as academic problems due to new educational systems, personal issues, cross-cultural problems, adjusting to new social norms. This project is specifically designed to integrate the international students. Interaction with host students and spending leisure time with American’s could be highly interrelated with international student’s perception of their relationship to American’s life. The biggest barrier considered during international student relationship was the lack of opportunity to interact socially and there is a surprising fact that many international students do not make friendship with an American friend. This ...

Persons with special needs are often overlooked in our society. For a long time this population was viewed negatively, often under the strict impression that they were incapable of contributing meaningfully to society. They were destined to be dependents of the state or forever inclined to charitable contribution. They were often segregated from society in institutions, incapable of ever learning how to function in the greater whole. One such area in which their neglect was especially great was in recreation. Often times play areas do not illicit feelings of joy among the special needs population because of their unadaptable ...

Introduction

Humankind has entered the age where computers do everything from taxes to math problems even sending emails to family members, many people have gotten to the point where their entire lives are governed by computers or the function of computers; the biggest aspect of this is children being born in the digital age and are being raised on computers or how to use them in non-ideal ways. Although computers are responsible for making life easier for people across the world, it has been noted that people have grown too dependent on computers to do what they used to do ...

Sports organizations such as the department of sport and recreation (2016), Sask Sports Inc (2016), and Sport Nova Scotia (2016) are regularly preparing annual reports for each yearly operation. However, Sask (2016) and Nova Scotia (2016) are only presenting their statement of revenue and expenditure while the government of western Australia (2016) presented a full set of financial statements, which includes the statement of financial position. The financial position of the Australian department revealed that the sport organization has a smaller value for their total debt at only AUD$5.41m when compared to the equity of AUD$147.82m (Department, ...

The ‘shopping montage’ is a well-worn trope in film and television, and so many recent examples of the montage deliberately call attention to it and subvert its conventions for comedy. This is clear in the Parks and Recreation episode “Pawnee Rangers,” in which the characters of Tom and Donna go to the mall to try on clothes in an annual ritual they call “Treat Yo Self.” During this montage, Donna and Tom alternatingly appear in incredibly gaudy clothing and explain their desire to have that outfit, to which the other dramatically declares, “treat yo self!” In context, the characters ...

Current Trends in the Resort Industry

Tourism and recreational industry continue to strengthen its position as one of the major international drivers of economic and social affairs. World Travel and Tourism Council outlines the shift in the strategic direction of development of the industry, where organizations, directly and indirectly, involved in tourism activities should become more aware and concerned with the impact of tourism and related sectors on wellbeing and wealth of the of the global population (WTTC 3-4). With the above in mind, some of the major and newest trends in tourism and the resort industry specifically include ecotourism. The International Ecotourism Society is ...

How children with disabilities can engage in physical activities and what might consist alternating times

Being physically disabled should not entirely deter people from participating in physical activities. Disabilities in children should not warrant their parents and other people the permission to prevent them from taking part in activities that the non-disabled children engage in. Physical activities have universal benefits for all children regardless of their physical state. It helps to improve the well-being of the children by enhancing their physical functioning and minimizing their deconditioning (King et al., 2003). Thus, physically disabled children should be allowed to engage in physical activities. Inclusion is one of the ways to see a child with the ...

The primary theme of the book revolves around the intriguing concept of modern-day European philosophy to come up with a novel analysis of the human mind. Navigating the significance of actuality and intellectualize upon the world of ordinary human involvement, John Russon has presented a delighting point of view in respect to neurosis. Giving an objective contention and rationale to flatten the merciless and cliché perspective of despondency, Russon publicizes the commonality of the neurotic human ways. He reveals the center of personality in the heart of the human model, social life, family and actions, for example, strolling, eating, ...

As a student, leading a healthy balanced life is quite challenging, this is because of the many roles that we undertake which sometimes may be conflicting. Therefore, to optimize performance in both academics and other life activities, one has to find a balance in different roles that an individual plays (Bonifas, & Napoli, 2014). The balance is essential since each of the life activities affect on the other, for example when a student is not feeling well, then his/her academic performances shall decline. Thus, all aspects of life should be given due consideration and priority. The Quality of Life Self ...

Physical Module: Venice

I have chosen the city, Venice for this assignment. As I mentioned in the introduction, I have been in Venice previous summer and I want to explore this site in more detail.

Geomorphology and Climatology

1) How did your selected city, town or village’s physical landscape form? i) What are the geological processes that contributed to the formation of your site? ii) What are the climatic processes that contributed to the formation of your site? The place, where Venice is located, is characterized by the transitional climate type between the continental and Mediterranean climate zones. The place of the city is ...

Problem Statement

There is a problem in my company as the management has ignored the need of providing leisure facilities at the workplace. Often, the company’s employees complain of long working shifts without rejuvenation. It is important for organizations and corporations to let their employees take quick short breaks. They also need to provide additional recreational facilities within the office space in an effort of enhancing the employee’s productivity. Moreover, according to Olstad, Raine, & McCargar (2012), recreation and leisure are essential components of a healthy lifestyle. Most of the employees at the workplace suffer from obesity and overweight. In ...

Physical Module: Venice

I have chosen the city, Venice for this assignment. As I mentioned in the introduction, I have been in Venice previous summer and I want to explore this site in more detail.

Geomorphology and Climatology

1) How did your selected city, town or village’s physical landscape form? i) What are the geological processes that contributed to the formation of your site? ii) What are the climatic processes that contributed to the formation of your site? The place, where Venice is located, is characterized by the transitional climate type between the continental and Mediterranean climate zones. The place of the city is ...

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Overview 1-Private sector: local business (Gym) 2-Public sector: provided by the government (Park) 3-Voluntary sector: Funded by public community (RSL) Introduction This case study report will illustrate three activates that I have tried since the start of the unit course of introduction to leisure and recreation theory. The first activity I took part of is going to the gym near my local area. Gym facility is considered as a private sector that has been set for the community in some certain local areas. Secondly, I do some soccer training at a local park close to my home. The local ...

Introduction

Sharp Park, which is named after George Sharp, has a long, rich history. Mr. Sharp owned a more than 400-acre estate that he established with a vision for the San Francisco residents to enjoy recreation in a natural setting. When he died together with his wife, the property was left to the San Francisco City Council under strict instructions that it would only be used for recreational purposes. Sharp Park is in California off Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco. It has existed since 1917; the golf course was established in 1930s. In 1941-internment camp was established ...

(Tutor’s Name) (Assignment)

1. Explain how tourism can contribute towards socio-cultural conservation Tourists are generally interested, apart from sight-seeing, in exploring the social and cultural peculiarities of the locations they visit. They are interested in the local food habits, dance and cultural forms. In many parts of the world cultural forms have been resurrected and revived mainly for entertaining tourists. Tourists are willing to pay good money to watch dance, rituals and other performing arts which are unique to the town or village that they are visiting and this creates a demand for the local artists who can ...

There is a problem in my company as the management has ignored the need of providing leisure facilities at the workplace. Often, the company’s employees complain of long working shifts without rejuvenation. It is important for organizations and corporations to let their employees take quick short breaks. They also need to provide additional recreational facilities within the office space in an effort of enhancing the employee’s productivity. Moreover, according to Olstad, Raine, & McCargar (2012), recreation and leisure are essential components of a healthy lifestyle. Most of the employees at the workplace suffer from obesity and overweight. In ...

Reflection Paper for Civil Engineering Senior Project

The definition of sustainability according to World Commission has been found to lack specificity. However, the triple bottom line (TBL) has been widely used to act as a starting point towards identification, monitoring, and development of actions forming three facets of sustainability: the environment, economy, and social equity (Stenzel, 2010). Every project designed has an impact on at least one of the following factors: the environment, the society, or the economy. When designing a project, there is a need to take into consideration the impact of the project on the environment, the society, and the economy. In the context ...

Embryo harvesting also known as in vitro fertilization is a process in which the sperm of a man or male and the egg of the female are fertilized outside the body and then implanted into the womb of a woman in a bid to induce pregnancy (Gaines, 2015). While from a descriptive process it seems to be a straight forward process, there are many complications and medical procedures that are utilized to actualize the results such as the hormone therapy that the woman receiving the embryo has to undergo prior to the actual process. The ethical and moral issues ...

Prison Design:

Prison design has to accommodate inmates by separating them with regards to the following two considerations: gender and degree of offenders. There can also be considerations on classifying and housing inmates according to their mental statuses. To successfully keep the society safe from medium criminals who are likely to get notorious, the prison will have two compartments that are designed differently. A radial design compartment will be used for inmates that show tendencies of risky behaviors. A campus design will serve for those inmates that are less harmful and expected to go back to the society (Waldron, 2014). Evidently, ...

Therapeutic recreation is a form of health practice that is focused on interventions to make people with disabilities to feel better. These interventions aim at improving their cognitive, social and physical functioning as far as any disability is concerned (Coyle and Shank 102). The definition of the word ‘disability’ is not clear to many people. Disability is seen to involve a lot of other things other than what is commonly known and perceived by most people as a disability. The Americans with Disability Act defines a person with disability as “anyone that has physical or mental impairment which limits ...

Identify and describe the different categorization of crimes? How are crimes different than torts?

The common categorization of crimes includes treason, felonies and misdemeanors . Treason, which is rare, is one’s act against the state threatening its sovereignty and integrity. Felonies are serious offenses like murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, kidnapping, tax evasion etc. that attract several years of imprisonment and a heavy fine. Misdemeanors are less serious offenses, mostly punishable by fines or a brief stay in the jail. Some of the examples of misdemeanors include simple assault, gambling, prostitution etc. However, other simple offenses like traffic violations are not considered as misdemeanors and are generally considered as violations or infractions. Crimes can ...

Section

Executive Summary In this study, the city wanted to determine the economic value of the Sharp Park and the surrounding coastal trail. Instinctively, one may think of lost revenues, or possible income which may be generated by keeping the golf course. However, in the study, it has been determined that the amount earned from the golf course is actually much lesser than the amount required to maintain such. In fact, the city does not even earn from such property. The expense is greater than the revenues generated. But in the course of the research, it has been ascertained that ...

The designs Motorcycles vary considerably to enable them to suit deferent use and road conditions. The purposes range from long distance travel cruising sport such as racing to commuting purposes. Hildebrand and Wolf Muller were the first series of motorcycle products manufactured in 1894. In most of the developed countries such as the United States motorcycles are mainly for luxury. They are perhaps used mostly for recreation, as a symbol for personal identification or as the accessory for a unique lifestyle (Fishman et al. 13). However, motorcycles are most utilitarian since they have low prices and economics regarding fuel ...

Sharp Park named after George Sharp has such a long history. Mr. Sharp had more than 400-acre estate that he established. When he died together with his wife, the property was left to the San Francisco City Council under strict instructions that it would only be used for recreational purposes. Sharp Park is in California off Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco. It has existed since 1917; the golf course was established in 1930's. In 1941-internment camp was established in the park that provided medical service, food, shelter and employment opportunities to San Francisco residents. When Pearl ...

Introduction

Sharp Park and Golf Course is located on the sea front in San-Francisco. The park has a beach front view with holes 3 and 4 located right at the beach and a coastal trail passing adjacent to these two holes. The golf course in Pacifica is under the ownership of the government of San-Francisco. This prime piece of property generates a modest amount of revenue for the state. There has been a recent debate on whether the golf course should remain in operation with rising sea levels and erosion of the beachfront property threatens to engulf the whole course. ...

The film shows an accurate depiction of actual historic events that took place in 1942 during the Wannsee conference. This is the conference responsible for the ‘final solution of the Jewish question’ during the World War II (Roseman, 2002 p.11). The meeting meant to find an implementation strategy for Adolf Hitler’s policy of eliminating the growing population of Jews. Hitler believed that Germany should be free of Jews, and the Nazi government committed itself to finding the most effective strategy to eliminate the Jews. The conference, therefore, featured top Nazi government officials actively involved in solving the ‘Jewish ...

How Human Development Impact Natural Systems

Natural systems are very important since they provide resources for food, energy, industrial products medicines and recreation to humans. Therefore, there exists a beneficial relationship between humans and the environment (Ewert et al. 68). However, due to human activities for development by humans, there have been threats to the natural environment. For example, infrastructure and transport system. Nowadays, more roads are built in third world countries to make transportation of both goods and people easier. However, this contributes majorly to local air pollution in these countries and cause greenhouse effects to the global environment. Again, motor vehicles that use ...

There are a number of values clarification exercises that help people discover things about themselves—their life, their values, and their work. One of these is the quality of life self-care wheel that gives a clear view of a person’s personal and professional life. The wheel of life is an orienting tool or a compass that is composed of the four basic elements positioned on the north-south, east-west axes. The four elements are values, relationships, work, and self-care, which are said to be “the primary components to a rich, full life” (Crowell, 2016, p.181). The four primary components ...

All human beings inevitably and naturally desire happiness, but what constitutes happiness opinions usually differ. People believe that happiness may come from the acquisition of good things and objects, but as to what things are good, and why, there is very little agreement. Many seek happiness by acquiring real estate, huge houses and luxury furnishings, nice clothes, in other words, everything that money can purchase. Other individuals seek their happiness by psychological road, drinking, eating, and lovemaking, and, therefore, use their bodies as channels for getting sensuous gratification. Others seek happiness by way of leadership and power in the ...

Education

Participating in University Fitness Program Introduction Campus Fitness Program Overview Wellbeing is a growing trend in almost all demographics given the increasing awareness about the benefits of physical fitness. The university strongly promotes wellbeing among students by participating in campus recreations and part of the initiative was to establish a fitness gym inside the campus that the students can use for free. Apart from the usual sports and other recreation programs created as part of the physical fitness curriculum, the university also encourages the students to stay physically fit by establishing a fitness gym as a recreation facility. I ...

Egyptian Pyramids

"Visiting card" of Egypt is the pyramids. There are about hundreds of them - large and small, with smooth and stepped sides that have survived virtually unchanged and more look like a shapeless heap of stones. They are located along the West Bank of the Nile in small groups near the place, where in the era of the Old Kingdom was the capital of the country - Memphis. The most famous of the pyramids are on the outskirts of Cairo, on the edge of the desert plateau of Giza, looming over the green valley of the Nile. Here at ...

Aer Lingus has been in airlines operation since 1938. As an airline company, it has been through the changes in transportation making it one of the most dependable companies in Britain. Recently, the company shares were sold to International Airline Group (IAG) by investors and the government giving IAG an ownership of 98.05% while other owners hold the remaining 1.95% of the total shares (Morrell & Peter, 91). Being the second largest airline operator in the country, it is expected to serve a large number of customers and tourists moving to various destinations in Europe and America. More so, the ...

China is one of the world’s greatest economies. It has experienced tremendous economic growth in the recent past with its industries gaining wider global market for their products. The interaction between China and the rest of the world has also increased, creating interactions between the Chinese and other cultures. The paper will look at China today; assessing the living condition, healthcare, recreation activities and fashion. The living conditions in China present a high contrast between the rural areas and the urban centers. According to Cook, there is a ‘dual structure’ in China, where the urban centers have been ...

Introduction

Sports tourism entails traveling for the purpose of observing or participating in a sporting event away from your daily environment and routine engagements (Mclean, Hurd and Rogers 2008). More particularly, the sports event tourism solely encompasses visiting a city or a foreign country to watch sports event. For instance, the two most popular sports events in the world are the Olympics and the FIFA World based on their attendance (Egger and Maurer 2014). However, since the two-sport events occur once in every four years in different countries, it would take many years to host these events twice in a ...

Introduction: Egyptians and their art have fascinated people throughout history, carrying a sense of mystery and mysticism. Egyptian art and architecture succeed at creating a hidden mystery and makes the viewer believe that there is something hidden in matter. Many modern buildings and cities have tried to project a sense of mystery by copying the architecture of ancient Egypt. Thesis statementThe essay looks at how Egyptian art and architecture is being sued in modern city architecture, taking the example of The Luxor Hotel and Casino complex in Las Vegas. What it evaluates is the application of Egyptian style of ...

Purpose of the City Plan

Any master plan includes an analytical unit and the project proposal. Each of them, in turn, includes graphics presented in the form of maps (diagrams) and a text part. General plans of cities and settlements in different countries are different from the name, composition, functions and legal status. Reconstruction, construction and development of territories of a number of major cities conducted without any document was unified planning and zoning.

Crafting of the City Plan to Achieve its Goals

Urban planning is carried out in order to make the best possible management of the social, economic, environmental and spatial development of cities in the interests of the people inhabiting ...

Judith Milien

Argosy University Family Health Portrait Essentially, a family health portrait facilitates recording of the family health history, which is a complete record of health information involving immediate members of a person’s family, such as the parents, brothers and sisters, children as well as uncles and aunts among other close relatives. Concerning health, close relatives share some of the factors that may give the lead to health professionals that include genes, shared environments and the ensuing lifestyle for the family. As such, family health history would enable the health professions to determine the genetic medical conditions that run in ...

Special education for children with disabilities is a complex field of study. There are people on all parts of the disability spectrum that require assistance in terms of educational advancement; some people who receive special education are extraordinarily intelligent, while others are average, and some are intellectually disabled (Johnson & Kastner, 2005). Although sometimes associated only with individuals with intellectual disabilities, special education processes and facilities can often be made available to children and young adults with many different sets of needs (Turnbull et al., 2013; Murphy & Carbone, 2008). One of the most important facets of special education is that ...

2016-01-28

As we know, Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the administrative center of the province Ontario. The population of Toronto accounts more than 2,6 million people (Statcan.gc.ca, 2015). At the same time, Toronto together with the nearest cities of Mississauga, Brampton, Markham and some others forms agglomeration of the Greater Toronto Area. It is the most populous metropolitan area in Canada. The rapid growth of population in Toronto has started in the 1970s (Riverdaletoronto.com, 2016). It was connected with the outflow of the English-speaking population and business from province Quebec. Nowadays, Toronto is a multinational city ...

Introduction

Tourism in Cyprus is big business. Actually it is one of the biggest economic contributors to the national economy. This Mediterranean island is perceived as the perfect island for middle age tourist and high and middle income tourist. This paper will focus on the special interest tourism and how it functions to provide an impetus to the economy of Cyprus while providing unique vacation opportunities. The tourist dollar is very important to economy of Cyprus and so is the effort to maintain the natural resources in addition to allowing as much access to tourist as possible.

SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM IN CYPRUS

Religious: Today Cyprus ...

Abstract

The essay presents considerations of various challenges faced by the hospitality industry in relation to various changes in the population. Demonstrates issues related to decreases and increases in the population, the relative age of the populace, and the expectation that those populations. Impacts that these changes have on the societies in which the hospitality facilities are located are also considered. The essay demonstrates that these challenges can be mitigated by understanding the relationship that the changes in population have with the ability for hospitality managers to provide adequate services to their customers. In understanding the expectations of these populations, ...

The purpose of developing the semantic differential is to measure what an object means to a person. A semantic differential scale construction involves a number of steps. The researcher identifies a concept which the semantic differential scale will rate. Then the researcher chooses two pairs of adjectives that can be used to describe the selected concept. The scale is normally from 1 to 7 and respondents can rate the concept using this scale. The means of the responses for every pair of the suggested adjectives is counted and the means are marked as an image. A staple scale is ...

Introduction

This project will compare the cost of gym memberships at two well-known fitness centers in Northern Colorado. Information will also be gathered on known alternatives to gym memberships, such as the purchase of pay per class mobile apps and home gym equipment. It is assumed that corporate gym discount membership rates at both Northern Colorado facilities are unavailable. While approximately forty-four percent of employees desire some type of financial support from their employers when it comes to making healthy lifestyle modifications (Beagrie, 2015), for simplification purposes the project will assume the individual does not work for a traditional employer. ...

The political parties in the U.S. differ in the planks of their platforms differ in a number of ways. For instance, Libertarian Party (LP), California Democratic (CD), Green Party (GP) on the issue of civil rights, endorsed equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age and political preference (Libertarian Party Platform 7: Burton 11: Greens Party, “Platform of the Greens”). In this regard, these political parties support same-sex marriages. Additionally, boycotts and other free market solutions are advocated for under the planks of the LP. However, the Republican Party (RP) is against same-sex marriages ...

1) Summary (of what you did and found)

This study explores the spending patterns of college students. It is now a well known fact that college students are part of the special segments which are targeted by businesses. (Tech Times, 2004) This is because they have the capacity to buy and they have specific preferences for the goods and services they buy. For instance, a study found out that "college students spend an average of $287 a month on discretionary items (spending ...

People look forward to spending time for rest, recreation, and leisure. In contemporary times, there are diverse choices of recreational activities that individuals, groups, or family members could select from. One affirms that the choice of recreation or vacation endeavors depend on the person’s concept of what constitutes a satisfying vacation. The current discourse hereby aims to present a description of the elements that create a satisfying vacation from one’s perspective.

First and foremost, one of the elements that would create a satisfying vacation is to presence of loved ones or a special someone. One affirms that any endeavor ...

VALS lifestyle profiles

After taking the survey, I found my primary lifestyle profile is an experiencer. An experience is an individual with high energy levels and takes on into a new challenge with vigor. Additionally, I am motivated by the need to express myself. As such and experiencer consuming patterns are impulsive with the need to possess a product appearing as soon as they identify it, and without prior consideration of its purchase. This habit is explained by their need to quench rapidly their curiosity of the product in question, and to satisfy their experimental nature. An experimenter/ experience is bored easily with a prospect ...

BP Oil Spill had many negative effects to marine wildlife these effects occurred shortly after the instance while others occurred after the long run.

- This oil coated bird’s feathers and as a result many of the birds lost their buoyancy and capability to regulate their body temperature. Moreover, the oil concentration on the birds’ skin and face led to skin and eye lesions. Most of the birds died following this while the remaining few where infected with diseases. Birds require preening of their feathers so as to remain warm and dry, be able to remove parasites and remain ...

Arguably, there is tremendous increase in the disconnection between the government and the community. Conversably, there are many challenges that complicate the connectivity, which include demographic changes, increasing demands, financial constraints, as well as diminishing social capital. Due to this disconnection, various activities need to be carried out to bring together community activities. Civic engagements operate as the umbrella of all the activities undertaken to promote the overpass of various communities with conscious social actions and thoughts. Local governments and libraries work together to ensure that community connections are created, and civic engagement is enhanced. In this case, local ...

Introduction

Today’s presentation will be about the analysis of Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (MCRI) marketing function strategies. I will go about the discussion of MCRI’s internal and external environment. This helped enumerate MCRI’s strengths and weaknesses. This also aids in identifying the opportunities and threats that could significantly affect the future plan and profitability of the organization. An industry analysis has also been conducted paying close attention to the competitors of the company as well as the trends in the market. A market analysis was presented to give a summary of the condition affecting the industry and ...

Introduction

A quick search analysis of helicopters and Grand Canyon National Park reveals that there are hyped arguments concerning helicopters hovering around the Grand Canyon. From parties has in the recent past raised concerns in an effort to preserve the “natural quietness” of the region. For example, survey results conducted by the Grand Canyon National Park Service showed a remarkable need of maintaining the sanctity and natural silence the Park offers to innumerable visitors. Decreasing the frequency and number of aircraft excursions that upset the sense of amity pervading throughout the Canyon is the one sure way of preserving the ...

Business proposal in an emerging economy

I propose that Hilton Worldwide expand its hospitality business to the Latvian republic. Latvia is a democratic parliamentary republic in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, endowed with a maritime border with Sweden in the west. The country is having mind-blowing nature, large forests, rich and fertile environment, sandy beaches, scrumptious Latvian cuisines and its unique culture. There are a lot of specialist museums and monuments in the country. A lot of cultural activities are conducted regularly in the place. The Latvian Health Tourism Cluster has decided to promote health tourism in association with the resorts in the country. All these attract ...

- Social impacts of Hurricane Katrina

According to the Environment Public Health Impacts of Disasters Workshop (2007), the social impacts of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and Louisiana include loss of lives, mental health problems, loss of recreation activities, shortage of housing, air pollution, improper drainage systems, limited medical services, vector infestation, food contamination, and the challenge of unwatering flooded areas (p. 17).

When the hurricane hit Louisiana, a significant number of people who chose to remain behind during evacuation lost their lives. Some drowned in their homes while others were swept away by the floods. The hurricane destroyed homes, ...

Q1: Describe the number of special local cultures, foods, norms, rituals, and, etc. (i.e., anything) you find interesting from the video.

Greece is a mix of unique cultural background comprising of both the western and eastern characteristics. The people are known for the hospitality and the unique of enjoying their everyday life. There is a variety of archaeological as well as historical and religious sites. The people are famous for their rich culture. The tourist has a chance to experience the cosmopolitan nature of life in Greece and a wide range of traditional delicacies such as Greek salad, dakos, taramosalata, tirokafteriamond others and spirits. Moreover, they have a norm of attending local festivals and night outs

Q2: How do you perceive the existing tourism infrastructure in Greece? Please evaluate all five tourism sectors in Greece(i.e., Accommodation; Food & beverage; Recreation; Transportation; Travel services).

Being a developed country depends heavily on tourism; Greece offers a ...

New York City is the most densely inhabited cities in the United States of America. New York City is located at the northeastern part of the United States approximately halfway between Boston and Washington DC. The city consists of five boroughs, which are Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. New York City experiences a humid subtropical climate, with January as the coldest month. The demographics of New York City show that it is one diverse metropolitan area whose population is defined by a history of immigration. According to data from the Census Bureau, the New York City had a population ...

Introduction

It was one evening at around five, when we were going for a dinner with my friend, Vicky;that is, a friend we are with in the same college, when this study began. Itproceeded informally like a normal talk accompanied by several youthful jokes. Being bathed by the cool breeze of the ocean; as we were enjoying our traditional meals, which were deliciously cooked, we got ourselves indulged in several discussions. Surprisingly enough, it was this day that I realized that my brother is single and not engaged. As usual with the age and country mates, we were able to study more ...

Exergames/ Active Gaming

Active Gaming combines the use of interactive technology and video based gaming with physical activity; the users are able to participate in various types of games while getting physically active. It also has the educational aspect in it that is very profound. This is possible through added modules and software to provide a good learning and physical activity environment. Many researchers have found that physical activities increase brain activity in both children and adults. It came into people’s attention at the Consumer Electronics Show when Bill Gates launched the Exertris Interactive Gaming bike in the year 2003.

Types of Exergames/ Active Gaming

- Exergames ...