The Olympic Games is a “mega-event” with potential significant impacts and benefits on the host city (Blake, 2005). The Games have been heavily promoted with the aims of “anticipated increased tourism levels” (citymayors.com, 2008), “developmental benefits” (Blake, 2005), and a “legacy of national benefits in (…) sport” (London2012, 2011), amongst others. It is hard to argue against the fact that the Olympic Games will have significant political, social and economic impacts on the sports industry in London. However, it is important to keep in mind that not all impacts are positive or beneficial. Furthermore, analysing how sustainable the proposed benefits are is also significant when evaluating the overall impact of the Games.
This will achieve the goals of the company by increasing occupancy rates and business travellers. The constraints placed on the company will be achieved. Return on Investment is greater than 15% and operating profit % of revenue will be greater than 11%. GR has a good reputation and skilled management team which will make this a smooth transition. The current locations are great to make this move as they reside by the airport and will target the business travellers.
Culture tourism 5. Sports tourism Introduction: The travel and tourist industry has begun to modernise itself after many years of people taking the traditional holidays. Travellers are now looking for a broader range of activities to do so that their experience is better than just sitting on a beach or beside a pool. Specialist tourism is growing very fast and the tourist industry is reacting by offering a bigger and better choice of holidays and activities. People are more cultured now and have more money to spend, so are looking for new holiday experiences.
It goes without saying that traffic numbers, tourism and the level of general interest in the city of Newburgh would be enhanced by the development of a new stadium. Also it is worth bearing in mind that significant revenues can be created for local business in the city based on well-known clubs coming to visit Newburgh or when important sporting fixtures are held at the stadium. The Draft Budget Plan presented in Annex A suggests a price tag of over £10,000,000 for a new sports stadium. This budget figure is in respect of a ‘green field’ site that has been identified as being most appropriate for the new development. Also planning from the City Council is thought to be favourable to such a
05/10/13 Stephanie Cerrato Immigration and Asylum In this country there are many immigrants. They come from different countries around the world. To find a better living and life for their families. It helps them with their wealth and many other things. It makes a great impact in their lives, and it helps them out in a lot.
Case 1: Saffronart.com: Bidding for Success Identify the positive and negative effects of the general environment faced by Saffronart.com. Positive: India has become an international business major power of country now. Local works of art more popular in the international market, not only in India or the United States; it extends the size of the population may be interested in Saffronart art sales geography in the world. In economic areas: global positive macroeconomic trends, promote the development of economic productivity. In the field of social and cultural: Indian cultural products, from fashion to Bollywood film arts, are more and more popular in the international arena.
Daniel Cubbison SOC-360-001 Professor John Rice 12/10/12 Connecting the Conflict Theory and the Social Phenomenon of Sports In today’s world, competitive sports have become extremely popular and are an endeavor that men and women of all ages take part in. This social phenomenon allows its participants and spectators to communicate with one another, show genuine emotions, and alleviate social pressures by helping them escape from the real world, if only for a few hours. Perhaps already at its peak in popularity, sports will only continue to attract players and spectators over the upcoming years. From a sociological perspective, the subdiscipline of sports sociology began to emerge in the early 1970’s (Brown 10). This is because as previously stated, the increasing popularity of sports and the role they play in millions of people’s lives.
One of my recommendations would be to expand the park since this is one of the biggest complaints heard from visitors of Hong Kong Disney. Hong Kong Disney can also establish a better relationship with travel agencies. Travel agencies are a valuable resource and if the relationships are cultivated properly this could prove to be very lucrative for HKD. HKD could offer better commission and incentives for ticket sales and
European imperialism began again due to the many technological advances and increased feeling of nationalism. Many forces caused the new imperialism such as the overproduction of goods, increased pride for one’s own country, and the need to expand territory and spread Christianity. One factor of the start of imperialism was the increased supply of goods and demand for raw materials. The demand “of giant industries for colonial raw materials” increased and those who desired these raw materials publicly supported imperialism (D #1). Since these people were crucial to the economy, people tended to agree with their opinions.
Trans national companies start to set up there due to the massive population and amount of natural resources which provide potential employee’s and raw materials for industrialisation and new buildings are built for offices, factories and homes and it provides many more jobs for Chinese people. China has become wealthier because of this and more money is spent on healthcare and education, making the people healthier and better educated so are able to work longer, money is also spent on the basic infrastructure such as railways and roads, which improves transport links in the country. As well as internal changes and improvements, there are also global reasons for China’s development. In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organisation, so trading became more recurrent for China which boosted their economy rapidly. Due to the cheap labour available, Trans national companies have invested in China and therefore products are now mass produced there more than any other country in the world.