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Leisure and Recreation are Vital to Tourism Industry

Leisure has been defined as free time., a time in which we have no deadlines to follow, no goals to chase. Leisure is an experience. The combination of Leisure and need for recreation are vital to the process of tourism. … Continue reading →

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The Tourism Product: A Bundle Satisfying Needs and Wants

A product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need.A tourism product is the bundle of the physical and psychological satisfaction it provides to tourists during their travelling to the destination. The … Continue reading →

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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

Originally posted on Shonil Bhagwat:
Shonil Bhagwat, The Open University It looks like Donald Trump’s “great, great wall” is actually going to happen. Its likely impact on human society has been well-noted, but in the longer-term a barrier across an…

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What We Study in Urban Geography

Geography is the study of the physical and human/social environments of the Earth, while urban inquiry focuses on the people and processes of cities and towns — which now account, for the first time in human history, for a majority … Continue reading →

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