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Based on UK holiday destinations, including London, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, this book provides an underpinning of geography knowledge and skills for a range of tourism and leisure and travel courses. It examines why tourists visit, what they find and how they get there. Each chapter has an activity for practising skills such as route-planning, atlas-reading, giving comparative advice, and brochure research. ... Read more

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A great number of visitors will be travelling the UK to attend or be a part of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in London. Although tourism in 2012 will increase due to the amount of people from around the world who will attend the games, tourism arrivals are also forecast to increase following the events. The ‘legacy effect’ of the games, thanks to the media exposure and publicity associated with the Olympics - 3.9bn people watched the 2000 Olympics in Sydney - can last for up to a decade following the event. According to research by the national tourism agency VisitBritain, VisitLondon and Oxford Economics, for the post-games period of 2013-2017, a legacy effect worth GBP1.27bn is forecast for the UK and of GBP0.88bn for London.

After dropping in 2009 to US$27.26mn, tourist expenditure is beginning to climb back up in 2010, reaching an estimated US$28.38mn by the end of the year. BMI forecasts expenditure by tourists in the UK to continue to increase, totalling nearly US$40mn in 2014. Also forecast to increase is tourism expenditure’s contribution to the UK’s GDP. In 2010, tourism expenditure is forecast to account for 2.01% of GDP. This is expected to increase to 2.40%, by the end of our forecast period. Direct industry employment, which in 2009 stood at 1.43mn, is forecast to increase as a result of the 2012 Olympics.

Europe is the UK’s main source market for inbound tourism. The region is forecast to account for 24.43mn tourists in 2010, and this is predicted to increase to 30.98mn by 2014. In second and third place are the Asia Pacific region and North America. In 2010, 4.37mn tourists are expected to visit the UK from North America, while 3.40mn will come from Asia Pacific. By 2014, Asia Pacific and North American arrivals are forecast to be level at about 4.45mn inbound arrivals each. In terms of individual countries, the US was in the first place in 2007, but has since been overtaken by France, which is forecast to provide 4.15mn tourists by 2014.

After decreasing in 2009 and 2010, international tourism expenditure by UK residents is forecast to increase from US$86.44mn in 2011 to US$110.51mn in 2014. In line with this forecast, the amount of total departures by residents is also forecast to increase, from 68.69mn in 2010 to a forecast 78.42mn in 2014. The majority of UK residents visit Europe, with an estimated 53.23mn heading to the region in 2009 and a forecast 58.85mn travelling to Europe in 2014. In distant second and third place are North America and Asia Pacific. In 2009, 4.57mn UK residents are estimated to have travelled to North America, while 4.09mn travelled to the Asia Pacific region. Out of the two regions, Asia Pacific will have experienced the most growth by 2014, with 6.56mn UK residents making it their destination of choice, and only 4.66mn going to North America.

The UK hotel industry is forecast to grow. Despite the recession, and for some hoteliers because of it, operators are expanding in the UK. The UK’s largest hotel operator, Whitbread, plans to open 29 hotels in 2010 and steadily increasing that number thereafter. A third Four Seasons hotel is scheduled to open in 2014 in London and the budget hotel chain Travelodge is building 13 new hotels in and around the UK’s leading cities, with four in the London area. ... Read more

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Chapters: Butlins. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 109. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Butlin's Holiday Camps, currently known by the (non-possessive) trademark Butlins, were founded by (later Sir) Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Between 1936 and 1966, nine camps were built. Three resorts remain in use by the Butlins company today in Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness. The sites are now owned by Bourne Leisure which operates other leisure brands in the UK including Warner and Haven. Butlins is noted for the famous "Redcoats" who provide entertainment and organisation at every level. The architecture seen in this 1985 photograph of Butlins in Ayr was typical of most camps before refurbishment. Note the rows of chalets in the distance. Butlin's Mosney, County Meath, Ireland was the first camp to be built outside Great Britain. It was sold in 1982. Butlins Ayr, seen during the mid-1980s before refurbishment.Billy Butlin's inspiration for his holiday camp empire came from an unhappy holiday on Barry Island in his youth, when he'd been locked out of his B ... Read more

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Prostitution.Prostitution in the Netherlands, Prostitution in the Czech Republic, Prostitution in the United Kingdom, Prostitution in France, Unemployment Benefits, Sex tourism, Pimp, Brothel,Human trafficking. ... Read more

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This report puts executives and strategic planners on the fast track.The first chapter describes the study's methodology.The second chapter gives an overview of how to strategically access the market, mid-term forecasts of latent demand and accessibility benchmarks.The remaining nine chapters are not industry specific, but instead discuss economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources). Combined, the information provided in this market study is a "one-stop" shop for the strategic planner. Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given. ... Read more

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Due to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process. Healthcare is a vital and emotive issue?its importance pervades all aspects of societies, and it has medical, dental, social, political, ethical, business, and financial ramifications. In any part of the world healthcare services can be provided either by the public sector or by the private sector, or by a combination of both, and the site of delivery of healthcare can be located in hospitals or be accessed through practitioners working in the community, such as general medical practitioners and dentists. This is occurring in most parts of the developed world in a setting in which people are expressing ever-greater expectations of hospitals and healthcare services. This trend is especially strong where socialised medical systems exist. ... Read more

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Datamonitor's Casinos & Gaming in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Casinos & Gaming industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of Casinos & Gaming in the United Kingdom’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of Casinos & Gaming in the United Kingdom
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market