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Childhood obesity is a major national concern in the U.S., with about one third of minors overweight. A vast number of campaigns to reverse this have arisen in the last decade, such as Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign and the NFL’s Play60 campaign. However, the most progressive response is a prescription to take a step back from our modern technology-based society: doctors are now writing “Outdoor Activity” on Rx labels to overweight and obese children. “Outdoor Activity” prescriptions have been successful so far, not only improving youth’s health but also teaching them to love being outside. According to Kay Debrosse, who runs a Massachusetts recreation center, “They love the outdoors more now … They moan and groan when you tell them to get off their computer, but then they don’t want to come back inside.” These prescriptions resonate deeply with parents and patients because they are individually prescribed by a doctor, instilling a more committed attitude toward change. The g...

This statistic shows the average price paid on daily basis for a hotel room at home and away by people from different countries in 2013. According to Statista, Indians spent on average 90 US dollars when traveling within their country and 150 US dollars when traveling outside their home country.   Interesting to note that India's daily rate spent with in country is quite low, only two countries in competition are offering lower rates than India, these are Malaysia and Thailand. On the other side, Indians are spending good when they visit a foreign national.  T his gives solid reason for other nationalities to visit India as it offers varieties at affordable rate.  Find more statistics at Statista

The travel and tourism industry contributed a total of 113.2 billion U.S. dollars to GDP in India in 2013 –  this accounted for 5.35 percent of India’s total GDP . The industry directly provided more than 22 million jobs in that year. Not only is India the second largest tourism market in Asia after China, the country was also ranked in the twenty  fastest-growing tourism destinations worldwide  by the World Travel and Tourism Council. Placed eleventh in the list, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in India is expected to grow an average of 6.4 percent annually between 2014 and 2024. In 2013, there were 6.85 million international tourist arrivals in India. This was a large increase from the 2.65 million seen just 13 years earlier in 2000. The  largest source market for visitors to India  was the United States, followed by the United Kingdom. In 2013, visitors in India spent 18.4 billion U.S. dollars. Outbound travel from India is also on t...

There was a time, around 20 years ago, when Microsoft had around 90 percent market share in the computing market while other companies, most notably Apple, were fighting for relevance. A lot has changed since then. It began with the slow reemergence of Apple in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but it wasn't until the first iPhone was released in 2007 that the market was turned upside down. Within a couple of years, hundreds of millions of new computing devices were sold and Microsoft lost its dominant market position. Now it’s Windows that’s struggling to stay relevant while another operating system is as ubiquitous as Windows once was. It’s not Apple that has risen to dominance though - Mac OS and iOS still trail Windows in terms of market share. It’s Android that has taken over the reins from Microsoft. Android is a Linux based OS developped by Google. In 2014, it was Andriod leading the chart of shipment of mobile phones by operating system with 49% market share(more than 1bill...

Introduction To Tourism Management ISBN: 1259026809 Copyright year: 2014 Publisher: McGrawHill Education Introduction to Tourism Management is designed as a comprehensive guide to the study of tourism for both graduate and post graduate students of the subject. It takes the readers all the way through the basics of the subject like introduction of the concept, principles, constituents, organization, etc.; the economic and managerial aspects of tourism; the historical and modern insights into the industry; and the marketing, organizational and technological issues involved. Following a simple and interactive approach, it deals extensively with the Indian tourism industry in particular, giving the readers a complete picture of the working of the tourism business. Feature Highlights: Up-to-date coverage including topics like Human Resource, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and MIS in tourism Text supported by recent cases and examples Dedicated chapters on Ind...

This festival Abu Simbel is celebrated the two days of the year on which the light of the rising sun can reach the 180-foot deep innermost chambers of Abu Simbel, the great temple of Ramses II, in Egypt. The temple was designed so that only on these two days once on the anniversary of his ascension to the throne (in February, around the 22nd), and another on his birthday (in October, around the 22nd). -   does the sun shine on the four gods in the sanctuary: Ptah, Amen-Re, Ramses, and Re- Horakhty. This temple, the most colossal in Egypt, was built by Ramses II between 1300 and 1233 B.C., and is famous for its four 65-foot statues of the seated Ramses. It was unknown to the European world until Swiss explorer Johann Burckhardt found it in 1812. The Italian Giovanni Belzoni excavated the entrance and explored the temple in 1816. In 1964, when the new Aswan Dam was to be built, creating a lake that would have drowned the temple, it was cut into 2,000 pieces and reassembl...

It was Borobudur Archaeological Park, Indonesia where a symposium was organized on 28 th August, 2006. The theme was Trail of Civilization . The symposium produced the declaration called "Borobudur Declaration" signed by ministers of tourism of six ASEAN countries. It was a common effort to trace back and reproduce memorable past. Along with the Indonesian hosts the Director of the UNESCO office for Asia and the Pacific in Jakarta as well as the ministers of tourism of the predominantly Buddhist nations of Southeast Asia, i.e., Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia were present. The symposium led to the "Borobudur Declaration" which is aimed to foster cooperation and the preservation of cultural heritage among six ASEAN countries: Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. The Trail of Civilization itself has become the biennial event. Similar efforts have taken place in other parts of the world in different forms. The Asian C...

Great Place to Work ® announced its third annual 25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces List during a live online broadcast event today. Since launching the first best workplaces lists in partnership with FORTUNE magazine in the United States and Exame in Brazil in 1997, Great Place to Work® now recognizes leading workplaces in nearly 50 countries. Great Place to Work ® selected the world’s best from nearly 6,200 companies that participated in Best Workplaces competitions during late 2012 to mid-2013 in the 45 countries. Together, these companies employ more than 11.9 million employees, making the annual Great Place to Work study the largest of its kind in the world. More than 1,000 multinational corporations participated globally in these surveys. Of these, 517 appeared on one of national Best Workplaces lists, 37 passed  additional eligibility criteria for the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list. There are three Hospitality companies which were successf...

For beefing up the tourist safety and security standard in the state a comprehensive scheme was drawn up by the department to constitute the Tourism Security Force in September 2008 and liaison with the police, health department and prevent illegal hawkers and traders, the department appointed only 24 tourist wards. In its report of March 2011-2012, CAG has pointed out that inspite of this framework proposed in 2008, TSF was formed only in September 2011. On 10th August 2011, Tourism director Swapnil Naik had stated that Goa was going to be the first state to have full-fledged tourist security force reporting directly to tourism department. Only a few states in India have tourist security forces. For example, Tamil Nadu has enlisted ex-servicemen for such a force. Goa plansto be the first state to have a full-fledged force of 476 men under 25 years of age in two categories. As per the plan, one chief tourist executive and six taluka tourist offic...

The travel companies are inventive in offering travel services to hold its client and to attract newer ones with new attractions in packages. Shopping has been a great attraction for people to travel destinations like Dubai, Singapore, Indonesia, etc. “Go to Bangkok, buy two large screen LCD televisions and get your holiday free,” reads the advertisement pitch of a Kolkata-based tour company for four-day all-inclusive holiday packages for INR 25,000 per person. The Electronics market of tourist countries like Thailand, Dubai and Singapore is 30-50% cheaper than India, and sales pitches like these on LCD and LED TVs have become common as what people save on high-end televisions actually makes up for most of their travel expenses. The imported TV market in India accounts as much as 20% of India market and this offers fast and easy bucks to travel agencies pitching Indian consumers into such deals. On one end this offers an opportunity for travel agency, business of visiti...

Better ATM TM Services has developed a solution for dispensing Gift cards through ATM machines. Better ATM TM Services’ patented technology enables ATMs to distribute Gift Cards and other prepaid media directly from the cash tray without expensive upgrades, sidecars or other equipment. Interestingly, now you can buy directly gift cards from your credit or debit card instantly and can gift directly without going to any shop or bank to put a request for raising such gift cards. ATMs are configured and licensed to dispense one or more card sheets. Each sheet is comprised of three panels. The card sheet is approximately the same size as international currencies, such as the Danish Kroner. Source: http://www.betteratmservices.com/tech-patents/#prettyPhoto