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1) Here to stay
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"Whisper Shore, on Lake Michigan, will never be the same once Blake and Autumn join forces to revitalize tourism--but that may not be enough to convince Autumn to stay"--
2) Space Travel
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IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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From the shocking launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik and the subsequent acceleration of the American space program to the first manned space flights, the moon landings, and the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs, the history of space travel is full of fascinating stories, technological marvels, hair-raising and death-defying feats of courage, and an inspiring spirit of both adventure and discovery. This is all brought into...
3) Kilt trip
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"Ready or Scot... Globetrotter Addie Macrae always follows her wanderlust. As a travel consultant, she jet sets around the world - anywhere but Scotland. But when she's sent on assignment to help a struggling family-run tour company in the Highlands - and save her own job - Addie packs away her emotional baggage and turns on the professional charm. Rugged as the land he loves, Logan Sutherland's greatest joy is sharing the beauty of Scotland's hidden...
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At thirty, Hanna has finally decided she's better off without her family. They hold her responsible for the incident that ruined their lives fourteen years ago and they've barely spoken since. But then, whilst browsing a true crime website, she sees her family home listed as the site of a brutal murder. Number of victims: three. Date of crime: today. When the police investigate, they find no bodies, but the house is abandoned. Hanna's family have...
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When Scotland is hit by the recession, Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices that the Highland people are forced to come up with inventive ways to lure tourists to their sleepy towns. The quaint village of Braikie doesn't have much to offer, other than a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which was bequeathed to the town. The savvy local tourist director renames the woods "The Fairy Glen," and has brochures printed with a beautiful photograph...
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Boo novels volume 1
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The biggest thing to happen to Skary, Indiana, is renowned horror novelist Wolfe Boone, "Boo", as the locals fondly call him.
8) Tourist trap
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Edgar and Ellen volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 4
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Devious twins Edgar and Ellen scheme to thwart the mayor's tourism initiative, which, if successful, would destroy the town junkyard-- the twins' favorite playground, foraging spot, and home to their beloved carniverous plant, Berenice.
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Carrie McCrite and several friends have planned a weekend vacation at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in remote Stone County, Arkansas, where they're signed up for craft classes. Crafts take a back seat to a kidnapping, arson, and murder after Dulcey Mason, four-year-old daughter of famous country musicians Chase Mason and Tracy Teal, disappears, and her abductor is found stabbed, his house burned. Romance ignites again between Carrie and her best...
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From the 1880s to the 1950s, the Harvey Girls went west to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe Railway. At a time when there were "no ladies west of Dodge City and no women west of Albuquerque," they came as waitresses, but many stayed and settled, founding the struggling cattle and mining towns that dotted the region. Interviews, historical research, and photographs help re-create the Harvey Girl experience. The accounts are personal,...
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The Tourism sector has come of age. Having been viewed for decades as a purely leisure, non-essential activity, attracting disposable income and a chosen few, finally the importance of travel, travellers and the impact of the Travel & Tourism sector on economies and societies across the globe is achieving awareness, understanding and applause! For the sector to realise its true potential, playing an ongoing role in the advancement of our world socially,...
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Cet ouvrage met en question les enjeux épistémologiques du tourisme. Ne concevant pas le travail sur le tourisme et le travail dans le tourisme en vases clos, les auteurs présentent l'objet touristique à partir de divers champs disciplinaires, que ce soit la géographie, la science politique, l'ethnologie, la sociologie, l'économie ou le droit.
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La finalidad de este libro es proporcionar una herramienta para el análisis de los destinos que permita entender la integralidad del fenómeno del turismo.
En el libro se exponen algunos modelos elaborados por diferentes autores para estudiar el turismo, desde la perspectiva de la teoría de sistemas y de los sistemas complejos. De estos modelos se selecciona uno y se realiza una aplicación práctica en dos destinos de Colombia y México.
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This book provides an authoritative, state-of-the-art review of tour guiding scholarship and research and aims to foster best practice and to stimulate further study and research on tour guiding across a range of disciplines. It explores how tour guiding theory and practice has evolved over time and what factors have contributed to this. The volume consolidates, synthesises and adds to the knowledge base and foreshadows how current and future trends...
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Le tourisme métropolitain renouvelé se distingue à la fois du tourisme urbain et du tourisme métropolitain traditionnel. Le premier est spécialisé et de niche, le second met en scène la vie quotidienne tout en proposant des événements ayant souvent lieu dans des espaces publics représentatifs de l'histoire de la métropole.
Dans sa formule renouvelée, le tourisme métropolitain est à la mesure ou à la démesure du gigantisme de la taille,...
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En las últimas décadas la industria del turismo se ha consolidado como uno de los sectores productivos que más flujo de capital genera mundialmente y uno de los que más produce divisas, genera empleo y estimula la inversión. Los países e islas del Caribe son especialmente dependientes de este sector de la economía, lo cual los hace extremadamente vulnerables ante los modelos de acumulación y planificación que han sido privilegiados por el...
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Now known as a resort community and vacation destination, Martha's Vineyard was once a simple fishing and whaling community. From the popularity of the Methodist Campground, founded in 1835, the Vineyard soon blossomed into a summer vacation mecca, welcoming visitors to its quaint villages and scenic seashores. As whaling lost its economic dominance, tourism became the catalyst for a revived prosperity on the Vineyard. President Grant's visit to the...
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This book is an attempt to understand tourism employment in a holistic way. Using ideas from labour economics, work psychology and industrial sociology the authors look at tourism employment in both its workplace context and its wider economic and social environment and attempt to tell a coherent story. Both behavioural and economic perspectives are used to address questions that are salient to manpower planning, education planning and tourism management....
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
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Gathering people together for a special event is always a challenge. Even for the experienced planner, each event is unique. The revised third edition of this award-winning book has been expanded to include the following topics:
• Social Media
• Social Networking
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Ethics
• Diversity
The Complete Guide to Successful Event Planning is designed to assist any planner with meeting all the challenges that surround a production....
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