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Travel Agency Distribution Channels
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Fastest Growing Adventure Travel
4,551 wordsThe following document is a sample of a finished business plan. In your final plan, you have the opportunity to elaborate on those ideas in your outline that you feel are most integral to your business. In composing your business plan, you can follow your outline as loosely or closely as you choose. For instance, in the sample plan, the Executive Summary, which is the last section of the Business Planning Wizard, is presented first in order to emphasize the most impressive features of the busine...
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Gross Profit Cash Flow
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Written Agreement Signed Stephanie May Spend Joseph
672 wordsThis agreement made and entered into on April 5, 2000 by and between Ms. Emily Parent ("Emily") and Mr. Joseph Parent ("Joseph") will hereby express the terms and conditions that will govern their custody and visitation rights in regards to their daughter Stephanie Parent ("Stephanie"). It is hereby agreed: The agreement will act as a settlement in relation to the litigation of the case of Parent v. Parent for the custody of Stephanie Parent, the daughter of Emily and Joseph. This agreement will...
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Make Fun Quality Time
1,339 words... ted to be alone. If I was alone that meant that no one liked me and I failed at another relationship. " She told me that it has always been hard for her to let go of a person even if staying with them was not in her best interests. She had a few flings in college, but nothing proved to be serious. Before she met her husband, Drew, she was with her last boyfriend for over two years. After the first year she said, "I wanted to end the relationship, but I was afraid of being by myself. I was so...
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Hours A Week Employee Turnover
1,620 wordsOne of the oldest and most prominent problems in the restaurant industry is employee turnover. "With annual turnover rates reaching 300 %, apparently the foodservice industry's problem is not finding employees, it's keeping them" (Weinstein, 1992, [online]). The manager is the essential element to running a successful independent restaurant. In my eyes, a successful restaurant goes beyond the financial spectrum. I believe successful, in this sense, is defined as employing and retaining happy emp...
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Conflict Resolution In Work Teams
1,180 wordsWhen you think of conflict in a work group, do you have the image of a bickering group or of people getting nowhere fast? Are you the type of person that would do almost anything to avoid being disagreeable with others? Maybe you view conflict as a constructive part of problem solving. If you agree with the last statement, then you might be encouraged to know that most experts agree that conflict in a work team can bring great benefits if the conflict is managed correctly. Leaders who handle pro...
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Conflict Resolution In Work Teams
1,220 words... in unresolved anger, personality clashes, unclear roles, and problems of efficiency (De Janasz et al. , 2002). The key to averting destructive conflict and replacing it with constructive conflict is to address the conflict as soon as it is recognized. It is important to deal with the conflict before it becomes unmanageable. Once the team has recognized that a conflict exists, it must transform the conflict from a personal conflict to an organizational one (Gary, 2003, para. 5). By taking thi...
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Side Of The Road Downtown Area
932 wordsAudience: Vacation Takers, Recommended for Over 20 Years Old Although Mackinaw Island is very small, it is very beautiful and has lots of exciting activities, such as bicycling, horseback riding, buggy riding, and fudge shopping. Mackinaw Island is located in the upper part of Michigan between Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. It makes a perfect place for a quick getaway. The tourist season runs from mid-May to mid-October. The Island, being only 8. 2 miles around, looks like a small ...
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Indian Market Marketing Strategies
1,512 wordsThe cruise companies targeting Indian customers feel that the cruise market segment in India is now coming of age. Not yet into the number game in terms of passengers, cruise liners have demarcated their market segments and clientele. Realising the competition and the objective, these companies have set their targets towards capturing their own market share in the future The Indian travel industry can be virtually described as a melting pot of possibilities. Modern lifestyle, enhanced economic s...
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Years In Prison Hong Kong
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Key Differences In British And American Advertising
1,079 words... hat it was not an American ad. The product is Hawaiian Tropics suntan lotion, something that can be found on the shelves of any U. S. drug store or supermarket. It is a promotional ad, offering a sweepstakes to win a vacation. Commonly, when American companies over vacation give-aways, they are for resorts located in Mexico, The Bahamas or Puerto Rico. This is because these are the vacation areas closest to the United States. For someone living in Europe, these may not be the typical vacatio...
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Game Of Golf Modern Day
1,835 wordsGolf Tourism and Travel Golf is one of the ball games that do not have a fixed area for the playing field. The goal of individual or team playing the game is to hit the ball towards a hole through the use of clubs. This originated in Scotland and has been played in British Isles for many centuries. Many think that the game of golf is a pastime for elites and upper classes. However, in recent years, the game is becoming a popular game for many people (Golf, 2006). The golf travel industry has bee...
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Natural Gas Gas Prices
1,778 wordsHigh Prices Gas Scientists and specialists in oil and gas industry believe that energy tops the list of problems facing humanity today because it impacts all other major problems, including water, food, environment, poverty war, disease, education, democracy, and population. Energy impacts everything that occurs in modern society. The US was built on the shoulders of reliable and affordable energy. For the past 50 years, oil has been the primary source of energy in the country, and the price of ...
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Lot Of People Amounts Of Money
2,711 wordsThe hospitality industry traditionally has been the most influenced by the changes in society, such as changing lifestyles, changing patterns of vacation and weekend time spending, even by the changes in attitudes of the groups of people that constitute society at large. There are many solid reasons for such a correlation, since hospitality industry is initially designed to satisfy the various and always changing needs of the individuals as well as to serve the purpose of providing people with d...
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Gate For The Flight Departure Gate Don
774 wordsThis year, Vacation? ! Vacation? ! This year, almost like every year, I decided to spend my summer vacation with my family far away from any tourist attractions at a place in the middle of nowhere. Wednesday morning we were hearing in the usual manner, half an hour too late, to the airport, because my wife and my 16 -year-old daughter spent half a day in the bathroom. What, in the world, are they doing there? Why does it take them so long? Why, above all, is that it takes them so long today even...
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Wardrobe Attire Proper Documentation Money
432 wordsPreparing for a Tropical Cruise Vacation Vacationing to certain tropical destinations might require more than what you think. After making reservations for the Cruise accommodations and flight arrangements you would think the tough part is over. I personally had no idea that going to the Bahamas would require more than valid state identification. I soon realized that I not only had to prepare for my financial needs, wardrobe attire, but also have proper documentation to go on the Cruise. First, ...
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Legalized Gambling Slot Machines
2,023 wordsGambling Just Gambling Research Paper 2 Gambling Just one more pull, only one more dollar. Anytime now this machine is sure to pay off big! This is an example of the chatter you may hear if standing along a row of slot machines, or one arm bandits as some like to call them. You might find yourself in the midst of a diverse crowd. There are people celebrating their birthdays, and couples celebrating retirement. You see anxious people putting nickels in slot machines, and you see others risking th...
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Blue Collar Workers Job Related Stress
2,010 wordsTo help reduce stress and improve the quality of life, many organizations are becoming more involved in wellness programs. With increasing health care costs, many employers are concentrating on disease prevention and health promotion. By putting a wellness program in place, it leads to a healthier workforce which increases its productivity level, reduces employee absenteeism, creates less overtime, and it also cuts the cost of health benefits (Kizer, 1987). Another reason that many companies are...
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