objective of being as close to Thames as possible. The area from the famous London Bridge to waterloo along the banks of the river Thames is one of the most gorgeous stretches which are beautiful and has a picturesque location, my friends at the park lane hotel used to be near this place for hours at stretch. The stretch is quite large and when you get immersed in the silence you will not come to know. There are varieties of activities on the banks people might feel it is a point of solitude but…
Paris, a year and a half after the Stock Crash Market of 1929. If we look through the window of the Ritz Hotel bar, we can see a middle-aged American man talking with the bartender in a late rainy afternoon. His name is Charlie Wales, and he is the main character of Fitzgerald’s Babylon revisited. This is the short story I will be analysing in the following lines, in order to understand how this tale is a metaphor of the American society’s mentality that came along with the beginning of the…
Burning sensation in my chest arises, gasping for air, trying to grab the medicine tape to tape the broken air tank. The strong currents pushing me around, losing more and more air per second. Tape my tank close. I see blood and a large dark shadow swim past. It goes dark…... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ When I get to the Brazilian state, Bonito, I see multiple cabanas along the shoreline. I’m 22 years old and a…
Full Moon Festival at Paradise Beach The Full Moon Festival at paradise beach is Phuket’s biggest beach party. Modelled after the successful Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan, Phuket’s version of the all night beach party is more upscale and well organised. Paradise beach is well located and a beautiful secluded beach close to Patong beach. Each month on the night of the full moon, famous DJ’s, local expats, Thai’s and tourists head to paradise beach to party and dance all night long. Tickets can…
The health and wellness sector has become more than a trend due to the impressive growth it generates from tourism. People from all over the world are travelling to destinations that provide health and wellness services and facilities. Therefore, tourism at large has to consider the physical and mental health pursuit of their visitors. In recent studies it has been said that tourism has given more attention to the benefits of travel experiences. This research attempts to provide a comprehensive…
recognition that tourism plays an essential role in improving the conditions of poorer segments of society (John W. Ashe 2005). Tourism development leads to generation of employment opportunities either directly or indirectly such as employment in hotels, travel agencies, transport companies, restaurants, tour guides, commercial establishments or business, training institutions, emporiums, exhibitions etc. Apart from economic development and employment generation, the impact of tourism implied…
growing rapidly and contributes significantly but there are several challenges the industry faces in the coming future especially regarding to the quality of human resource available. The paper highlights the availability of training institutes for Hotel management and also the status of Training Institutes in Travel & Tourism Management. The paper will also attempt to recommend what can be done to improve the status of tourism and hospitality education in India.(Dhanoa,…
wide awake, I lie still as I listen to the unfamiliar voices as they echo through the thin walls of the distant hotel room and the unfamiliarity of my surroundings floods my body with a mixture of anxiety, excitement and hope, as I begin the journey of my three-month escape. I can’t believe it, I finally made it to London. Everything is simple, but nothing short of thrilling. My hotel is extremely small, but I find it fascinating and appealing. It’s a small narrow, dull brick building,…
The movie Hotel Rwanda (2004) directed by Terry George is an accurate depiction of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. Based on a true story, the film documents all the acts that a Hutu hotel manager named Paul Rusesabagina, played by actor Don Cheadle, did to save both his family and a thousand Tutsi refugees. The setting takes place in the spring of 1994 where Hutu extremists mass murder the Tutsis. Paul Rusesabagina grants shelter to the refugees by having them reside in his hotel, Hotel des Mille…
Picking a tropical destination for your annual vacation is sometimes an overwhelming task. If your choice of destination favors a Caribbean getaway setting, your best recommendations would be Jamaica or the Bahamas. Each of these islands provides remarkable sceneries, a cool, relaxing atmosphere and the tropical sunshine. Both Jamaica and the Bahamas are what vacation destinations are made of. In this regard here are some points to assist you in making your pick. On arrival, you may want to…