Cosmetic surgery tourism is a new phenomenon in tourism, growing very fast and becoming very popular. This paper focused on the analysis of cosmetic tourism in Costa Rica and South Africa. It analysed the reasons that motivate people to travel for cosmetic surgery, including price, access to surgery, insurance, long waiting lists and the desire to escape from family and friends during surgery.

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Recently, youth tourism has attracted the attention of professionals and as a new phenomenon on the tourism market, it is important to examine and analyze it (UNWTO, 2008). This paper summarizes research conducted to examine the behavioural patterns of young people in Switzerland. The aim was to investigate and compare the behaviour of young people in their leisure and holiday environment.

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Gay tourism has been indentified as a niche market, promoted by hoteliers, airlines, tour operators and many destinations.

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The purpose of this study is to explore the links between tourism development and improved education in Ghana. After an initial exploration of these links, the paper investigates the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) to secondary education in Ghana and explores how stakeholders, including parents, public service management and secondary school leaders and teachers,

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This paper examines the effect of the psychological contract on the business of Southwest Airlines. Its main aim is to evaluate the importance of psychological contracts in the success of the company by exploring the nature of the psychological contract in Southwest Airlines.

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Previous research on the relationships between hotel brands, prices, perceived value and perceived quality has often determined that there is a strong link between the hotel brand, its price and the overall success of the hotel.

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Various social, cultural and economic factors influence the jobs women occupy. Some of these factors dictate occupations which are virtually closed to women and other factors have a significant impact on the career progression of women.

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The ability to increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country such as Romania through the activity and commitment of tourism agencies is critical for the survival of National Association of Tourism Agencies, (Translation from the Romanian “Asociatia Nationala a Agentiilor de Turism din Romania” (ANAT) in the competitive tourism environment.

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In an increasingly global hospitality industry where the mix of international guests and international employees is growing, diversity management is an important contemporary issue for researchers. Understanding diversity management generally increases inter- and intra-personal relationship skills, which are motivational facets for agents within an organisation.

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This paper explores the impact of ecotourism in Romania and it is based on a case study of the Danube Delta Biosphere‟s Natural Reservation. The heritage of Romanian tourism can be developed, modernized and maintained through promoting and putting into good use the principles of sustainable development, thus retaining a variety of resources, mostly unspoiled by human activities

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