How Long to Read Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry

How Long Does it Take to Read Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 41 minutes to read Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry by Corinna Vellnagel

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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Tourism - Miscellaneous, grade: 2,0, University of Cooperative Education Ravensburg, language: English, abstract: Tourism is the most superficial way of an intercultural encounter1 and one of the biggest industrial sectors in the world. "The WTTC (World Travel and Tourism Council) estimates that over 230 million jobs in world are supported by the tourism industry, which equates to 8.3 per cent of total global employment, or one in every 12 jobs."2 Furthermore, the latest statistics from 2008 show that tourism has not reached its peak yet. Over 80 countries earned more than 642 billion through international tourism in 2008, while in 1990 it had only been 207 billion.3 Another statistic representing and pointing up the booming tendency is the one showing the international tourist arrivals: while there had only been 25 million arrivals in 1950, the number constantly rose to 922 million in 2008 and by 2020 1.6 billion international tourist arrivals are expected.4 With so many tourists spending time abroad every year it is a logical consequence that different culture groups meet. From time to time, people may spend two weeks in Turkey, Dubai, Cancun or on Bali. This unfortunately might happen without the people even getting the local culture rudimentarily. But if they try to get to know the local culture, difficulties may occur. It is not only the language which is different and causes troubles and misunderstandings in communication; attitudes and the way people think vary greatly. Tourists often do not prepare themselves properly for their stays abroad; just reading a travel guide may not be sufficient at all. When going abroad people need to be aware of different behavioural rules and patterns. But not only tourists have to face this problem. In the tourism industry many people work abroad which not only leads to multicultural teams but also to misunderstandings going back to cultural differences. These groups, both

How long is Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry?

Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry by Corinna Vellnagel is 161 pages long, and a total of 40,411 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry aloud.

What Reading Level is Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry?

Intercultural Communication Within the Tourism Industry is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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