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What does "MICE" stand for?
Meetings
Incentives
Conferences
Exhibition
what is "MICE" ?
It's a type of business travel where people go to different places for professional or educational events
what does "MICE" promote?
it promotes business travel, hotel accommodation and other services in the event industry
When has "MICE" undergone a dynamic development?
since the 2000 "MICE" has undergone a dynamic development
How these developments have contributed in the history of "MICE"?
these developments have contributed to make the "MICE" sector even more appealing. Events are no longer purely information events but offer a wide range of opportunities for knowledge transfer, networking...
what does tourism generate?
income for a variety of businesses and creates a wide range of employment opportunities
how is tourism seen?
it is seen as one of the world's largest and fastes growing industries
another positive impactof tourism?
improvements in infrastructure. these include road and rail improvements and airport development
a negative impact of tourism ?
a large number of moving visitors into an area pushes up the price of goods and services and local people often have to pay additional taxes to help finance additional servicies which are provided for tourists (tourist information centres)
another negative economic impact of tourism
second homes which are only used for short period of the year by their owners. the demand of second homes often increase the prices of all housing in the area, making it more difficult for local people to buy their first property. These can create conflict between local people and tourists
another negative impact
over-dependency. it may be that the number of tourists visiting a particular destination may decrease very suddenly, leading to a loss of employment and businesses closing
by who and when were vacation vaucher created?
they were created in France in 1982
what is their main goal?
their main goal is to make it easier for employees to go on vacation
how are they?
they exist in physical and online form and they are valid for 2 years but you can pay a fee to extend them
where can voucher be used?
they can be used only in France or overseas departments, they promote national tourism.