Essays about: "Phuket"

Found 4 essays containing the word Phuket.

  1. 1. The Road Forward From a Pandemic : A qualitative study of small business owners in the tourist industry on Phuket Island

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Elin Eriksson; Annie Dahlberg; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; tourism; Thailand; globalisation; grassroot level; SMEs; COVID-19; tursim; Thailand; globalisering; gräsrotsnivå; SMEs;

    Abstract : Given the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the world and researchers prospecting more events like this to happen in the future it is important to shed light on the impact which it have had on those especially vulnerable to these sorts of risks and disasters. Furthermore, the tourism industry is known for its vulnerability and volatility in the eye of global events. READ MORE

  3. 2. Soi Dog Foundation’s social marketing- and communication strategies : Which social marketing strategies and multimodal tools SDF has used throughout the decade

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Shannelle Sahlin; [2019]
    Keywords : social marketing; communication strategies; multimodal analysis; NGO; NPO;

    Abstract : During the past decade, there has been a growing disgust in Thailand with opposition to eating dogs in Asia and activists have unitedly with organizations encouraged the Thai government to adopt stricter animal rights laws in order to prevent the illegal dog meat trade. One of these organizations is the Thai animal welfare organization Soi Dog Foundation (SDF), that has also contributed with a controlled dog population on the Thai island Phuket and officially made it the first rabies free province in Thailand. READ MORE

  4. 3. Action to Catastrophe : A study on Post-Tsunami recovery of small businesses in Karon beach, Phuket.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Marin Otto; [2016]
    Keywords : Tsunami; Disaster Management Life Cycle; Impact; Recovery; Phuket; Karon Beach;

    Abstract : Tsunami action had resulted in negative impacts in many ways, it had resulted in great changes to coastal areas, especially in terms of physical change to the coastal landscape, affected on economy, loss of life and physical damage to property. After the devastation, hotel bookings in the island were dropped, people have lost their jobs and some small-scale tourism businesses have got the hardest time as well. READ MORE

  5. 4. Medical Tourism and its Entrepreneurial Opportunities - a conceptual framework for entry into the industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate Business School

    Author : Sara Caballero-Danell; Chipo Mugomba; [2007-07-19T10:18:27Z]
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    Abstract : 9am: Kneecap replacement, 2pm onwards: Recovery on Phuket Island, Thailand. Surgery and leisure, a dream? Not any more. Medical tourism is where “tourists” primarily seek medical treatment abroad and afterwards the more conventional form or tourism experience related to leisure and relaxation in tourist places. READ MORE