Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism

This article describes ethical issues within the tourism industry in Jordan and to evaluate the current status of Jordanian tourism according to the global code of ethics. The article examined the principle of code of ethics for travel agents business as practiced in Jordan and found that there ar...

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Main Authors: Warith, Marwa Fawzi Abdel, Attaallah, Farouk Abdelnaby Hassanein
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Language:English
Published: Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2013
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spelling ukm-64032016-12-14T06:41:03Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6403/ Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism Warith, Marwa Fawzi Abdel Attaallah, Farouk Abdelnaby Hassanein This article describes ethical issues within the tourism industry in Jordan and to evaluate the current status of Jordanian tourism according to the global code of ethics. The article examined the principle of code of ethics for travel agents business as practiced in Jordan and found that there are several context-specific advantages and disadvantages. The effects on hosts are discussed and it is proposed that interaction problems between tourists and hosts need corrective attention. Tourism code of ethics plays an important role in the prosperity of tourism and serves as a frame of reference for the various stakeholders in the tourism sector. The general finding is that the global code of ethics principles are implemented by the travel agencies in Jordan. Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6403/1/3_Evaluation_Study_of_the_Tourism_Activity.pdf Warith, Marwa Fawzi Abdel and Attaallah, Farouk Abdelnaby Hassanein (2013) Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism. Jurnal Antarabangsa Kajian Asia Barat, 5 (1). pp. 41-60. ISSN 2229-8924 http://www.ukm.my/ijwas/
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description This article describes ethical issues within the tourism industry in Jordan and to evaluate the current status of Jordanian tourism according to the global code of ethics. The article examined the principle of code of ethics for travel agents business as practiced in Jordan and found that there are several context-specific advantages and disadvantages. The effects on hosts are discussed and it is proposed that interaction problems between tourists and hosts need corrective attention. Tourism code of ethics plays an important role in the prosperity of tourism and serves as a frame of reference for the various stakeholders in the tourism sector. The general finding is that the global code of ethics principles are implemented by the travel agencies in Jordan.
format Article
author Warith, Marwa Fawzi Abdel
Attaallah, Farouk Abdelnaby Hassanein
spellingShingle Warith, Marwa Fawzi Abdel
Attaallah, Farouk Abdelnaby Hassanein
Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism
author_facet Warith, Marwa Fawzi Abdel
Attaallah, Farouk Abdelnaby Hassanein
author_sort Warith, Marwa Fawzi Abdel
title Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism
title_short Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism
title_full Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism
title_fullStr Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation study of the tourism activity in Jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism
title_sort evaluation study of the tourism activity in jordan in light of codes and conventions of the global ethics for tourism
publisher Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat
publishDate 2013
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6403/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6403/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6403/1/3_Evaluation_Study_of_the_Tourism_Activity.pdf
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