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1、外文翻译原文ConferenceandExhibitionTourismintheDevelopingWorld:TheSouthAfricanExperienceMaterialSource:UrbanForum,Vol.16,Nos.2-3,April-September2005.Author:ChristianM.Rogersonwritingsonbusinesstourismingeneralandonconferenceandexhibitiontourisminparticular.Thes
2、econdsectionturnsattentiontoanalysebusinesstourisminSouthAfrica,thegrowinglocalsupplyofconferenceandexhibitionfacilities,andtohighlighttheincreasingcompetitionthatisemergingbetweenSouthAfrica'sleadingcitiesfordominanceofthelucrativemarketofconferenceandex
3、hibitiontourism.Overthepastquarter-century,stronggrowthwasrecordedinflowsofbusinesstourism,bothdomesticallyandinternationally,andtourismscholarshaveaccordedthephenomenonincreasedresearchsignificance(Cooper,1979;Lawson,1982;Hughes,1988;Owen,1992;Davidson,1
4、993;Bradleyetal.,2002;KulendranandWitt,2002).Nevertheless,businesstravelandtourismisoneofmostdiverseandfragmentedthemesintourismscholarship.Indeed,thetopicof'businesstourism'hasbeendividedintoatleastfifteendifferentcategoriesoftravel,includingindividualge
5、neralbusinesstrips,trainingcourses,productlaunches,andcorporatehospitalityandincentivetravel(SwarbrookeandHorner,2001).Themostimportantelementsofbusinesstourismareacknowledgedtobethehostingofmeetings,conferencesorexhibitions(Law,1987,1993;OppermannandChon
6、,1997).OftenthesearecombinedwithincentivetravelintodiscussionsofthecategoryofMICE(Meetings,Incentives,ConferencesandExhibitions)tourism.Fordestinationplanners,thebenefitsofattractingbusinesstourismareseveral.Atinternationallevel,theseinclude,interalia,con
7、tributionstoemploymentandincome,increasedforeignexchangeearnings,thegenerationofinvestmentintourisminfrastructure,thefacilitationofopportunitiesforaccesstonewtechnologyandideas,andtheestablishmentofbusinesscontacts(DwyerandMistilis,1997).Atlocallevel,thea
8、ttractionsofbusinesstourisminvolvethesheersizeandexpansionofthismarket,therelativelyhigherdailyexpendituresrecordedbybusinesstravellersasopposedtoleisureorVFRtourists,thetendencyofbusinesstraveltooccuroutsidepeakper