> What is an All Inclusive Vacation?
> By Wayne Bass
> Cruises appeal to many travelers because they are considered all-
> inclusive vacations. Pay one price and receive accommodations, meals,
> entertainment, and transportation between island and port
> destinations. Most cruises do not cover shore excursions, alcoholic
> beverages, and gratuities.
> Many land-based resorts also refer to themselves as all-inclusive.
> These properties offer a different set of included amenities. So what
> does it really mean to be all-inclusive?
> If you've been debating the merits of cruise and resort vacations,
> we've come to your aid. We've compared the all-inclusiveness and
> considered the pros and cons of both resorts and cruises to help you
> choose a vacation. The question of whether cruising or land based all-
> inclusive offer the better value for your money and which is the
> better choice for your travel preferences. Is one that largely depends
> on what you expect?
> Advantages of a Cruise:
> Different ports of call
> No need to pack and unpack, take your hotel room with you.
> Entertainment, Casinos, Spas, Children Programs.
> Great food, Relaxation at sea;
>
> Advantages of a Resort (Land Based):
> Relaxed on your own schedule
> Most have private beaches to soak up the sun.
> Use of non motorized water equipment.
> Gratuities and drinks are usually included in the base price.
> What's included?
> All-inclusive cruises and resorts tend to include different amenities
> in the base price. Book a mainstream cruise, and you'll receive
> accommodations, all meals and snacks, certain beverages at meal times,
> use of the ship's facilities (such as the pool, kids club, and fitness
> center), onboard activities and entertainment, and transportation
> between ports-of-call. You will have to pay extra for certain types of
> soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, gratuities, spa treatments, shore
> excursions, airfare, and airport transfers. Luxury lines may include
> gratuities and alcohol in their base price.
> Book an all-inclusive resort package, and you'll receive
> accommodations, all meals and beverages, nightly entertainment, access
> to the resort's facilities, use of all non motorized water-sports
> equipment (such as snorkeling gear, sailboats, and windsurf boards),
> and gratuities, higher-end properties, such as Sandals and Super
> Clubs, often include scuba diving in the cost as well.
> Jose Perez the Owner of
Travelersbest.com in Miami, Florida says "they
> are both considered all-inclusive it really depends on the taste of
> the customer and what they are looking for, he makes it clear that he
> offers all types of vacations. He explains further that a good Travel
> Professional seeks to develop the best fit for the traveler and
> selects vacations from that information".
>
>
www.travelersbest.com
In the description of a mathematical set, the term inclusive denotes
that the endpoints of a range are included within the set.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclusive
To determine the inclusiveness Mill's five methods of induction may be
sufficient since it may not be an ethical issue where we try and
establish an ethical standard based on lists of criteria.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.philosophy/msg/c6bcff1194250a28
Mill's Methods are five methods of induction described by philosopher
John Stuart Mill in his 1843 book A System of Logic. They are intended
to shed light on issues of causation.
1. Method of agreement
This principle states that if a single common factor exists in all
cases where a phenomenon occurs, that we can attribute the phenomenon
to that factor.
2. Method of difference
This principle states that if one set of circumstances leads to a
given phenomenon, and another set of circumstances does not, and the
sets differ only in a single factor that is present in the first set
but not in the second, then the phenomenon can be attributed to that
factor.
3. Joint method of agreement and difference
Also called simply the "joint method," this principle simply
represents the application of the methods of agreement and difference.
4. Method of residues
The method of residues states that if a range of factors are believed
to cause a range of phenomena, and we have matched all the factors,
except one, with all the phenomena, except one, then the remaining
phenomenon can be attributed to the remaining factor.
5. Method of concomitant variations
This principle states that if across a range of circumstances leading
to a phenomenon, some property of the phenomenon varies in tandem with
some factor existing in the circumstances, then the phenomenon can be
attributed to that factor. For instance, suppose that various samples
of water, each containing both salt and lead, were found to be toxic.
If the level of toxicity varied in tandem with the level of lead, one
could attribute the toxicity to the presence of lead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill's_canons
John Locke and Adam Smith both cite more examples from travel writing
than from any other genre to support their philosophical
investigations. Travel was believed to expand the mind, reduce
prejudices, and cultivate taste. While many contemporaries ridiculed
such lofty pretensions, travellers and scholars alike compiled their
own journals and pored over published arguments about the value of
travel, and many no doubt saw themselves as engaged in ennobling work.
How could it be leisure, if you thought so hard about it and kept such
careful notes?
http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/exhibitions/grand_tour/philosophy.html
http://www.ramblingroses.net/xphilosophy.htm
"In Spanish there is a word for which I can't find a counterword in
English. It is the verb vacilar, present participle vacilando. It does
not mean vacillating at all. If one is vacilando, he is going
somewhere, but does not greatly care whether or not he gets there,
although he has direction. Everything in the world must have a design
or the human mind rejects it. But in addition, it must have purpose or
the human conscience shies away from it."
--John Steinbeck
Few things are as exciting as the idea of travelling somewhere else.
But the reality of travel seldom matches our daydreams. The tragi-
comic disappointments are well-known: the disorientation, the mid-
afternoon despair, the lethargy before ancient ruins. And yet the
reasons behind such disappointments are rarely explored.
We are inundated with advice on where to travel to; we hear little of
why we should go and how we could be more fulfilled doing so. The Art
of Travel is a philosophical look at the ubiquitous but peculiar
activity of travelling 'for pleasure', with thoughts on airports,
landscapes, museums, holiday romances, photographs, exotic carpets and
the contents of hotel mini-bars. The book mixes personal thought with
insights drawn from some of the great figures of the past. Unlike
existing guidebooks on travel, it dares to ask what the point of
travel might be - and modestly suggests how we could learn to be less
silently and guiltily miserable on our journeys.
http://www.alaindebotton.com/travel.asp
