154 |
Think Tank VI
How Sophisticated is the level of E-Commerce Adoption ...
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3588 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The research aims to develop a conceptual model of e-commerce adoption in tourism enterprises. The paper begins with a literature review identifying the opportunities and competitive advantage for tourism enterprises associated with E-commer...
Author: Nina Mistilis & John D’Ambra
Year: 2006
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153 |
Think Tank XII
Identifying Issues with Tourist Wayfinding: A Collabor...
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3586 | Nov 06, 2013 |
This paper reports on a study that was conducted in conjunction with Destination NSW, the government tourism authority for the state of New South Wales in Australia. The purpose of the study was to examine tourist wayfinding behaviour in Syd...
Author: Tony Griffin & Deborah Edwards
Year: 2012
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152 |
Think Tank XIV
Stakeholder Collaboration and Contestation in Tourism ...
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3552 | Jun 26, 2014 |
Since Timor-Leste gained its independence in 2002, tourism has been promoted by both government and NGOs as a means to create jobs, build businesses, create income for national and local economics and improve regional economic imbalances (Ti...
Author: Sara Currie & Lindsay Turner
Year: 2014
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151 |
Think Tank XIV
The Prospects for Sustainable Tourism in Vanuatu in th...
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3537 | Jun 26, 2014 |
This paper explores the feasibility for Vanuatu of implementing several key international recommendations for policy-makers for the sustainable development (SD) of national tourism sectors (UNEP-WTO, 2005). It shows that the remarkable fragm...
Author: Valentina Dinica
Year: 2014
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150 |
Think Tank X
Indigenous Values Help Shape a Universal Tourism Ethic
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3531 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Indigenous communities from around the planet are defining common values in their tourism programs that attract visitors seeking authentic, transformational experiences. The Maori of New Zealand, Aborigines of Australia, Maasai of Kenya, Am...
Author: Ben Sherman
Year: 2010
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149 |
Think Tank VIII
Tourism Professionals’ Attitudes towards Climate Chang...
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3520 | Oct 13, 2013 |
This paper discusses three aspects of the interrelationship between tourism and climate change: the perception of the problems related to global warming by tourism professionals, their suggestions concerning possible actions that can be tak...
Author: Xavier Matteucci & Dagmar Lund-Durlacher
Year: 2008
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148 |
Think Tank XII
Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation of Tourism Flows:...
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3507 | Nov 06, 2013 |
The aim of this working paper is to demonstrate an interactive, real-time, transparent and dynamic approach to modelling tourism mobilities using agent-based simulation models [ABM]. ABM has previously been employed in studying organizationa...
Author: Jack Carlsen & Scott Heckbert
Year: 2012
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147 |
Think Tank XVIII
Community participation and stakeholder engagement in ...
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3502 | Jan 07, 2019 |
Keywords: natural resource management, community participation, stakeholder engagement, co-creation, sustainable tourism, Networks of Reserves.
Author: Umberto Martini, Federica Buffa, Sandra Notaro, Nicola Zeni & Pier Luigi Novi Inverardi
Year: 2018
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146 |
Think Tank VIII
Education’s Impact on Cultural Distance Perception: Th...
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3490 | Oct 13, 2013 |
As an international tourism destination, Turkey serves mostly European tourist markets due to her closeness to European markets. Turkey and Europe has a long shared history of relationships. However, Turkey and Turkish people have a rather b...
Author: Yasin Boylu, Asli D. A. Tasci & William C. Gartner
Year: 2008
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145 |
Think Tank XIII
The Politics of Community-Based Tourism Planning in th...
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3483 | Nov 06, 2013 |
The management of protected areas has to deal with a wide range of challenges, amongst these, a growing array of social, political and economic expectations. In this regard, protected areas are increasingly expected to particularly serve as ...
Author: Anna Hübner & Truong Si Hong Chau
Year: 2013
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144 |
Think Tank VIII
Tourism-led Amenity Migration and the Transformation o...
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3481 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Global economic and political change has stimulated an explosion in tourism-led migration flows resulting in unprecedented transformation in the form and condition of impacted communities (Woods, 2006). This increase in human migration to ar...
Author: Alison M. Gill
Year: 2008
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143 |
Think Tank XI
An introduction of the Global Sustainable Tourism Coun...
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3464 | Oct 14, 2013 |
The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and Criteria, in an effort to encourage the Criteria as part of a framework for sustainable tourism education. The history of the GSTC and Criteria will...
Author: Kelly Bricker
Year: 2011
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142 |
Think Tank XV
Inclusive tourism business models: A comparative analy...
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3427 | Jul 27, 2015 |
Mitchell and Ashley state that the “bulk of pro-poor tourism literature has not aimed at measuring impact… [and] is indeed recognized as a weakness in the pro-poor tourism literature by its proponents” (2010:5). The research paper aims to qu...
Author: Andrew Rylance
Year: 2015
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141 |
Think Tank IV
Evaluating Environmental Initiatives of German Hotels
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3418 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Following a vigorous environmental protection movement trigging in Germany over thirty years ago, the German hotel industry is gradually moving in line with other sections of its society. This study attempts to present a snapshot of the asse...
Author: Joseph S. Chen, Willy Legrand, Philip Sloan & Josephine Zho
Year: 2004
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140 |
Think Tank XVI
The Act of Giving – Understanding CSR in Myanmar in a ...
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3402 | Jul 02, 2016 |
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Author: Nicole Häusler & Kathrin Dischereit
Year: 2016
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139 |
Think Tank XV
Luxury and Sustainability in Tourism Accommodation – a...
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3388 | Jul 27, 2015 |
This paper examines the relationship between luxury and sustainability in tourism using a case study of the Soneva Group, which has two luxurious eco resorts in Maldives and Thailand. The aim of this paper is to determine whether luxury and ...
Author: Derek Robbins & Justyna Gaczorek
Year: 2015
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138 |
Think Tank IV
After the Sydney Olympic Games: Sustainable Infrastruc...
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3362 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Olympic Games epitomize the definition of a mega event, due to the size and scope that these events have in terms of participation, worldwide viewing and infrastructure development. However with the commercialization of these events over the...
Author: Sacha Reid
Year: 2004
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137 |
Think Tank IV
Tourism focused NGO's - An Online Content Analysis
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3357 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) increased from 31,246 to 37,281 (19.3%) between 1990 and 2000, (Human Development Report, 2002). The importance of NGOs is documented in United Nations Local Agenda 21 Chapter 27, 'Strength...
Author: Meng-Mei Chen & James Holleran
Year: 2004
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136 |
Think Tank XII
It's how you get there: Developing a Transportation Mo...
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3328 | Nov 06, 2013 |
This paper examines the impacts of alternative modes of transportation utilized for an international study course in Ecuador during two consecutive summers. The analysis includes the perceived value of the student participants in relation to...
Author: Kenneth Cohen & John Bowen
Year: 2012
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135 |
Think Tank XV
A modified value chainanalysisoftourism development in...
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3308 | Jul 27, 2015 |
Tourism development in a relatively unknown country is faced with various challenges. The difficulty is not only choosing an appropriate tourism development strategy but also managing it in a complex sociocultural, economic and political env...
Author: Sonja Frommenwiler & Péter Varga
Year: 2015
OPA: Runner Up Outstanding Paper Award
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