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Think Tank XII
Unsustainable Travel Development: The Case of Aviation...
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4650 | Nov 06, 2013 |
Considering the apparent importance of low-cost aviation, and its dramatic development, there is remarkably little research done about its consequences on European mobility. A few studies have mapped the development of networks (cf. Dobruszk...
Author: Jan Henrik Nilsson
Year: 2012
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133 |
Think Tank XIX
Designing sustainable tourist experiences – (how) does...
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4644 | Oct 23, 2019 |
Key words: Nature Parks, sustainable tourism, customer journey, sustainable development, behaviour change Page: 188-193 Designing sustainable tourist experiences.pdf Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ tabl...
Author: Birgit Reutz
Year: 2019
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Think Tank IV
Environmental Attitudes of Tourism Activity Providers ...
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4640 | Oct 13, 2013 |
This paper looks at the issue of environmental awareness and the related topic of 'ecolabels' in a New Zealand context, adopting a supplier's perspective to gain a greater insight into the attitudes of those managing and providing tourism pr...
Author: Christian Schott
Year: 2004
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131 |
Think Tank XV
Luxury and Sustainability in Tourism Accommodation – a...
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4628 | 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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130 |
Think Tank VIII
A Tool for Improving the Sustainability of Tourism Ind...
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4610 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The tourism industry’s interest in sustainable management has increased in exponential proportions over the past year. Substantial amounts of space in industry journals are devoted to issues such as sustainability, energy management, green b...
Author: Claudia Jurowski
Year: 2008
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129 |
Think Tank VI
Corporate Responsibility as Essential to Sustainable T...
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4570 | Oct 13, 2013 |
For tourism development to have sustainable outcomes at the destination level, business operations must be sustainable. Sustainable development for business means adopting strategies and activities that meet the needs of the enterprise and ...
Author: Larry Dwyer, Liz Fredline, Leo Jago & Margaret Deery
Year: 2006
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128 |
Think Tank V
Communicating with Visitors During and After a Natural...
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4566 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Tourism is often a significant component of a region or country’s economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being and a natural disaster such as a hurricane, tsunami, landslide, flood or bushfire may cause a range of impacts on the d...
Author: E. Kate Armstrong
Year: 2005
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127 |
Think Tank XII
Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation of Tourism Flows:...
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4544 | 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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126 |
Think Tank VII
The Uptake of Innovation in Tourism Organisations: Bar...
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4537 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Innovation is fundamental to any industry in its quest to realising its potential. The tourism industry is no different in this pursuit of excellence and innovation but, unlike many other industries, it is largely comprised of small busines...
Author: Leo Jago & Margaret Deery
Year: 2007
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125 |
Think Tank XVII
Sustainable tourism certification in the hotel sector ...
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4497 | Aug 17, 2017 |
This paper presents research commissioned by the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s African Natural Resources Center (ANRC), that aimed to to identify and summarise existing monitoring data being gathered by national tourism authorities and i...
Author: Anna Spenceley
Year: 2017
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124 |
Think Tank XIV
Welcoming Chinese Visitors and the Easternization of t...
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4491 | Jun 26, 2014 |
Tourism academics, practitioners, governments and agencies around the world are in general agreement about the future of tourism in what commentators have tagged The Asian Century. Assuming demographic and economic conditions persist, the in...
Author: Patricia C. Johnson
Year: 2014
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123 |
Think Tank XIII
The Politics of Community-Based Tourism Planning in th...
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4486 | 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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122 |
Think Tank IX
Developing a knowledge platform on value of parks for ...
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4416 | Oct 13, 2013 |
National Parks and other protected natural areas are a significant point of focus for tourism activity globally. Consequently it is important to understand the values of parks for tourism to assist with effective policy, planning and manage...
Author: Michael Hughes & Jack Carlsen
Year: 2009
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121 |
Think Tank V
An Economic Explanation of the Net Benefits of Tourism...
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4413 | Oct 13, 2013 |
International tourism is increasingly viewed as one of the best opportunities for a sustainable economic and social development of developing countries. There is also an increasing concern from public policy makers as to whether mass tourism...
Author: Mondher Sahli & Jean-Jacques Nowak
Year: 2005
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120 |
Think Tank XV
Inclusive tourism business models: A comparative analy...
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4406 | 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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119 |
Think Tank VII
Social Responsibility and Innovation on Trafficking an...
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4399 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Ethical questions related to globalization, human rights, unfair labor practices and trans-boundary exchanges of capital and work force create ever more complex challenges for the tourism sustainability agenda. In recent years, the tourism i...
Author: Camelia Tepelus
Year: 2007
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118 |
Think Tank X
Indigenous Values Help Shape a Universal Tourism Ethic
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4386 | 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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117 |
Think Tank XII
Identifying Issues with Tourist Wayfinding: A Collabor...
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4372 | 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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116 |
Think Tank VIII
Managing Work/Life Balance Issues: An Examination of H...
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4350 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The purpose of this study was to identify international human resource management best practice with regard to work/life balance policies and practices within an international hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. The methodology included an anal...
Author: Elizabeth Roberts, David Williamson & Carmen Cox
Year: 2008
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115 |
Think Tank XV
Can we eat it? Exploring the cultural challenges in ma...
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4332 | Jul 27, 2015 |
Can we eat it? How did you stop the waves? Is there water in there? Where is the switch to turn it off? Will it eat me? These are just some of the many questions asked by visitors to uShaka Sea World in Durban, South Africa. While South Afri...
Author: Judy Mann & Roy Ballantyne & Jan Packer
Year: 2015
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