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Author : Claudia Jurowski
School/Work Place : Northern Arizona University, USA
Contact : claudia.jurowski@nau.edu
Year : 2008

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 building design, waste reduction, water saving practices and other topics related to social responsibility (International Tourism Partnership, 2007). CEO’s of major corporations have identified sustainable management practices as critical to the success of their business (examiner.com, 2008). Top management focus on sustainability may be partially driven by consumer demand. A recent survey of the members of Travelocity revealed that 80% of the respondents were willing to spend more on eco-friendly destinations or businesses (Reuters, 2008).

Managers anxious to meet consumer expectations are actively seeking knowledge on how to green their business (The term green is being used here to incorporate all aspects of sustainability and corporate social responsibility). They want to know what actions they can take. There is a plethora of information available. However, most non corporate properties do not have the resources to research and identify actions they can take. Managers lack a tool they can use to help them readily assess their position and select strategies to improve their performance. The purpose of this research is to synthesize the many resources available for tourism related businesses and develop a list of practical actions businesses can take to manage more sustainably.


List of Articles
No. Subject Viewssort Date
6 Think Tank VIII Sustaining through Gastronomy: The Case of Slow Food M... file 7925 Oct 13, 2013

This paper is conducted within the interpretive paradigm, using subjectivist, non-positivist, qualitative approach to research started out of writer’s personal motivation after being exposed to a couple of Slow Food conviviums in the recent ...

Author: Miha Bratec 

Year: 2008 

5 Think Tank VIII Environmental Education and Ecotourism: A Case Study o... file 8694 Oct 13, 2013

In this paper we take the standpoint that environmental education and ecotourism are highly related and depend on each other, and that ecotourism cannot be achieved without proper environmental education. Furthermore, in order to achieve qu...

Author: Mojca Arsenijevic & Marko Bohanec 

Year: 2008 

4 Think Tank VIII Employment of the Disabled Workforce in the Hospitalit... file 9145 Oct 13, 2013

Employment is one of the important requirements for the integration of disabled people to daily life. The tourism industry is one of Turkey’s important industries with a great potential for growth. However this growth must be a planned and ...

Author: Sabah Balta & Murat Bengisu 

Year: 2008 

3 Think Tank VIII A Conceptual Ex Ante Framework for the Strategic Study... file 9944 Oct 13, 2013

The area of sport event tourism has been growing over the last years, which led to an increasing amount of research that has analysed both the economic and social impacts of sport events. Whereas a substantial amount of ex post assessment fr...

Author: Nico Schulenkorf 

Year: 2008 

OPA: 2008 Runner Up 

2 Think Tank VIII Moving from Destination Marketing to Destination Manag... file 70601 Oct 13, 2013

This paper provides a case study of how a tourism organisation has interpreted the change from a ‘marketing’ to a ‘management’ approach in destination development. It begins by looking at what the literature has said about destination manag...

Author: David Foster 

Year: 2008 

1 Think Tank VIII Enhancing the Quality of Life through Cultural Events:... file 103864 Oct 13, 2013

The Wadden Sea Festival in Denmark is based on the idea of integrating the coastal environment in the presentation of contemporary art. Specifically, unique tidal differences are utilized to stage a range of performances. The Wadden Sea Fest...

Author: Janne J. Liburd & Anja Hergesell 

Year: 2008 

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