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Think Tank XII
Enhancing Stakeholders' Participation in Community-Bas...
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14298 | Nov 06, 2013 |
Although the iconic floating markets in Thailand have been promoted both domestically and internationally, without a well-planned tourism initiative, virtually all of them have lost their authenticity. To preserve the culture of the Don-Mano...
Author: Nopparat Suthitakon, Sombat Karnjanakit & Suchart Taweepornpathomgul
Year: 2012
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Think Tank X
Sustainable Tourism Pedagogy and Student Community Col...
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14703 | Oct 14, 2013 |
There have been increasing calls to move away from the traditional disciplinary structures and research, teaching and learning approaches that have tended to ‘tunnel’ student learning and reinforce particular worldviews towards new forms of ...
Author: Tazim Jamal, Justin Taillon & Dianne Dredge
Year: 2010
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Think Tank IV
Impediments to Sustainable Service Quality in Luxury H...
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15203 | Oct 13, 2013 |
In order for tourism to be sustainable in the long term, there must be continued viability of tourism related entities (Tesone 2004), that is business operations must be sustainable. Hotels are major tourism entities and play an important ro...
Author: Rayka Presbury
Year: 2004
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Think Tank XI
Broad Street Regeneration Initiative: Practical Sustai...
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15213 | Dec 19, 2013 |
Professors of tourism management teach principles of sustainable tourism to students in the classroom. Practitioners teach by implementing sustainable tourism principles in community. The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council (Tourism Council) i...
Author: Robert Billington, Natalie Carter, Caitlin Amos & Myles Ellison
Year: 2011
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Think Tank XIII
Conceptualising a Framework to Analyse the Factors Inf...
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15369 | Nov 06, 2013 |
As the tourism industry continues to grow globally, sustainable tourism development has drawn interests among researchers, practitioners, governments and stakeholders. There are several studies on the local residents’ support for tourism, lo...
Author: Samuel Folorunso Adeyinka-Ojo, Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore & Vikneswaran Nair
Year: 2013
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Think Tank VII
Tourist Perceptions of Environmentally Friendly Innova...
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15791 | Oct 13, 2013 |
As the environmental movement got underway and environmental awareness came into focus in the late 20th century, the tourism industry began incorporating 'environmentally friendly' efforts into their business practices. Requests for towel r...
Author: Kathleen L. Andereck
Year: 2007
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Think Tank XVII
Overtourism. An analysis of contextual factors contrib...
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16233 | Aug 17, 2017 |
Tourism is a rapidly growing industry and has far-reaching economic, social and environmental impact. The rapid growth of tourism is a challenge for many destinations. But growth in tourist numbers is not the only reason for the many problem...
Author: Fabian Weber
Year: 2017
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Think Tank XII
The Climate Footprint of Nature-based Tourism - The ca...
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19298 | Nov 06, 2013 |
Nature-based tourism is a form of travel that is often believed to lend itself more to sustainable development than other tourism segments. In fact, the concept of ecotourism – defined as nature tourism that is sustainable – was developed in...
Author: Wolfgang Strasdas
Year: 2012
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Think Tank XII
Barriers and Benefits to Professional Development: Per...
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24413 | Nov 06, 2013 |
This paper builds upon the body of literature on tourism mobilities by considering supply-side perspectives as it relates to workforce planning and preparation. Research into tourism destination competitiveness has suggested that for a touri...
Author: Kevin Lyons, Joanne Hanley & Tamara Young
Year: 2012
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Think Tank XIV
Implementation and Governance of Hotel Chain's CSR pol...
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32769 | Jun 26, 2014 |
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained increasing importance in the tourism industry over the past two decades, making it a central aspect of many business strategies. Many international hotel corporations have integrated CSR polic...
Author: Dagmar Lund-Durlacher & Carolin Brewi
Year: 2014
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Think Tank VI
Ethical Issues in Collaboration in the Aviation Industry
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33481 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The aviation industry is a critical element of any tourism system, and has several secondary effects – a source of employment and foreign exchange earnings. A ‘national carrier’ is also a symbol of the country, a source of pride amongst the ...
Author: Ravi Ravinder
Year: 2006
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Think Tank XII
Integrated Planning of Sustainable Tourism and Mobilit...
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33865 | Nov 06, 2013 |
Emerging tourist market trends are pushing destinations to consider mobility an essential strategic component of sustainable tourism planning. Destination Management needs to use tourism mobility analysis systematically if it wants to seize ...
Author: Anna Scuttari, Maria Della Lucia & Umberto Martini
Year: 2012
OPA: 2012 Runner Up
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Think Tank XIV
Tropical Communities as Resources for Tourism or Touri...
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47447 | Jun 26, 2014 |
The purpose of this paper is to review the barriers to sustainable tourism development faced by rural and developing regions and to explore the notion of tourism and its potential contribution to community well-being, with a focus on Flora’s...
Author: Laurie Murphy, Gianna Moscardo & Anna Blackman
Year: 2014
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Think Tank VI
Ecotourism and Environmental Education: Opportunities ...
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51402 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Ecotourism, which typically involves nature-based tourism, plays an increasing role in today's environmental management. As environmental conservation has, in many cases, suffered from a limited budget, funding ecotourism is perceived as a w...
Author: Aphirom Promchanya
Year: 2006
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