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No.	Subject	Views	Date
74	Think Tank XIII Understanding Sense of Place in Tourism Development: T...	5991	Nov 06, 2013
74	This paper introduces the rationale for a study which explores the relationship between sense of place and sustainability at Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park (TARP), Sabah. Sense of place encompasses an understanding of the meaning bestowed ... Author: Paulin Wong Poh Lin & Balvinder Kaur Kler Year: 2013
73	Think Tank XIII Assessing the Impact of Rural Tourism Development on t...	6050	Nov 06, 2013
73	Past literature has posited that tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors and has been signified as an attractive investment proposition. Rural tourism sector has been actively promoted by the Malaysian government and currently, it is c... Author: May-Chiun Lo, Vikneswaran Nair, Peter Songan & Helen Lee HuiHui Year: 2013
72	Think Tank VIII Destination Competitiveness and Policy Making for Pove...	6099	Oct 13, 2013
72	This paper has five aims. First, to discuss the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) and the method of its construction. If the TTCI is to have policy significance it is essential that its components be identified and analysed as ... Author: Larry Dwyer Year: 2008
71	Think Tank XII Are We Moving Towards Education for Sustainability? A ...	6136	Nov 06, 2013
71	It is nearing the end of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) (United Nations, 2011), an awareness raising campaign which “seeks to mobilize the educational resources of the world to help create a mo... Author: Erica Wilson, Tania von der Heidt, Geoffrey Lamberton & Dayle Morrison Year: 2012
70	OPA award Environmental Training and Measures at Scandic Hotels,...	6162	Dec 01, 2013
70	Hotels are traditionally geared towards providing a high-level of comfort and entertainment, as well as a broad spectrum of services, often without giving much concern to associated environmental or socio-economic impacts. Hotel companies ty... Author: Paulina Bohdanowicz, Branko Simanic & Ivo Martinac Year: 2004 OPA: 2004 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
69	Think Tank VII Environmentally Sustainable Practices of Victorian Tou...	6196	Oct 13, 2013
69	Environmental sustainability has been a growing concern in our society for the past twenty years, and is a primary issue of many leaders of the tourism industry. In spite of the many efforts to encourage and/or enforce environmentally sound ... Author: Sue Beeton, Sue Bergin-Seers & Christine Lee Year: 2007
68	Think Tank VI Testing Clarkson’s Typical Corporate and Stakeholder I...	6253	Oct 13, 2013
68	In today’s world of growing concern over the social and environmental effect of tourism, the responsibility for the future of our society is moving from simply relying on our political leaders and interest groups towards the concept that cor... Author: Catrina Papaleo & Sue Beeton Year: 2006
67	Think Tank XII Employee Work Attitudes, Mobility and Promotional Oppo...	6259	Nov 06, 2013
67	The issue of employee mobility is brought into sharp focus in times of economic and social uncertainty. Previous studies into the causes of employee mobility have investigated, among other determinants, the link between the promotional oppor... Author: Margaret Deery, Leo Jago & Michael Stewart Year: 2012
66	Think Tank X Implementing Networks of the New Zealand Tourism Strat...	6273	Oct 13, 2013
66	The areas of tourism planning and strategy are frequently at the focus of academic enquiry; however, the implementation of the planning results is not. The small number of existing studies suggests that many difficulties associated with pla... Author: Julia N. Albrecht Year: 2010
65	Think Tank XI CRS 2.0: Management Perspectives of Sustainable Hospit...	6282	Oct 14, 2013
65	In recent years, hotel companies have recognized the importance of engaging in responsible business practices as they relate to stakeholders including employees, guests, and the communities in which their properties are located. Accordingly... Author: Stuart E. Levy & Sun-Young Park Year: 2011
64	Think Tank VI Stakeholder involvement, culture and accountability in...	6340	Oct 13, 2013
64	Following its historical rise and fall, America’s first industrialized polluted landscape garnered federal and local support to remedy its near destruction. Today, the Blackstone Valley is a pragmatic example of translating theory into pract... Author: Robert Billington, Veronica Cadoppi & Natalie Carter Year: 2006 OPA: 2006 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
63	Think Tank IX Sustainable Tourism Development Plan for the Old City ...	6385	Oct 13, 2013
63	This research aims to propose a sustainable tourism development plan for the City of Nan. Since the year 2000, Nan civil society leaders, national and international stakeholders have tried to develop Nan into a world heritage destination. I... Author: Donruetai Kovathanakul Year: 2009
62	OPA award Stakeholder involvement, culture and accountability in...	6410	Oct 13, 2013
62	Following its historical rise and fall, America’s first industrialized polluted landscape garnered federal and local support to remedy its near destruction. Today, the Blackstone Valley is a pragmatic example of translating theory into pract... Author: Robert Billington, Veronica Cadoppi & Natalie Carter Year: 2006 OPA: 2006 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
61	Think Tank V Ideas for A(u)ction: Tourism Risk Management	6412	Dec 14, 2013
61	As a contribution to BEST Education Network ThinkTank V, Managing Riskand Crisis for Sustainable Tourism, the following paper has been prepared in two parts. The first part of the paper focuses on the idea that an appropriate model can be de... Author: Scott K. Cunliffe Year: 2005 OPA: Keynote Speech
60	OPA award Slow Travellers - Who Are They, and What Motivates Them?	6457	Nov 06, 2013
60	Tourism’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is estimated to be around 5% and is forecast to grow rapidly, to around 16% of global emissions by 2020. Future strategies for mitigation must address the levels of demand for t... Author: Derek Robbins & Jaedong Cho Year: 2012 OPA: 2012 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
59	Think Tank XV Perceptions of the business community on the sustainab...	6464	Jul 27, 2015
59	The holiday property market has seen a genuine boom in the last years with second homes being an integral part of today’s tourism and an important pillar in the accommodation sector. Today second homes are seen as an enabler for destination ... Author: Anita Zehrer Year: 2015
58	Think Tank IX Cross-Cultural Interaction, Capacity Building and Sust...	6468	Oct 13, 2013
58	This paper reports on findings which are part of a broader research conducted under the Learning and Teaching Fellowship Award 2007/08, aimed at the assessment of innovative blended learning techniques and applied learning in alternative st... Author: Marina Novelli Year: 2009
57	Think Tank VII The New World of Travel 2.0: Application of Social Sof...	6473	Oct 13, 2013
57	"Web 2.0" is a term used to refer to the emerging new wave of innovation on the Internet. Some see it as a second high-tech wave, marking the recovery from the technology and Internet "bust" at the end of the 1990s (O'Reilly 2005). Character... Author: Alan A. Lew Year: 2007
56	Think Tank VIII Shared Playgrounds: Contrasting Visitor Perspectives o...	6478	Oct 13, 2013
56	Tourism is forming an increasingly significant component of the social and economic fabric of many major cities around the world. The quality of life for the residents of a city can be both degraded and enhanced by tourism and its associated... Author: Tony Griffin, Deborah Edwards, Katie Schlenker & Bruce Hayllar Year: 2008
55	Think Tank X The Managing Local Tourism Master Class: Communicating...	6683	Oct 13, 2013
55	The aim of this paper is to describe an action-based research project entitled the Management Local Tourism Master Class (MLTMC) and to discuss the merits of this extension tool in building sustainable tourism management practices across loc... Author: Dianne Dredge, Emma-Jane Ford & Michelle Whitford Year: 2010 OPA: 2010 Outstanding Paper Award Winner

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