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Think Tank XIII
Visitors' and Residents' Perception of Tourism Impact ...
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19530 | Nov 06, 2013 |
Tourism is one of the leading contributors to service industry in Malaysia and is gradually growing. The growth of this industry brings impact towards the environment, specifically the water quality of islands. This study views into the visi...
Author: Murugadas Ramdas & Badaruddin Mohamed
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XII
The Climate Footprint of Nature-based Tourism - The ca...
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19730 | 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 VII
Tourist Perceptions of Environmentally Friendly Innova...
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23280 | 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 XIV
Tourism Development as Greek Tragedy: Implications for...
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23351 | Jun 26, 2014 |
Although tourism has been used as a development strategy in many parts of the world for several decades, there is little evidence that it is an effective tool for improving the wellbeing of destination communities. It is not uncommon to find...
Author: Gianna Moscardo, Anna Blackman & Laurie Murphy
Year: 2014
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Think Tank VI
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Catalan hospita...
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23429 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The practices of CSR have attracted the attention of the investigators, who have prepared a great diversity of theories and the international organisms, which have done recommendations, so that the companies have added them in their strategi...
Author: Ramon Palau
Year: 2006
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Think Tank XIII
Sri Lanka, Tourism for a Brighter Future? A Review of ...
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26993 | Nov 06, 2013 |
Tourism is considered to have the potential to generate foreign exchange revenue, create jobs for all levels, support handicraft and export industries, promote art and subsidise the development of transportation infrastructure; as it’s a vec...
Author: Zilmiyah Kamble & Frederic Bouchon
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XII
Barriers and Benefits to Professional Development: Per...
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31158 | 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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33267 | 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 XII
Integrated Planning of Sustainable Tourism and Mobilit...
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34564 | 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 VI
Ethical Issues in Collaboration in the Aviation Industry
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38556 | 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 XIV
Tropical Communities as Resources for Tourism or Touri...
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47797 | 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 V
Discussion on Extended Validity of an Alternative Fram...
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101016 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The risk management of tourism as an industry involves quantification of unprecedented, unlikely but possible negative exogenous event to the region. The objective of this paper is to discuss further on an alternative quantitative method to ...
Author: Tadayuki Hara
Year: 2005
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Think Tank VIII
Enhancing the Quality of Life through Cultural Events:...
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102209 | 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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Think Tank VI
Ecotourism and Environmental Education: Opportunities ...
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106761 | 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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