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Author : Niki Glen & Kevin Mearns
School/Work Place : University of South Africa & Sustainable Tourism Partnership Programme, South Africa
Contact : niki@stpp.co.za
Year : 2018

Key words: tourism association, inclusive development, tourism marketing


List of Articles
No. Subject Viewssort Date
54 Think Tank XVI Adoption and diffusion of sustainability in tourism an... file 2276 Jul 02, 2016

This study explores why family firms adopt social and ecological policies that go beyond regulations, which includes hard (e.g., law; Berrone et al., 2010) or soft (e.g., certificates; Rivera, 2002) regulations. To accomplish this, the stud...

Author: Johanna Zanon, Andreas Kallmuenzer, William Nikolakis & Mike Peters 

Year: 2016 

53 Think Tank XVI Crowdsourcing – New Ways of an efficient Corporate Soc... file 2251 Jul 02, 2016

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Sustainability (CS) play a more and more crucial role in the development of hotel business. A study of the French hotel company Accor shows, that sustainability is a determining factor of ...

Author: Matthias Straub 

Year: 2016 

52 Think Tank XV Rural renewal or requiem? Establishing new creative ve... file 2225 Jul 27, 2015

During the past decades, concern for rural poverty and underdevelopment of the rural communities of Namibia has been central to government development efforts. This has further given rise to several rural development programmes. While, some ...

Author: Erling Kavita 

Year: 2015 

51 Think Tank XVII A meta-analysis of the tourism and economic growth nexus file 2217 Aug 17, 2017

The existing literature is fraught with empirical studies delineating the impact of the tourism sector on economic growth. However, the results are at best inconclusive. In this regard, the aim of the present study is to investigate the unde...

Author: Boopendra Seetanah & Robin Nunkoo & Raja Vinesh Sannassee & Paul Georges Warren Moraghen & Zameelah Rifkha Khan Jaffur 

Year: 2017 

50 Think Tank XVIII Socially Inclusive Holidays with Sighted Guiding: Moti... file 2212 Jan 07, 2019

Key words: inclusive tourism, visual impairment, sighted guiding, motivation

Author: Kristof Tomej 

Year: 2018 

49 Think Tank XVIII Using Delphi technique to identify experts’ opinion on... file 2133 Jan 07, 2019

Key words: Conservation Behaviour, The Great Barrier Reef, Delphi Techniques

Author: Karen Hofman 

Year: 2018 

48 Think Tank XVIII Advocating the utilisation of visitor book inscription... file 2011 Jan 07, 2019

Key words: Visitor books, visitor experience, visitor satisfaction, Mnemba Island, Zanzibar.

Author: Kevin Mearns 

Year: 2018 

47 Think Tank XVII A system thinking approach towards promoting sustainab... file 2001 Aug 17, 2017

Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and developing diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors worldwide. Every year the tourism industry has experienced steady growth. International tourist a...

Author: Toshima Makoondlall-Chadee, Chandradeo Bokhoree, Deepa Sumputh 

Year: 2017 

46 Think Tank XVII Collaborative knowledge production development and act... file 1964 Aug 17, 2017

Increasingly, literature has depicted food tourism as a powerful contributor to the ‘triple bottom line’ of economic, social, and environmental sustainability in rural communities (e.g. Sidali et al., 2015; Sims, 2009; Everret & Aitchson...

Author: Yukari Higuchi & Yasuhiro Yamanaka 

Year: 2017 

45 Think Tank XVI Assessing the sustainability reporting of a JSE compan... file 1922 Jul 02, 2016

The world is changing into a place where broader spectra of responsibilities are now being embraced. A significant realisation has grown throughout the world that the Earth’s natural resources are scarce. Industrialisation and economic grow...

Author: Candice Hunter & Kevin Mearns 

Year: 2016 

44 Think Tank XVI Tourists’ attitude towards and willingness to pay for ... file 1920 Jul 02, 2016

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Author: Isabel Lissner & Marius Mayer 

Year: 2016 

43 Think Tank XVI Challenges to attaining “Accessible Tourism for All” i... file 1823 Jul 01, 2016

Although the discussion on Accessible Tourism has increased in intensity over the past 20 years, and by now there are even a few examples of Good Practices being implemented, it nevertheless must be pointed out that this approach is not yet ...

Author: Andreas Kagermeier 

Year: 2016 

42 Think Tank XIX Pilgrum experience as an avenue for sustainable tourism? file 1791 Oct 23, 2019

Key words: religious tourism, pilgrimage, sustainable practicesPages: 8-11 Pilgrim experience as an avenue for sustainable tourism.pdf Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-nam...

Author: Senebto Dagnachew 

Year: 2019 

41 Think Tank XV Protected areas and community wildlife-based tourism i... file 1780 Jul 27, 2015

Tourism planning in protected areas (PAs) entails addressing two partly competing and overlapping goals: preserving heritage and providing access. Resolving potential conflicts between these two goals is particularly challenging at the inter...

Author: MorenTibabo Stone & Gyan P. Nyaupane 

Year: 2015 

40 Think Tank XIX The dive resort industry in Indonesia: An exploration ... file 1778 Oct 23, 2019

Key words: Dive tourism, marine life, current and future threats, mitigation, resilience, sustainability. Page: 12-33 The dive resort industry in Indonesia.pdf Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoN...

Author: Joerg Domroes and Mondher Sahli 

Year: 2019 

39 Think Tank XIX Bridging the Gap: Co-design for Sustainable Tourism De... file 1766 Oct 23, 2019

Key words: Sustainable tourism development; co-design; collaboration; education; transformative learning. Page: 34-37 Bridging the Gap.pdf Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style...

Author: Eva Duedahl and Janne Liburd 

Year: 2019 

38 Think Tank XVII Managing open rock art sites for tourism, in the centr... file 1735 Aug 17, 2017

Rock art is found across the world and is a unique heritage which is divided into three main categories; rock paintings (pictographs), rock engravings, (petroglyphs), and geoglyphs (natural objects used as designs) (Anati, 1993; Clottes, 199...

Author: Claire Louisa Fordred & Kevin Mearns 

Year: 2017 

37 Think Tank XVI Analysing CSR Practices in Food Operations: A case stu... file 1729 Jul 01, 2016

Food consumption is seen by most tourists as an important part of their holiday and tourism often takes place in ecologically, socially and culturally sensitive destinations. Through food consumption, it is not only possible to support heal...

Author: Dagmar Lund-Durlacher, Hannes Antonschmidt & Klaus-Peter Fritz 

Year: 2016 

36 Think Tank XVII Responsible tourism and innovation practices by touris... file 1726 Aug 17, 2017

Responsible tourism incorporates economic, environmental and social imperatives in accordance with ‘sustainable tourism’ notions (Booyens & Rogerson, 2016a). This research argues that tourism firms need to innovate in order to be economi...

Author: Irma Booyens and Christian M. Rogerson 

Year: 2017 

35 Think Tank XVII Australian Indigenous Tourism: Integration of knowledg... file 1710 Aug 17, 2017

Many Australian tourism ventures today promote Australian Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge (AIBK) (Pert, Ens, Locke, Clarke, Packer & Turpin, 2015) through bush-tucker tours, interpretive displays in cultural centres, arts and crafts, et...

Author: Gabrielle McGinnis & Mark Harvey & Ian D. Clark & Tamara Young 

Year: 2017 

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