274 |
Think Tank X
Climate Change Mitigation among Accommodation Provider...
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5342 | Oct 13, 2013 |
This paper explores the relationship between network membership and innovation towards more sustainable tourism development. In particular it examines the extent to which tourism businesses have introduced measures to mitigate the effects of...
Author: Tim Coles, Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner & Claire Dinan
Year: 2010
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273 |
Think Tank XII
Encouraging Environmentally Friendly Transport Mode Ch...
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5339 | Nov 06, 2013 |
The travel between home and destination is a key element of any holiday and has received increasing attention by tourism scholars as its environmental and particularly its climatic impacts have become widely recognized (Gössling 2002; Metz, ...
Author: Astrid Dickinger & Anja Hergesell
Year: 2012
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272 |
OPA award
The Managing Local Tourism Master Class: Communicating...
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5318 | Oct 13, 2013 |
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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271 |
Think Tank X
The Role of Face-to-face Communication and Networking ...
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5316 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Despite the advent of improved electronic communications technology, face-to-face communication and networking remain the most effective means of enhancing business performance and innovation, particularly for more complex products. During ...
Author: Leo Jago & Margaret Deery
Year: 2010
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270 |
Think Tank X
The Importance of Networks for Innovation in Sustainab...
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5291 | Oct 13, 2013 |
This paper highlights the importance of new and established networks that underpin the innovation processes in sustainable tourism. It will draw on published literature as well as case studies to describe the various types of networks that ...
Author: Jack Carlsen, Janne J. Liburd & Deborah Edwards
Year: 2010
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269 |
Think Tank VI
Corporate Social Responsibility and Marine Tourism Org...
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5291 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an important issue for some governments but the tourism industry appears to be slow in adopting CSR strategies. By focusing on CSR, we argue that the implementation of CSR audits could help t...
Author: Ya-Ting Huang, David Botterill & Eleri Jones
Year: 2006
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268 |
Think Tank IV
Attitudes towards Environmental Responsibility among S...
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5248 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The first step in creating a more environmentally sound hotel industry should be a performance analysis of the hotel sector from an environmental perspective. An assessment measuring the level of environmental awareness among hoteliers and t...
Author: Paulina Bohdanowicz, Vlasta Zanki-Alujevic & Ivo Martinac
Year: 2004
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267 |
Think Tank XIX
Exploring guest book inscriptions towards understandin...
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5244 | Oct 23, 2019 |
Key words: visitor experience, guest books, Mnemba Island Lodge, Zanzibar Page: 125-139 Exploring guest book inscriptions towards understanding tourist experience at Mnemba Island Lodge.pdf Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* S...
Author: Kevin Mearns
Year: 2019
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266 |
Think Tank XI
Learning Network Sustainable Tourism (LNST) for Touris...
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5243 | Oct 14, 2013 |
Since 2002 the Flemish Tourism Board, the executive agency of the Flemish Ministry of Tourism, has implemented different actions to introduce the principles of sustainable tourism into tourism education in Flanders. The general objective is...
Author: Griet Geudens & Manuel Minne
Year: 2011
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265 |
Think Tank XIX
Promoting sustainable tourist experiences and resilien...
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5211 | Oct 23, 2019 |
Key words: adapt, resilient, tourist experience, Maasai, Tanzania Page: 38-51 Promoting sustainable tourist experiences and resilient communities in the Ngorongoro Crater.pdf Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definition...
Author: Claire Louisa Fordred and Kevin Mearns
Year: 2019
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264 |
Think Tank IV
Environmental Training and Measures at Scandic Hotels,...
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5192 | Dec 01, 2013 |
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
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263 |
Think Tank VIII
Resident Support for Sustainable Tourism Policies in T...
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5138 | Oct 13, 2013 |
During the last two decades, there has been increased focus on topics related to various aspects of sustainable tourism. Believing that sustainable tourism can be a serious alternative that can remedy some of the negative impacts associated ...
Author: Ercan Sirakaya-Turk, Muzzo S. Uysal & Turgut Var
Year: 2008
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262 |
Think Tank IV
It's Mostly About Me: Reasons why Volunteers contribut...
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5133 | Oct 13, 2013 |
This paper contributes to the debate by reporting on inital findings from a wider study of volunteers in museums and art museums that was designed to empirically explore volunteer motivation, expectations, values and commitment. The aim of t...
Author: Deborah Edwards
Year: 2004
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261 |
Think Tank XII
Opportunities and Obstacles for Sustainable Tourism Mo...
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5115 | Nov 06, 2013 |
Cross border destination management is characterized by some extra challenges: national, district or county interests, different administrative structures, a high impact of politics and policies, inequality of tourism infrastructures, power ...
Author: Tatjana Thimm
Year: 2012
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260 |
Think Tank XI
Environmental Attitudes of Generation Y Students: Foun...
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5109 | Oct 14, 2013 |
Sustainability has long been a theme in the tourism research and planning literature and is a growing concern in the wider area of business and corporate management. Consequent to these trends in practice and research there has been a growt...
Author: Pierre Benckendorff, Gianna Moscardo & Laurie Murphy
Year: 2011
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259 |
Think Tank VI
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Museum Sector a...
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5108 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Out of a growing concern about the erosion of social infrastructure has come an increase in pressure on business to take up more of the responsibility in meeting community needs (Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 2000; Loza & Ogilvie...
Author: Deborah Edwards
Year: 2006
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258 |
Think Tank V
Crisis Communications and Tourism Recovery Strategies ...
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5091 | Oct 13, 2013 |
This paper describes the application of lessons and processes gleaned from previous crises and disasters to the tourism recovery process for the Maldives following the tsunami of December 26 th , 2004. An assessment of existing literature as...
Author: Jack Carlsen
Year: 2005
OPA: 2005 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
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257 |
Think Tank XIV
Development of a Certification System for Sustainable ...
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5037 | Jun 27, 2014 |
Tourism destinations are complex entities that can be defined as geographical areas of different sizes that are being visited by tourists. Most definitions then differentiate between the perspectives of those living in and managing a destina...
Author: Wolfgang Strasdas
Year: 2014
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256 |
Think Tank XVI
The impact of CSR activities of family businesses on c...
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5032 | Jul 02, 2016 |
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Author: Zehrer Anita
Year: 2016
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255 |
Think Tank VI
Corporate Social Responsibility and Travel & Tourism B...
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5029 | Oct 13, 2013 |
This paper discusses some economic, social, and environmental “hard issues” for the travel and tourism (T&T) industry with the aim of shedding some light on little discussed aspects of industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) with ...
Author: David Stipanuk
Year: 2006
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