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Think Tank VII
Branding Sustainability: Taking 'The Natural Step' in ...
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64061 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Translation of the concept of sustainability into practice is fraught with problems. While policy advances in all sectors of the economy have made steps in the right direction the lack of clarity in defining what is meant by 'sustainability...
Author: Alison Gill & Peter Williams
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
Tourist Perceptions of Environmentally Friendly Innova...
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24595 | 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 VII
The Community of Communicators and the Communication o...
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10553 | Oct 13, 2013 |
In spite of the trend towards business as a key element in society and tourism, governments still play an important role in the sustainable development debate. Like any social institution, governments and related organizations do not always ...
Author: Keith Henning
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
Learning as Prerequisite for Innovations in Tourism - ...
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10348 | Oct 13, 2013 |
This article reports on an ongoing project that focuses on learning and innovation as prerequisites for sustainable tourism in a transnational environment defined by the European North Sea Region. According to Buhalis (2000: 113) providing i...
Author: Janne Liburd & Anja Hergesell
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
Barriers to Innovation in Hospitality Provision: Towar...
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9160 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Recent challenges within the hospitality industry highlight a critical need for research and innovation to inform management practice. Surprisingly, however, a comprehensive review of literature has found that innovation research within the...
Author: Conrad Lashley & Barry O'Mahony
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
Innovations in Volunteer Tourism: A Case Study of Fund...
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5341 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The popularity of volunteer tourism as a form of alternative tourism has grown significantly over the past decade (McGehee, and Norman, 2002). Volunteer tourists can now be found throughout the world participating in a wide array of social, ...
Author: Kevin Lyons
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
Web 2.0, Tourist Activated Networks and Sustainability...
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4846 | Oct 13, 2013 |
With the emergence of Web 2.0, the Internet has begun to realize its potential in supporting the tourism experience. This presentation will first identify a number of applications within Web 2.0 that are visitor oriented - from Expedia and T...
Author: Daniel Fesenmaier
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
Rural Adventure Tourism and Social Entrepreneurship
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4820 | Oct 13, 2013 |
The intent of this research is to provide a comparative analysis of several innovative social entrepreneurial businesses operating within the realm of rural adventure tourism. This qualitative, case-based research explores six companies, wh...
Author: Christina Heyniger & Kristin Lamoureaux
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
Getting Fit to Innovate: TUI's InnOlympics
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4676 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Tether (2003) describes innovation within service industries as having a Cinderella status - marginal and neglected. The traditional approach to thinking about innovation has been to concentrate on manufacturing and within that, the role of...
Author: Graham Miller & Caroline Scarles
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
The Uptake of Innovation in Tourism Organisations: Bar...
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2913 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Innovation is fundamental to any industry in its quest to realising its potential. The tourism industry is no different in this pursuit of excellence and innovation but, unlike many other industries, it is largely comprised of small busines...
Author: Leo Jago & Margaret Deery
Year: 2007
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Think Tank VII
Social Responsibility and Innovation on Trafficking an...
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2489 | Oct 13, 2013 |
Ethical questions related to globalization, human rights, unfair labor practices and trans-boundary exchanges of capital and work force create ever more complex challenges for the tourism sustainability agenda. In recent years, the tourism i...
Author: Camelia Tepelus
Year: 2007
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