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No.	Subject	Views	Date
61	Think Tank IV The Benefits of Visitor and Non-Visitor Research in th...	4213	Oct 13, 2013
61	Our premise in this paper is that if sustainable tourism development and management is to meet the needs of both the present and the future then it is equally important to prioritise research on those who visit tourism destinations (and incl... Author: Pat Sterry & Debra Leighton Year: 2004
60	Think Tank IV Impediments to Sustainable Service Quality in Luxury H...	15899	Oct 13, 2013
60	In order for tourism to be sustainable in the long term, there must be continued viability of tourism related entities (Tesone 2004), that is business operations must be sustainable. Hotels are major tourism entities and play an important ro... Author: Rayka Presbury Year: 2004
59	Think Tank V Communicating with Visitors During and After a Natural...	2961	Oct 13, 2013
59	Tourism is often a significant component of a region or country’s economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being and a natural disaster such as a hurricane, tsunami, landslide, flood or bushfire may cause a range of impacts on the d... Author: E. Kate Armstrong Year: 2005
58	Think Tank V Knowledge Management for Tourism Crises and Disasters	12940	Oct 13, 2013
58	Tourism is especially vulnerable to disasters and, being fragmented, often its response is difficult to initiate and coordinate. It is also information intensive and when in chaos its information needs are exacerbated. The paper aims to deve... Author: Nina Mistilis & Pauline Sheldon Year: 2005
57	Think Tank V Using Theories of Stigma Management and Impression Man...	6285	Oct 13, 2013
57	Researchers have noted that impression management is key to tourism crisis management planning and recovery (Ritchie et al., 2003:201); indeed, some have suggested that “crisis management is as much about dealing with human perceptions about... Author: Bonalyn Nelson Year: 2005
56	Think Tank V Managing of Public Risks in Tourism: Towards Sustainab...	4189	Oct 13, 2013
56	How to manage risks that endanger development of tourism but that are caused by tourism itself? An industry-based model is presented as an analytic tool and adapted to the situation in tourism. It is argued that development of tourism lacks ... Author: Yoram Krozer & Else Redzepovic Year: 2005
55	Think Tank V Framing Tourist Risk in UK Press Accounts of Hurricane...	4906	Oct 13, 2013
55	This paper examines the coverage of Hurricane Ivan in the Caribbean published in selected leading UK newspapers in September 2004. Quantitative textual analysis have been utilised in this study to determine the main sources of information on... Author: Marcella Daye Year: 2005
54	Think Tank VI Service Learning in Tourism Educational Programs – A S...	4243	Oct 13, 2013
54	A problem in developing new tourism markets remains how to resource them from an existing employment base. Key questions arising are: Do current tourism enterprises have the existing skills to move into these new markets for sustainable tour... Author: Susan Anita Briggs Year: 2006
53	Think Tank VI Stakeholder involvement, culture and accountability in...	7237	Oct 13, 2013
53	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
52	OPA award Stakeholder involvement, culture and accountability in...	7682	Oct 13, 2013
52	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
51	Think Tank VII Barriers to Innovation in Hospitality Provision: Towar...	9150	Oct 13, 2013
51	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
50	Think Tank VII Rural Adventure Tourism and Social Entrepreneurship	4813	Oct 13, 2013
50	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
49	Think Tank VII The Community of Communicators and the Communication o...	10519	Oct 13, 2013
49	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
48	Think Tank VII Destination and Enterprise Management for a Tourism Fu...	7759	Oct 13, 2013
48	A key element of a successful tourism industry is the ability to recognize and deal with change across a wide range of key factors and the way they interact. Key drivers of global change can be classified as Economic, Social, Political, Tec... Author: Larry Dwyer, Deborah Edwards, Nina Mistilis, & Carolina Roman Year: 2007
47	Think Tank VII The Practical Application of Sustainable Tourism Devel...	6824	Oct 13, 2013
47	The internationally acclaimed Blackstone Valley Tourism Council continues to create a sustainable visitor destination using whole place-making techniques. Under its auspices, the Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory share... Author: Robert Billington, Natalie Carter & Lilly Kayamba Year: 2007
46	Think Tank VIII Tourism for Marginal Groups: Tourism as a Livelihood S...	2297	Oct 13, 2013
46	Since the report of the Brundtland Commission was published 1987 (WCED 1987), sustainable development has been incorporated into the policies of many international organizations and the legislation of jurisdictions throughout the world. Nev... Author: Teresa C.H. Tao & Geoffrey Wall Year: 2008
45	Think Tank VIII Managing Work/Life Balance Issues: An Examination of H...	2966	Oct 13, 2013
45	The purpose of this study was to identify international human resource management best practice with regard to work/life balance policies and practices within an international hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. The methodology included an anal... Author: Elizabeth Roberts, David Williamson & Carmen Cox Year: 2008
44	Think Tank VIII Moving from Destination Marketing to Destination Manag...	70625	Oct 13, 2013
44	This paper provides a case study of how a tourism organisation has interpreted the change from a ‘marketing’ to a ‘management’ approach in destination development. It begins by looking at what the literature has said about destination manag... Author: David Foster Year: 2008
43	Think Tank VIII Environmental Education and Ecotourism: A Case Study o...	8734	Oct 13, 2013
43	In this paper we take the standpoint that environmental education and ecotourism are highly related and depend on each other, and that ecotourism cannot be achieved without proper environmental education. Furthermore, in order to achieve qu... Author: Mojca Arsenijevic & Marko Bohanec Year: 2008
42	Think Tank VIII Responding to Climate Change in Australian Resort Hote...	6383	Oct 13, 2013
42	Extensive infrastructure and client expectations of luxury will mean that their carbon footprint and water usage is likely to exceed significantly that of average urban households. Often located in coastal or riverine settings, they are vuln... Author: Charles Arcodia & Chantal Dickson Year: 2008

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