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No.	Subject	Views	Date
114	Think Tank IX Tourism Relationship Model and Intermediary for Sustai...	6103	Oct 13, 2013
114	This paper proposes a simple model that depicts the relationship between community and extra-community stakeholders that will enable the effective development of sustainable tourism. “Sustainable tourism” in this paper is defined as tourism ... Author: Asami Shikida, Mami Yoda, Akiko Kino & Masayuki Morishige Year: 2009
113	Think Tank IX Courchevel, an outstanding alpine ski resort at a turn...	8417	Oct 13, 2013
113	“Courchevel is first and foremost one among the founding elements of the huge touristic complex of les Trois Vallées in France. Linked to the neighbouring Allues and Belleville valleys by a 3,000 acres network area of regularly packed and ma... Author: Daniel Tixier Year: 2009
112	OPA award Cultural values in sustainable tourism: Conflicts betw...	9423	Oct 13, 2013
112	This paper evaluates cultural conflicts between indigenous groups, recreation users and management agencies over the appropriate amenity use of protected areas in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. It assesses both social values conflicts ... Author: Heather Zeppel Year: 2009 OPA: 2009 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
111	Think Tank IX Cultural values in sustainable tourism: Conflicts betw...	34443	Oct 13, 2013
111	This paper evaluates cultural conflicts between indigenous groups, recreation users and management agencies over the appropriate amenity use of protected areas in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. It assesses both social values conflicts ... Author: Heather Zeppel Year: 2009 OPA: 2009 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
110	Think Tank VIII Responding to Climate Change in Australian Resort Hote...	6668	Oct 13, 2013
110	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
109	Think Tank VIII Environmental Education and Ecotourism: A Case Study o...	8943	Oct 13, 2013
109	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
108	Think Tank VIII Employment of the Disabled Workforce in the Hospitalit...	9363	Oct 13, 2013
108	Employment is one of the important requirements for the integration of disabled people to daily life. The tourism industry is one of Turkey’s important industries with a great potential for growth. However this growth must be a planned and ... Author: Sabah Balta & Murat Bengisu Year: 2008
107	Think Tank VIII Emerging Green Tourists: Their Behaviours and Attitudes	5160	Oct 13, 2013
107	The concerns are varied and are not necessarily important to all tourists and the influence they have on sustaining the industry is unknown. For years the tourism industry has used a number of mechanisms in an attempt to green operators. The... Author: Sue Bergin-Seers & Judith Mair Year: 2008
106	Think Tank VIII Education’s Impact on Cultural Distance Perception: Th...	3523	Oct 13, 2013
106	As an international tourism destination, Turkey serves mostly European tourist markets due to her closeness to European markets. Turkey and Europe has a long shared history of relationships. However, Turkey and Turkish people have a rather b... Author: Yasin Boylu, Asli D. A. Tasci & William C. Gartner Year: 2008
105	Think Tank VIII Sustaining through Gastronomy: The Case of Slow Food M...	8094	Oct 13, 2013
105	This paper is conducted within the interpretive paradigm, using subjectivist, non-positivist, qualitative approach to research started out of writer’s personal motivation after being exposed to a couple of Slow Food conviviums in the recent ... Author: Miha Bratec Year: 2008
104	Think Tank VIII Lifestyle Oriented Small Tourism [LOST] Firms in the F...	5181	Oct 13, 2013
104	Lifestyle has been oft cited in the literature as the main motivation for those establishing or acquiring tourism related businesses in attractive destinations. However, the term has many different dimensions and connotations, both positive... Author: Jack Carlsen & Alison Morrison Year: 2008
103	Think Tank VIII A Framework for Work-Life Balance Practices in the Tou...	3983	Oct 13, 2013
103	This paper addresses the key issues surrounding the debate over work-life balance. It provides an overview of current thinking in the general work environment, with specific focus on the issue within the tourism industry. This paper present... Author: Margaret Deery & Leo Jago Year: 2008 OPA: 2008 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
102	OPA award A Framework for Work-Life Balance Practices in the Tou...	4778	Oct 13, 2013
102	This paper addresses the key issues surrounding the debate over work-life balance. It provides an overview of current thinking in the general work environment, with specific focus on the issue within the tourism industry. This paper present... Author: Margaret Deery & Leo Jago Year: 2008 OPA: 2008 Outstanding Paper Award Winner
101	Think Tank VIII Destination Competitiveness and Policy Making for Pove...	7008	Oct 13, 2013
101	This paper has five aims. First, to discuss the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) and the method of its construction. If the TTCI is to have policy significance it is essential that its components be identified and analysed as ... Author: Larry Dwyer Year: 2008
100	Think Tank VIII Linking Tourist Satisfaction to Happiness and Quality ...	5052	Oct 13, 2013
100	Dominant tourist satisfaction measures, typically tied to service quality, have recently received much criticism by senior tourism academics (Ryan, 1995; Kozak, 2001; Pearce, 2005). These prominent tourism scholars commonly refer to very sim... Author: Sebastian Filep Year: 2008
99	Think Tank VIII Moving from Destination Marketing to Destination Manag...	70997	Oct 13, 2013
99	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
98	Think Tank VIII Tourism-led Amenity Migration and the Transformation o...	3577	Oct 13, 2013
98	Global economic and political change has stimulated an explosion in tourism-led migration flows resulting in unprecedented transformation in the form and condition of impacted communities (Woods, 2006). This increase in human migration to ar... Author: Alison M. Gill Year: 2008
97	Think Tank VIII Shared Playgrounds: Contrasting Visitor Perspectives o...	7169	Oct 13, 2013
97	Tourism is forming an increasingly significant component of the social and economic fabric of many major cities around the world. The quality of life for the residents of a city can be both degraded and enhanced by tourism and its associated... Author: Tony Griffin, Deborah Edwards, Katie Schlenker & Bruce Hayllar Year: 2008
96	Think Tank VIII A Tool for Improving the Sustainability of Tourism Ind...	3013	Oct 13, 2013
96	The tourism industry’s interest in sustainable management has increased in exponential proportions over the past year. Substantial amounts of space in industry journals are devoted to issues such as sustainability, energy management, green b... Author: Claudia Jurowski Year: 2008
95	Think Tank VIII Enhancing the Quality of Life through Cultural Events:...	104182	Oct 13, 2013
95	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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