Essays about: "Tourism industry policy framework"

Found 5 essays containing the words Tourism industry policy framework.

  1. 1. Sustainable Tourism in Sintra, Portugal: Comprehensions and practices of sustainability within the Portuguese tourism industry: a case study of the accommodation sector

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Charlotta Schneider; [2023-10-26]
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    Abstract : This case study takes a closer look at how people working in the tourism sector are working in the framework of sustainable tourism. More precisely the focus is put on Sintra, a municipally belonging to the Greater Lisbon region in Portugal, and the accommodation sector there. READ MORE

  2. 2. Backpacker Tourism and Local Community Development: An Analysis of Hostels as Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Gayani Siriwardena; [2019]
    Keywords : Backpacker tourism; Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice; Hostels; Livelihoods; Local communities; Networks; Poverty reduction; Sri Lanka; Tourism industry policy framework; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is an attempt to understand if hostels, being an essential component of the infrastructural support for backpacker tourism have been instrumental in lifting up local communities in light of socio-economic development. The analysis strives to explore not only the contours of change in the community level but also the changes in the institutions and structures within which the tourism industry operates to understand how the hostel communities create their own structures through exercising power, which is a manifestation of how capitals are accumulated and transformed. READ MORE

  3. 3. Marketing Sustainability in Charter Tourism : The Influence of Brands, Eco-Labels and their Combination on the Swedish Charter Tourist´s Decision Making

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anders Reje; Elena Dreger; [2014]
    Keywords : Charter Tourism; Sustainability Marketing; Eco-Tourism; Tourism Branding; Eco- Labelling; Co-Branding; Service Marketing; Consumer Decision Making; Conjoint Analysis;

    Abstract : Tourism as one of the biggest industries in the world has been changing continuously and rapidly. The publishing of the Brundtland Report in 1987 has accelerated the discussion about combining economic, social and environmental factors – the so-called triple-bottom line – in order to secure long-term sustainable living conditions on a finite planet for both business and society. READ MORE

  4. 4. Surveying the Ground for Ecotourism: The Case of Shikahogh State Reserve, Armenia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Anna Shahnazaryan; [2011]
    Keywords : sustainability; competitiveness; ecotourism; developing countries; Armenia; Shikahogh; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ecotourism is a rapidly growing niche within the global tourism industry and has deserved the attention of wide circles from academia and the tourism industry internationally. There is, however, void of information on ecotourism in Armenia from theoretical and practical points of view. READ MORE

  5. 5. Nature-Based Tourism in the Cuyabeno Reserve of Ecuador- A Choice Experiment Survey

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas Widmark; [2006]
    Keywords : choice experiment; Ecuador; tourism; cost-benefit; lancaster; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Ecotourism is a strong and upcoming branch of the traditional tourism industry. Is there a strong demand among tourists for travelling in accordance with ecological and ethical principles? This study uses an established framework for the definition of ecotourism to estimate the demand for some ecotourism criteria among visitors at the Cuyabeno Reserve in Ecuador. READ MORE