Essays about: "develop a local tourism destination"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words develop a local tourism destination.

  1. 11. Action to Catastrophe : A study on Post-Tsunami recovery of small businesses in Karon beach, Phuket.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Marin Otto; [2016]
    Keywords : Tsunami; Disaster Management Life Cycle; Impact; Recovery; Phuket; Karon Beach;

    Abstract : Tsunami action had resulted in negative impacts in many ways, it had resulted in great changes to coastal areas, especially in terms of physical change to the coastal landscape, affected on economy, loss of life and physical damage to property. After the devastation, hotel bookings in the island were dropped, people have lost their jobs and some small-scale tourism businesses have got the hardest time as well. READ MORE

  2. 12. Sustainable and smart destination management : Opportunities for the DMO to act as an intelligent agent among destination stakeholders

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tarik Alami; Taymaz Tahmasebi Aria; [2016]
    Keywords : Destination Management; DMO; sustainable tourism; smart tourism; smart city; urban tourism; ICT;

    Abstract : Increasing mobility facilitated by reduced cost of connecting across distances has made cities become the most attractive and most frequently visited tourist destinations. For many urban destinations, especially in developing countries this increasing inflow of tourists contributes significantly to the local economy. READ MORE

  3. 13. Wetland development in the context of ecotourism : a conceptual design proposal for a wetland site in Lake Victoria, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Freija Carlstén; [2014]
    Keywords : conservation; ecotourism; landscape architecture; sustainable development; Wetland;

    Abstract : The travelling sector is expanding worldwide, which puts all destinations under pressure to have a functioning social system and good resources to manage the problems and take advantage of the opportunities that the tourism sector can offer a community. The area around Kisumu in Kenya, like much of Africa, tourism can simultaneously ensure a stable financial future while it removes, as a result of a growing population, more and more of the scenery that many tourists want to experience. READ MORE

  4. 14. Gothenburg Cruise Destination. An investigation of the importance of networks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Rehnberg; Therese Andersson; [2013-07-16]
    Keywords : Cruise industry; Networks; Cruise Networks; Tourism;

    Abstract : The cruise industry can be considered a new niche in the tourist sector, especially in Gothenburg where it begun to take of when the Gothenburg Cruise Network was created in 2009. Tourism is often seen as a good way to increase the income and create employment in declining areas earlier dependent on. READ MORE

  5. 15. Söderåslänken : ett bidrag till visionen om Söderåsstaden Åstorp

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Elisabeth Möllerström; [2013]
    Keywords : Åstorp; idenitet; mötesplats; centrumutveckling; regional utveckling; torg; järnvägspark; Söderåsen; rekreation;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete handlar om hur Åstorp, en mindre ort i nordvästra Skåne kan utveckla sin identitet och attraktivitet som Söderåsstaden. Syftet med examensarbetet är att undersöka, försöka förstå och med fokus på gestaltning ge förslag på utveckling av en mindre centralorts problematik med identitet och fortsatt utveckling i en konkurrensutsatt region. READ MORE