Essays about: "global sustainable tourism criteria"

Found 5 essays containing the words global sustainable tourism criteria.

  1. 1. Perceptions of Open Data in the Tourism Industry in Finland : Implementation, Use, and Links with Sustainable Tourism Development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Eveliina Anttila; [2020]
    Keywords : Open Data; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Tourism; Diffusion of Innovations; Finland; avoin data; kestävä kehitys; kestävä matkailu; innovaatioiden diffuusio; Suomi;

    Abstract : Making data openly accessible and how to utilize data are becoming increasingly clear in business development. Therefore, succeeding in it can allow a tremendous competitive advantage in the tourism market. The previous research has been lacking to show how tourism enterprises and regions can utilize open data in their favor. READ MORE

  3. 2. "We cannot love nature to death" : an evaluation of the implementation of Nature’s Best ecotourism certification in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Louis Eberstål; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainability science; nature conservation; sustainable tourism; sustainable development strategy; knowledge transfer; voluntary governance mechanism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ecotourism is the concept of traveling responsibly to natural areas where the environment and the well-being of the local people are sustained, where the economic profit is reinvested in the area and where knowledge is communicated to decrease visitor impact and maintain the local environment. Ecotourism is the fastest growing segment of the global tourism industry and therefore it is important to have an efficient implementation strategy so that it can realize its full potential and thus prevent tourism from degrading the nature it depends on. READ MORE

  4. 3. What's an ecolodge? - a case study of ecotourism operations in Ecuador

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Annika Hagberg; [2011]
    Keywords : Ecolodge; ecotourism; sustainable development; Ecuador; Minor Field Study; Sida; environmental science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : "Executive summary The tourism sector is today the largest business sector in the world, employing over 230 million people. It has been growing incessantly the last decades and shows no tendencies to slow down. READ MORE

  5. 4. Good Practice in Sustainable Tourism: Developing a Measurement System by Providing a Model Assessment Procedure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Wei Huang; [2011]
    Keywords : sustainable tourism; good practice example; sustainable tourism research framework; global sustainable tourism criteria; tourism assessment procedure; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : There are many good practice examples in sustainable tourism, but the difficulty is how they can be transparently measured, monitored and disseminated. The study aims to develop a measurement system for good practice in sustainable tourism, meanwhile to make some contribution to the monitoring and reporting system. READ MORE

  6. 5. A regional approach to sustainable tourism development, the case of Crete

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Michael Pamfilos; [2005]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Tourism; Regional development;

    Abstract : Global tourism is one of the biggest and fastest growing industries. According to the World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC) there are some 700 million international tourists worldwide annually, tourism and related activities contribute 11% to the world’s GDP, and the tourism sector is the largest employer accounting for some 255 million jobs or 10. READ MORE