Essays about: "tourism abstract thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words tourism abstract thesis.

1. 1. Ecocertifications and quality labels : For whom and why, in the case of Laponia.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Anna Engberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Laponia; World Heritage; tourism; ecocertifications; quality markings; eco tourism;

   Abstract : Abstract There are a lot of ecocertifications in Sweden for a variety of different categories; for example the Swan, which is a label for both hotels and products; KRAV, a label for farms and what farms pro- duce; Nature’s Best, a label for tourist adventures; the Sápmi Experience, a newly developed label for Sámi tourism, and The Green Key, a certification offered by Håll Sverige Rent for hostels, ho- tels, mountain cabins and camping grounds. Nature’s Best and the Green Key I have chosen as the focus for this paper, because they are the most relevant for my research. READ MORE

3. 2. Inbound Tourism Modelling, Gothenburg Case

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Esteban Åkesson; [2015-07-13]
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   Abstract : Abstract This thesis research project focuses on the description of the determinants and the tourism demand function in the Gothenburg region as a destination, measured by guest night production and using the general to specific modeling approach from the top five markets: Sweden, Norway, UK, USA and Germany. Norway is used as a substitute destination with the aim to observe effects in the demand function of Gothenburg. READ MORE

4. 3. Tourism and the Social Business Concept: Exploratory Studies of Tourism Development in the Old City of Nazareth and Jisr az-Zarqa in Israel

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för turismvetenskap och geografi

   Author : Alexandra Stenvall; [2014]
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   Abstract : ABSTRACT This Master’s thesis examines the relationship between social business and tourism in terms of social and economic empowerment of communities, as well as promoting grass-roots level Arab-Israeli partnership and coexistence. The study is conducted at two innova-tive sites in unprivileged Arab communities in Israel, where social tourism entrepreneurs are currently operating guesthouse tourism as a tool for developing the community. READ MORE

5. 4. Everything from a Single Source – A Model to Create Environmentally Sustainable Development in Winter Sports Destinations? : A comparative case study of the business models of the Swiss destination Laax/Flims/Falera and the Swedish destination Åre

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för turismvetenskap och geografi

   Author : Viktoria Müller; [2014]
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   Abstract : ABSTRACT Winter sports destinations base their attractiveness for tourism mainly on the existing environment that enables different kinds of winter sports as leisure activities. Accordingly, environmentally sustainable management is one of the main challenges for future oriented winter sports destinations. READ MORE

6. 5. Social and Environmental effects of Bujagali Dam

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

   Author : Linda Muwumuza; [2014]
   Keywords : Social effects; Environmental effects; Bujagali dam; Uganda;

   Abstract : Abstract There has been a steady increment in economic growth in Uganda and as the economy is on the rise, the demand for energy also increases. Hydro power energy production has been growing in Uganda as a result of the different types of dams created in Uganda along the River Nile. READ MORE