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This paper studies the economic implications of climate-change-induced variations in tourism demand, using a world CGE … subsequently perturbed by shocks, simulating the effects of climate change. We portray the impact of climate change on tourism by …
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We present a new, global data base on tourist destinations. The data base differs from other data bases in that it includes both domestic and international tourists; and it contains data, for the most important destinations, data at national level as well as at lower administrative levels....
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on the economic assessment of two specific climate change impacts: sea-level rise and changes in tourism flows. By using … impact category to the final result. In the case under scrutiny demand shocks induced by changes in tourism flows outweigh …
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Tourism is an industry of primary importance for the world economy. For some countries, tourism is the first source of … income and foreign currency, and many local economies heavily depend on tourism. Tourists are sensitive to climate and to … to leave their country of origin. Yet, until recently, the attention devoted by the tourism literature to climate change …
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The main purpose of this study was to examine local residents' attitudes and participation in tourism, and to explore … factors which affect residents' support and participation in tourism in Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka. This study tests … the structural equation model between community perceptions and opinions about the impacts of tourism, community …
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Cultural and heritage tourism shows tremendous potential in developing countries and regions where traditional economic … activities are no longer sustainable. Sharing and preserving cultural heritage in tourism is challenging while advocating … economic benefits. An integrated approach to examine sustainability, tourism, cultural heritage and economic wellbeing is …
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We use an updated and extended version of the Hamburg Tourism Model to simulate the effect of development and climate … change on tourism. Model extensions are the explicit modelling of domestic tourism and the inclusion of tourist expenditures …. We also use the model to examine the impact of sea level rise on tourism demand. Climate change would shift patterns of …
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the travel and thus has confronted mainly the affluent social class globally. Since, tourism is one of the largest and … much needed foreign currency in Sri Lankan economy. Long suffered tourism industry of the Island was last hit tough by the … Easter bomb blasts took place at several places including luxury hotels in the country. Tourism is at halt in the country …
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, tourism was a catalyst of spreading the virus all over the globe and was one of the economic activities that affected first … pressure in individuals. This paper aims at reviewing the lockdown pressure, pull efforts from the suffering tourism industry …. Equally, the suffering tourism industry operators strive to the maximum to attract visitors to their operations …
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Purpose: This study was to explore and recognize visitor satisfaction on Minneriya national park, and this evaluation was to define the gaps for future national park studies in Sri Lanka.Research Methodology: Quantitative research design was used for the study. A self-administered questionnaire...
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