Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce Madeira’s new tourism strategy and demonstrate how it will lead the … Madeira’s strategic tourism and marketing plan and official regional, national and international information sources. Findings … Madeira’s new tourism strategy is based on the reference tripod “Mountain, Sea and Culture”. The new tourism paradigm, it is …

takes a critical look at the evolution and importance of authenticity and experiences for the travel and tourism industry …Purpose The paper aims to provide a general review on the importance of authenticity tourism options and on what makes …; although in tourism, it typically involves an emphasis on experience. However, authenticity is a complex idea – with …

Purpose – The study aims to conduct a critical analysis of available economic tools to value non‐market rural tourism … existing valuation methods to better understand how estimates of rural tourism products and services are conducted. The paper … is mainly based on applicability of the approach. In assessing the non‐market value of rural tourism products and …

This e-book investigates the implications of evolving patterns of travel annd tourism for developing nations. It … relevant variables. Specifically, what are implications for emerging economies and for tourism-dependent developing economies …

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to provide a backdrop to the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT …) theme issue on developments in hospitality and tourism in India and its contribution to economic growth. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper narrates the growth potential of tourism in India and provides a perspective on the conduct of a roundtable …

Purpose – The paper aims to provide a holistic perspective on various dimensions of sustainable tourism. The discussion … tourism, strengths of the industry, challenges faced and policy implications for the government. Findings – The paper explores … the economic importance of sustainable tourism by outlining the strengths and challenges of the Indian tourism industry …

Purpose – India considers tourism a high‐potential sector in terms of its contribution to employment generation and … information was downloaded from multiple travel agent web sites, newspaper articles and “threads” on one travel message board. The … realistic travel accounts. Feedback for a destination is easily available online – particularly through consumer generated data …

channel. This paper aims to explore the role of the internet as a tool for sustainable tourism in India, especially as … strategies to use the internet as a tool for sustainable tourism.  …

Purpose – The aim of this exploratory paper is to highlight for hospitality and tourism, the importance of an effective … crises, different types and stages of crisis, the relative impact of these negative events on the hospitality and tourism …

Purpose – The paper aims to present answers to the strategic question: what contribution will hospitality and tourism … contributed by industry experts to the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes ( WHATT ) issue on hospitality and tourism in … discussion. Findings – While discussing the overall challenges to the hospitality and tourism in India, the practitioners …