When tourism's impressive potential for poverty alleviation is considered, the lack of attention is even more striking …. Reasons for the apparent neglect are complex, and include a lack of awareness of tourism as an export sector, the fragmented … alleviation and tourism, and the "poker playing" characteristic of trade negotiations. The evident results are missed …

overlooked. The tourism industry is facing several challenges, and development efforts of this industry are not sustainable. This … paper maps out a way to sustainable growth of the tourism industry in Bangladesh using the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses …, including literature review and interviews with professionals. To analyze strategic factors of the tourism industry in the …

Bangladesh's international image is not as a popular tourism destination, and many people might be surprised to learn … circuits for cultural and religious tourism, and has demonstrated potential for sports tourism. The objective of this working … paper is to critically test the assertion that pro-poor "green" tourism is one of the best development options for the …

Despite being a leading export sector and source of foreign exchange for most (non-oil exporting) LDCs, tourism never … makes the headlines of the WTO's Doha Development Agenda negotiations. When tourism's impressive potential for poverty … a lack of awareness of tourism as an export sector, the fragmented nature of the industry and low political influence …

Purpose: Although volunteer tourism has been studied via several theoretical lenses, little is known about the … tourism programs. However, altruism and travel do not influence the potential volunteer tourists’ intention to take part in … volunteer tourism programs. Implications: Volunteer tourism organisers will get help from the present study’s findings to design …

International tourism is increasingly viewed as one of the best opportunities for a sustainable economic and social … development of developing countries. There is also an increasing concern from public policy makers as to whether mass tourism … developing countries (e.g. coastal tourism, dual labour market, unemployment, migrations, competition between agriculture and …

Tourism-related capital investment has grown massively during the last few decades and is predicted to continue growing … after 2010. Also, there is increasing motivation on the part of all stakeholders in tourism sector to make this investment … more sustainable. Foreign direct investments (FDI) are one of the possible funding sources in the tourism sector …