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Marine tourism for sustainable development in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Bhuiyan, Md. Anowar Hossain; Darda, Abud; Habib, Md. Wahidul - 2020
ecosystems and reducing marine pollution. This tourism segment has great potential in Bangladesh with the existence of the Bay of … sustainable marine tourism in the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh. The study is based on a questionnaire survey using a …
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Sustainable coastal and maritime tourism : a potential blue economy avenue for Bangladesh
Islam, Md Wasiul; Sarker, Tapan - 2021
The geographic and strategic location of Bangladesh besides the Bay of Bengal has opened up multidimensional … detected opportunities for CMT from the perspective of Bangladesh, there is scant evidence of any systematic research on the … institutional arrangements influencing the prospect of the development and promotion of CMT in Bangladesh. The status of the socio …
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Cuban Tourism - The Marginalized Communist Country’s First Step Towards Sustainable Development
Faganel, Armand - 2019
Cuban tourism gained momentum after the USA relationship improvement. Marginalized country, mysterious and exotic, famous for excellent rum, nice tropical weather, sensual music and dance, famous cigars and resourcefully maintained classic cars, is now looking for investors in tourism...
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Advancing Community-based Tourism Approaches for the Sustainable Development of Destinations
Camilleri, Mark Anthony - 2021
This contribution suggests that community-based tourism (CBT) can create commercial and social value to destinations, local businesses as well as to residents. At the same time, it clarifies that CBT offers rich, immersive cultural experiences that can enhance the tourists’ experiences when...
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Leveraging tourism development for sustainable and inclusive growth in South Africa
Glocker, Daniela; Haxton, Peter - 2020
South Africa has turned towards tourism development to jump-start its weak economy. As tourism is a labour intensive sector that can also bring foreign currency into the country, the sector was identified as priority area by the South African government. Indeed, a doubling in international...
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Responsible Tourism : The Mantra for Sustainable Tourism Development
Gantait, Arnab - 2023
In the tourism and hospitality industry, Responsible Tourism has now become a catchphrase. It focuses on maximizing the positive aspects of tourism by raising knowledge about environmental protection and cultivating a deep feeling of responsibility among tourism stakeholders in order to...
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Circular economy : a new direction for the sustainability of the hotel industry in Romania?
Pamfilie, Rodica; Firoiu, Daniela; Croitoru, Adina-Gabriela - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 20 (2018) 48, pp. 388-404
The present article deals with aspects related to the transition to a new model of economy - the circular economy - a more appropriate model for the current tendencies of ensuring the sustainability of economic processes. Tourism, as an economic branch with strong dynamics in recent years, is...
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(Un)sustainable and (ir)responsible tourism in Ohrid : residents' perception
Petrevska, Biljana; Mihalič, Tanja - In: UTMS journal of economics / University of Tourism and … 11 (2020) 2, pp. 202-212
The aim of the paper is to identify the main factors that affect tourism development of Ohrid (North Macedonia) from the three-pillar sustainability dimension (socio-cultural, environmental and economic). Based on 630 questionnaires collected from residents in January 2020, exploratory factor...
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The sustainability of yachting tourism : a case study on Greece
Chen, Jamie; Balomenou, Chrysanthi; Nijkamp, Peter; … - 2016
Yachting tourism is an emerging industry in coastal regions, particularly in the Mediterranean countries. The rising success of yachting tourism induces a significant boom in its relevant business segments. As a type of leisure tourism, yachting tourism plays a big role in an experience economy,...
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Hypothetical scenarios on the development model of the circular economy in touristic destinations
Küffer, Jérôme; Grèzes, Vincent; Grèzes-Bürcher, … - In: Proceedings of the ENTRENOVA - ENTerprise REsearch … 9 (2023) 1, pp. 411-427
The tourism industry is facing many challenges, including reducing the ecological impact of its activities. To adapt to it, some tourism destination stakeholders have undertaken actions that increase the resilience of the local tourism ecosystem by reducing resource consumption while satisfying...
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