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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a number of premises to develop sustainable tourism in the Amazon … picture of tourism and then focuses on the development of tourism at the national level over the last decade, paying … particular attention to some of the strategies needed to pursue sustainable tourism development. This is followed by a discussion …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of tourism policy in Colombia and explain the measures … being adopted to enhance the competitiveness and the economic contribution of the tourism sector. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper presents an historical perspective on tourism in Colombia from 1998 to 2008 and explains the policy initiatives …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the work in progress by the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in … Ecuador, in collaboration with other national and international entities, to develop a sustainable tourism product in the … Amazon region of the Republic of Ecuador. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the main tourism trends in …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential of sustainable tourism as a vehicle for the … initiatives that are employed. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the development of community‐based tourism …, protected areas, birding tourism, utilisation of protected areas for research and development through initiatives by the …
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to the challenge of the management of the development of sustainable tourism in the Amazon region of Peru. Design …‐diversity protection, as employed by the government of Peru and then discusses the centrality of sustainable tourism to this effort … the management of sustainable tourism in the Amazon region. Findings – The management entity model is presented as an …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the tourism sector in Suriname drawing attention to … prospects, challenges, and weaknesses that attend both the planning and management of tourism in Suriname. Design … supplements those findings with interviews with key officials and actors in the tourism sector. The paper reflects a balance of …
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Purpose – The paper aims to present answers to the strategic question: “Does sustainable tourism offer solutions for … tourism experts to the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes ( WHATT ) issue on tourism in the Amazon, South America … tourism development in the Amazon, this paper proposes implementable solutions to those challenges. Using the 2009 WHATT …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the dimensions and practices that have shaped the present global theme park industry. The reader is first introduced to the characteristics of the global theme park industry. Following a historical review of the evolution of theme parks, the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to put modern history of theme park developments in Japan in perspective and identify the challenges associated with theme parks in Japan. Design/methodology/approach – Amid the structural lack of theme‐park related operational and financial data, the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the characteristics of new style visitor attractions and their role in sustainable destination development with specific reference to two projects in Singapore. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a case study approach and is based...
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