Industrial Ecology (IE) is based on the relation between the natural ecosystem and economic ecosystem. The concept refers to the metaphorical relation between the natural and industrial ecosystems as a model for transforming unsustainable industrial systems. Several tools and strategies are...

This paper evaluates the role of collective trademarks in enhancing the ability of tourism clusters to stimulate economic growth, local ownership and innovative governance. Illustrating how intellectual property (IP) law can be leveraged to achieve this, we offer a new economic rationale for...

Purpose – The research documented in this paper aims to explore e‐business uses in small and medium‐sized tourism enterprises compared with their larger counterparts. Design/methodology/approach – Five case studies were conducted with Thai tourism SMEs to investigate their technology...

This paper compares the training requirements of alternative tourism development strategies which are differentiated by the quality of service offered. The paper focuses on the Balearic Islands and use an original database that consists of a representative sample of Balearic hotels. This...

Purpose – The paper's purpose is to provide background and practical exercises for management to gain a perspective on the nature of true employee empowerment. Design/methodology/approach – After a brief overview of the nature of empowerment, a series to training exercises offers insight...

Purpose – This paper aims to show how researchers can develop learning exercises for training analysts and executives in market segmentation techniques. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical example of a tour operator specializing in adventure tourism is used as an illustration....

Purpose – To provide training exercises that will help tourism planners and analysts better understand the fundamentals of tourism sustainability and dynamics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is organized as a presentation of tools and conceptual models, followed by associated...

Purpose – This study is interested in the tourist satisfaction of Kenting Wind Chime Festival, as well as in tourist's characteristic and their revisiting commitment. The purpose is to survey customer satisfaction, which has significant implications for the economic performance of the firm,...

Purpose – The paper research objectives are: to investigate into the classification of special interest tour preferences in terms of their types and to compare whether consumers with different demographic attributes result in discrepancies in special interest tour preferences....