Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of a range of different travel and tourism options, and … climatic impact of different forms of tourism and vacation options. Findings – The paper concludes that intercontinental … flights and cruise ship travel are particularly carbon‐intensive, which suggests that these two forms of tourism will be …

several gaming and tourism journals is presented. Findings – The paper summarizes theories associated with gaming research …

gaming be used to maximize the benefits for tourism destinations? Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews some of … tourism destinations. Practical implications – There are many stakeholders involved in the provision of alcoholic beverages …

functional performance of hospitality and tourism websites. This model will evaluate the websites from the perspective of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the tourism sector in the Amazon regions of Bolivia …, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname and then discuss the manner in which tourism activity assists the … protection of the Amazon rainforests. The paper also describes the manner in which the first World Hospitality and Tourism Themes …

Bolivia to develop sustainable tourism both as a means of protecting the Bolivian Amazon and a mechanism for the realization … the principal trends in Bolivia within the last decade and then discusses the main tourism destinations of the Bolivian … Amazon. The paper then outlines the strategies being adopted to develop a Bolivian brand of sustainable tourism and closes …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …