When the European RIS (based on the concept of smart specialisation) reaches the final stage of their implementation, this will be a crucial moment for their assessment and evaluation, to support possible strategic reorientations. Tourism, (endogenous) growth, and resilience Economic impacts of ...
“Done well, tourism can be asignificant force for good, both for nature and for local communities,” Tim Williamson, marketingdirector of Responsible Travel, an activist travel company, wrote via email. “Travel is ...
In order to achieve further growth, tourism actors will have to cope with the environment in a better way without significantly changing the resource and its integrity. Thus, the limits to growth and impacts of tourism are evaluated in relation to the resources used and the assumed or known ...
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Zhou points out that more cost-effective tour options have been developed to meet the needs of price-sensitive US customers following the pandemic. For high-end travelers who seek exceptional travel experiences, more unique and experiential products will be offered, he adds. ...
Too many people living in fragile environments have lost control over their economies, their culture and their environment when tourism has penetrated their homelands. Merely restricting tourism cannot be the solution to the imbalance, because people's desire to see new places will not just disappea...
The types of services offered to travellers will be impacted by technological advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing and virtual reality. But ultimately, travellers will still have the same human needs as they have always had – it is their purchasing behaviour that will vary...
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Too many people living in fragile environments have lost control over their economies, their culture and their environment when tourism has penetrated their homelands. Merely restricting tourism cannot be the solution to the imbalance, because people’s desire to see new places will not just disappe...
Dark tourism does not always have negative connotations and can be educational, with respectful intentions. Examples of this include trips to the Auschwitz concentration camp, the Killing Fields in Cambodia, the World Trade Center in New York City, or the area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power...