In: Tourism review, 2009, vol. 64, no. 1, p. 48-58
Purpose – The future growth of international tourism is challenged by concerns of political instability, safety, socio-economics and environmental impact. Furthermore, globalization has increased competition in tourism markets, and destinations are exposed to tough price competition on homogenized products by rivals worldwide. Given these challenges and the desire by locales for sustainable...
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In: Journal of teaching in travel & tourism, 2011, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 24-37
This paper brings empirical evidence to the conceptual framework of tourism values developed by the "Tourism Education Future Initiative" by exploring the content of the mission statements of 84 graduate programs in tourism around the world as well as the content of 156 posts in international job search engines advertising for positions in tourism related industries. Finally a survey conducted...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2010 ; 2010ECO006.
Not all industries move at the same pace, no two destinations are matched or develop at the same rate, not all organizations and people act the same way. This thesis investigates the dynamic nature of the tourism sector. The complexity of players involved in the delivery of the tourist experience, demands a sophisticated ability to design and manage the supply chain in order to get maximum...
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