Travel agencies – both online travel agencies (OTAs) and traditional “bricks and mortar” agencies – and tour operators are some of the biggest companies in the tourism system. These organizations bring together products and deliver them to consumers – creating a critical connection between travelers and an overwhelming world of tourism products. Some tour operators as using their influence to stimulate positive change in the tourism system.
The tourism industry is striving to achieve a balance between the need for economic growth with the responsibility to protect destinations and cultures. To address this challenge, the Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Travel Lab (STARTlab...
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One of the most interesting aspects of researching sustainable tourism is learning how different groups apply the principles of sustainable tourism in their businesses. In Korea, there is a growing Fair Tourism movement of tour operators co...
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Sustainable tourism in tactical and strategic, optimizes the triple-bottom-line, and is collaborative. ...
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Launch of new Book - Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality...
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Traveling to islands can take us to new worlds and allow us to experience completely different ways of life. Escaping to an island can be rejuvenating and inspiring. Yet small island states face great challenges as we enter the middle decad...
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Sustainability has been an important topic in tourism for decades. It is exciting to see the ways groups from around the globe are tackling the wicked problem of ensuring tourism is a force for good. In a chapter I contributed to the Routle...
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