Tourism is inherently dependent on weather and climate, and its sustainability and resilience to ... more Tourism is inherently dependent on weather and climate, and its sustainability and resilience to adverse weather and climate impacts is greatly enhanced by providing tailored climate services to tourism sector stakeholders. Climate services need to integrate standard weather forecasts, with early warning systems, seasonal forecasts, and long-term projections of climatic changes in order to meet the information needs of the sector. While a growing number of studies address the potential climate change impacts on tourism, little is known about how the tourism sector accesses, uses, and analyses the available weather and climate information. This research presents findings from an exploratory study on weather and climate information-seeking behavior of 15 private and public tourism sector stakeholders in the Republic of Fiji. The results show a variety of weather and climate information-seeking paths in use, which differ depending on levels of professional responsibility, weather and climate literacy, and information and digital competency. Those with high weather information literacy access a broader variety of sources. Hence, their interpretation does not focus only on their own location, but ''weather'' is seen as a broad spatial phenomenon that might or might not result in adverse effects in their location. Understanding diverse weather and climate information-seeking paths can aid in better targeting climate and adaptation services across different stakeholder groups. Especially in the context of small island developing states (SIDS), the integration of traditional, local, and scientific knowledge as information sources is likely to provide a more useful and context-specific basis for climate adaptation planning within the sector.
Tourism provides new opportunities for international cooperation, trade and investment; therefore... more Tourism provides new opportunities for international cooperation, trade and investment; therefore, it is regarded as one of the sectors capable of generating new export earnings for Myanmar, and hence boosting further economic growth. Given the complex nature of tourism and its integration into a broad range of sectors within Myanmar’s national economy, and noting the strategic tourism policy framework and priorities of government and industry, it was determined to focus this particular International Labour Organisation (ILO) Skills for Trade & Economic Development (STED) implementation process on the tourist guides sector.
‘Generally, donors lack the knowledge of local politics, of the balance of power between locally ... more ‘Generally, donors lack the knowledge of local politics, of the balance of power between locally contending groups and elites or how they are linked to the centre, so support in this area is often blind and therefore in danger of provoking unintended outcomes.’ (OECD 2010 Do No Harm: International Support for Statebuilding). This ppt provides an introduction to the concept of 'Do No Harm' and how DNH might be relevant to the tourism industry.
For community- based tourism, monitoring helps to improve understanding of the effects of tourism... more For community- based tourism, monitoring helps to improve understanding of the effects of tourism on the community, and of the contribution tourism makes to the community’s sustainability goals. Community-based tourism (CBT) projects, like any other small businesses, need to keep careful tabs on their performance in all aspects of a business – understanding and reacting to meet customer needs and management of their finances, their internal operations, their human resources and their relations with various external suppliers and stakeholders. Where poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability are key concerns, monitoring can help project managers to find out if the project is living up to expectations, and help them make adjustments to improve performance where necessary. This Toolkit is designed to provide readers with the know-how to set up and run a monitoring programme for a community-based tourism project. It gives step-by-step guidelines, supported by a wide range of c...
This paper examines aspects of the development of tourism in the hinterland of the Gold Coast, Au... more This paper examines aspects of the development of tourism in the hinterland of the Gold Coast, Australia. It examines the contrasts between the commercialized coast and rainforested hinterland as well as between two eco-lodges located in the hinterland.
Values – Benefits – Impacts Planning for sustainable tourism in the Provinces of Indonesia in a t... more Values – Benefits – Impacts Planning for sustainable tourism in the Provinces of Indonesia in a time of de-centralisation of the national Government of Indonesia.
Part of a pro-poor project by The World Bank in Cambodia - by Steve Noakes, Frederick Thomas, Joh... more Part of a pro-poor project by The World Bank in Cambodia - by Steve Noakes, Frederick Thomas, John Kowldowski
Paper delivered to the World Eco Tourism Symposium, Miami, Florida, August 1990 - a conference at... more Paper delivered to the World Eco Tourism Symposium, Miami, Florida, August 1990 - a conference at the beginnings of The International Ecotourism Society. This early paper on sustainable tourism explores the environmental impact of tourism in an emerging economy such as Papua New Guinea, arguing that it needed to be viewed in the broadest sense not just focusing on simplistic economic indicator, but also taking into account the full range of ecological, social and cultural impacts in the future.
A landmark 1996 report on the destination positioning of the Far North region of Queensland, Aust... more A landmark 1996 report on the destination positioning of the Far North region of Queensland, Australia - Cairns, Port Douglas, Cape York, Gulf Savannah, Atherton Tablelands, Cassowary Coast - Tropical North Queensland.
Tourism is inherently dependent on weather and climate, and its sustainability and resilience to ... more Tourism is inherently dependent on weather and climate, and its sustainability and resilience to adverse weather and climate impacts is greatly enhanced by providing tailored climate services to tourism sector stakeholders. Climate services need to integrate standard weather forecasts, with early warning systems, seasonal forecasts, and long-term projections of climatic changes in order to meet the information needs of the sector. While a growing number of studies address the potential climate change impacts on tourism, little is known about how the tourism sector accesses, uses, and analyses the available weather and climate information. This research presents findings from an exploratory study on weather and climate information-seeking behavior of 15 private and public tourism sector stakeholders in the Republic of Fiji. The results show a variety of weather and climate information-seeking paths in use, which differ depending on levels of professional responsibility, weather and climate literacy, and information and digital competency. Those with high weather information literacy access a broader variety of sources. Hence, their interpretation does not focus only on their own location, but ''weather'' is seen as a broad spatial phenomenon that might or might not result in adverse effects in their location. Understanding diverse weather and climate information-seeking paths can aid in better targeting climate and adaptation services across different stakeholder groups. Especially in the context of small island developing states (SIDS), the integration of traditional, local, and scientific knowledge as information sources is likely to provide a more useful and context-specific basis for climate adaptation planning within the sector.
Tourism provides new opportunities for international cooperation, trade and investment; therefore... more Tourism provides new opportunities for international cooperation, trade and investment; therefore, it is regarded as one of the sectors capable of generating new export earnings for Myanmar, and hence boosting further economic growth. Given the complex nature of tourism and its integration into a broad range of sectors within Myanmar’s national economy, and noting the strategic tourism policy framework and priorities of government and industry, it was determined to focus this particular International Labour Organisation (ILO) Skills for Trade & Economic Development (STED) implementation process on the tourist guides sector.
‘Generally, donors lack the knowledge of local politics, of the balance of power between locally ... more ‘Generally, donors lack the knowledge of local politics, of the balance of power between locally contending groups and elites or how they are linked to the centre, so support in this area is often blind and therefore in danger of provoking unintended outcomes.’ (OECD 2010 Do No Harm: International Support for Statebuilding). This ppt provides an introduction to the concept of 'Do No Harm' and how DNH might be relevant to the tourism industry.
For community- based tourism, monitoring helps to improve understanding of the effects of tourism... more For community- based tourism, monitoring helps to improve understanding of the effects of tourism on the community, and of the contribution tourism makes to the community’s sustainability goals. Community-based tourism (CBT) projects, like any other small businesses, need to keep careful tabs on their performance in all aspects of a business – understanding and reacting to meet customer needs and management of their finances, their internal operations, their human resources and their relations with various external suppliers and stakeholders. Where poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability are key concerns, monitoring can help project managers to find out if the project is living up to expectations, and help them make adjustments to improve performance where necessary. This Toolkit is designed to provide readers with the know-how to set up and run a monitoring programme for a community-based tourism project. It gives step-by-step guidelines, supported by a wide range of c...
This paper examines aspects of the development of tourism in the hinterland of the Gold Coast, Au... more This paper examines aspects of the development of tourism in the hinterland of the Gold Coast, Australia. It examines the contrasts between the commercialized coast and rainforested hinterland as well as between two eco-lodges located in the hinterland.
Values – Benefits – Impacts Planning for sustainable tourism in the Provinces of Indonesia in a t... more Values – Benefits – Impacts Planning for sustainable tourism in the Provinces of Indonesia in a time of de-centralisation of the national Government of Indonesia.
Part of a pro-poor project by The World Bank in Cambodia - by Steve Noakes, Frederick Thomas, Joh... more Part of a pro-poor project by The World Bank in Cambodia - by Steve Noakes, Frederick Thomas, John Kowldowski
Paper delivered to the World Eco Tourism Symposium, Miami, Florida, August 1990 - a conference at... more Paper delivered to the World Eco Tourism Symposium, Miami, Florida, August 1990 - a conference at the beginnings of The International Ecotourism Society. This early paper on sustainable tourism explores the environmental impact of tourism in an emerging economy such as Papua New Guinea, arguing that it needed to be viewed in the broadest sense not just focusing on simplistic economic indicator, but also taking into account the full range of ecological, social and cultural impacts in the future.
A landmark 1996 report on the destination positioning of the Far North region of Queensland, Aust... more A landmark 1996 report on the destination positioning of the Far North region of Queensland, Australia - Cairns, Port Douglas, Cape York, Gulf Savannah, Atherton Tablelands, Cassowary Coast - Tropical North Queensland.
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