The Eco-tourism Opportunity in the Caribbean
Author: Auliana Poon
Publisher: University of the West Indies (Kingston)
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13:
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Tourism in the Caribbean
Author: David Timothy Duval
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-07-31
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1134411499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Caribbean is one of the premier tourist destinations in the world. Changes in travel patterns, markets and traveller motivations have brought about considerable growth and dramatic change to the region's tourism sector. This book brings together a high calibre team of international researchers to provide an up-to-date assessment of the scope of tourism and the nature of tourism development in the Caribbean. Divided into three parts, the book: gives an overview of existing tourism trends in the region addresses tourism development issues, including sustainability, ecotourism, heritage tourism, community participation, management implications, and linkages with agriculture considers future trends, including an assessment of recent world events and their impacts on tourism in the region, and future trends in terms of airlift, economic sustainability and markets. A valuable resource for students of tourism and Caribbean studies, as well as governments, and national and regional tourism offices, this topical volume brings together excellent contributions to assess and analyze the state of the Caribbean tourism; past, present and future.
The Encyclopedia of Ecotourism
Author: David Bruce Weaver
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 682
ISBN-13: 0851993680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of Ecotourism provides an expert, state-of-the-art and comprehensive knowledge base of the rapidly growing global ecotourism sector. It is divided into eight major sections, and contains 41 chapters, individually authored by international researchers and practitioners in ecotourism. Each chapter combines theory and practice in a complementary way. The scope of the encyclopedia includes definitions and other contextual material, regional perspectives, venues, impacts, planning and management considerations, and issues associated with ecotourism businesses, research and training.
Tourism in the Caribbean
Author: David Timothy Duval
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-07-31
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 1134411502
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book brings together a high calibre team of international researchers to provide an up-to-date assessment of the scope of tourism and the nature of tourism development in the Caribbean; past, present and future.
Travel and Tourism in the Caribbean
Author: Andrew Spencer
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-10-04
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 3319695819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the distinct nuisances and obstacles that are brought on by the tourism and travel industry within Caribbean small island developing countries (SIDS). The author explores best practices and measures that can be used to overcome or alleviate the hardship faced by the industry by giving voice to the nations that are often overshadowed or restrained by their developed counterparts. This book reflects on and assesses the transformative power that tourism has in Caribbean small island developing states, while unearthing the threats that affect the longevity and economic viability of the industry in general. It is an important and overdue text focusing on this unique group of islands and will inform students and researchers on the struggles and opportunities they face.
Business of Travel and Tourism in the 21st Century: A Caribbean Approach
Author: Angela B. Cleare
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2016-11-28
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 1483450589
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive tourism manual, with contributions from top industry experts from The Bahamas and the Caribbean. Designed primarily for high school and college students in the Caribbean region as well as those interested in furthering their tourism career. "I congratulate and thank Angela Cleare and her contributing partners for this outstanding contribution to travel and tourism literature from a Caribbean perspective. It is obvious that a great deal of work has gone into this well-written book which covers all the elements of the travel and tourism industry as they relate to the region. I believe this will be not only an indispensable textbook for teachers and students and a handbook for investors and others directly involved in the industry but also a publication of interest to all of us who are in one way or another affected by the industry. I am particularly pleased to see the attention paid to ecotourism and the relationship between the industry and the environment." -Arthur A. Foulkes
Island Tourism and Sustainable Development
Author: Yorghos Apostolopoulos
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2002-03-30
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0313013640
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis multidisciplinary volume dicusses the impact of tourism on sustainable development in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. Bringing together scholars, development practitioners, international experts, and professionals, the contributors discuss the issues from a holistic and transnational perspective. This work provides a much-needed, thorough understanding of the interplay among economic, cultural, environmental, and public health parameters. The contributors provide a workable definition of sustainable development that can be understood, conveyed, and implemented by policy makers, development practitioners, and tourism professionals. Among the special issues addressed here are the role of women in tourism, the contradictions inherent in cultural tourism, the hegemony of tour operators, disease mapping and risk assessment, and island community involvement in tourism-related land-use planning.
Unlocking Trade Opportunities
Author: International Institute for Environment and Development
Publisher: IIED
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 1899825606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Tourism in the Caribbean as Seen in Barbados
Author: Marisol Hohmann
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 49
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTourism and Responsibility
Author: Martin Mowforth
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0415423643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is an issue-based book that discusses the responsibility or otherwise of tourism activities in the geographic context of Latin America and the Caribbean.
