Mansfield Shire outlines EarthCheck’s worldwide sustainability program for tourism.
by Kim Steinle and Mansfield Shire
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JanSeeing and Motivation: Mansfield Shire
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DecUsing the International Visitor Survey Data to Measure and Explain Dispersal of Visitors
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This research focuses on extending the range of current inventory of tools used to monitor and analyse dispersal of inbound visitors using individual trip information embedded in the International Visitor Survey (IVS).
by Tay R. Koo, Richard Wu and Larry Dwyer
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DecTreading Lightly: Destination Melbourne
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This document outlines how an Australian city called Melbourne inspires industry to grow and create an outstanding global visitor experience.
by Chris Buckingham
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DecTourism Destination Modelling: Building a Sustainable Planning Tool for Australian Tourism Destinations
Categories: Manual, Monitoring & Evaluation, Oceania, Pacific, People and Places, Planet, Planning, Report
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The Ningaloo Destination Model is a tourism planning tool for the Ningaloo Coast region of Western Australia that assesses the economic, social and environmental impacts of different planning decisions and events. This report describes the features of the tourism destination model, and analyses its application in the region and to other parts of Australia.
by Tod Jones, David Wood, Michael Hughes, Tien Pham, Daniel Pambudi, Ray Spurr, Larry Dwyer, Margaret Deery and Liz Fredline
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DecVisitor Information Center VICKit
Categories: Case Study, Management, Manual, Monitoring & Evaluation, Operations, Planning, Report, Survey, Visitors
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Know the value of your Visitor Information Center. The VIC-kit evaluates the contribution your VIC makes to tourism in your region by identifying VICs role in changing visitor behavior by increasing length of stay and number of activities undertaken by tourists. The VIC-kit also enables VICs to monitor their service quality, tourism knowledge and ability of staff to up-sell tourism products. A valuable tool for all VICs.
by STCRC
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DecImproving the Yield of Tourism in Regional Areas: Knowledge Management within Visitor Information Centres
Categories: Case Study, Management, Manual, Monitoring & Evaluation, Operations, Planning, Report, Visitors
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As part of the project ‘Improving the yield of tourism in regional areas: the role of visitor information centers’, this report developed a tool for assessing the management of knowledge within a Visitor Information Center. This report deals with two types of knowledge: Strategic Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management. Strategic knowledge management (SKM) represents the attempt by organisations to improve their overall capacity for knowledge. Knowledge Management (KM) is a multidisciplinary approach to achieving organisational objectives by making the best use of knowledge.
by Dean Carson, Kim Adams, Margaret Deery, Leo Jago and Sean Daugherty
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DecWildlife Tourism: Impacts, Management and Planning
Categories: Community, Fauna, Land, Management, Operations, People and Places, Planet, Planning, Report, Visitors
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Wildlife tourism is big business worldwide, and is a valuable tool for nature conservation. This is a comprehensive volume on the subject, written by experts in the field and drawing on a wide range of disciplines. It covers the full scope of wildlife tourism, including zoos, wildlife watching, hunting and fishing. It provides an up-to-date review of wildlife tourism issues, and practical directions for enhancing its Triple Bottom Line sustainability. This book is essential reading for all tourism professionals, wildlife managers, recreation managers, researchers, and general readers with an interest in the role of wildlife in tourism. For a review of this title by WildWatch, go to this site – http://www.wildwatch.com/magazine/reviews.asp
by Karen Higginbottom
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