Download or read book Tourism Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation written by World Tourism Organization and published by WTO. This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication, produced by the World Tourism Organization and PlaNet Finance, examines the impact of tourism in relation to poverty reduction strategies in developing countries through the use of microfinance options in tourism projects. The report considers seven different approaches for promoting benefits for the poor from tourism development (including employment options, provision of services and products and tourism taxation); the role of small and medium sized businesses; and financing tourism through microcredit schemes, using the example of rural tourism development in Morocco.
Download or read book Pro poor Tourism written by Colin Michael Hall and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pro-poor tourism is currently receiving enormous attention from the World Tourism Organization, government, industry, and NGOs. Through a series of cases and reviews this book provides one of the first assessments of the effectiveness of pro-poor tourism as a development strategy and tackles the issue of who benefits from tourisms potential role in poverty reduction.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on the Role of Tourism in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals written by Brandão, Filipa and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism, one of the world’s leading industries, has propelled countries into recovery from economic recession. As a multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral, holistic, and systemic industry, tourism also uniquely placed to address the concerns of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While the relationships between tourism, sustainability, and sustainable development are the subjects of deep study, the direct positive effects of tourism on SDGs remain underdiscussed. The Handbook of Research on the Role of Tourism in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals is a collection of innovative research that explores sustainable practices within the tourism industry. While highlighting a broad range of topics including economic growth, education, and production patterns, this book is ideally designed for engineers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, executives, advocates, researchers, academicians, and students.
Download or read book Tourism and Poverty written by Regina Scheyvens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism and Poverty addresses a critical question facing many academics, governments, aid agencies, tourism organizations, and conservation bodies around the world: can tourism work as a tool to overcome poverty? This book is the first to present a focused description and critique of the issues surrounding poverty and tourism. Relying on a wealth of primary data on tourism, Regina Scheyvens supports her findings with novel case studies such as innovative partnerships between resorts and fledgling indigenous businesses in Fiji, Oxfam’s work to connect the agriculture and tourism sectors in the Caribbean, and difficulties in alleviating poverty in the Maldives despite the growth of luxury tourism. This book will challenge the way academics and tourism professionals understand the current and potential role of tourism in alleviating poverty.
Download or read book Poverty Reduction the Private Sector and Tourism in Mainland Southeast Asia written by Scott Hipsher and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the issue of poverty reduction within mainland Southeast Asia with a specific focus on the impact of the private sector and tourism. Covering Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan, the book discusses how success in poverty reduction has come about largely through innovation in the private sector, foreign investment and the move toward more market based economic policies as opposed to foreign aid, or interventions by international development programs, to reduce poverty in the region.
Download or read book Manual on Tourism and Poverty Alleviation written by World Tourism Organization and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tourism Development written by P. Burns and published by CABI. This book was released on 2008 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays from scholars evaluating tourism as a means of simulating economic growth and fighting economic inequalities in poor countries. It takes a look at the successes and failures of tourism in this role, and considers why tourism as a catalyst for economic development can be a controversial device.
Download or read book Poverty Reduction for Inclusive Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia written by Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides practical policy recommendations that are useful for developing Asia and for accelerating poverty reduction plans in the rest of the world. Poverty reduction in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. In developing Asia, rapid growth in countries and sub-regions such as China, India, and Southeast Asia has lifted millions out of poverty, but progress has been uneven. On the other hand, the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the global economic recession that it has caused are pushing millions of people back into poverty. Poverty reduction, inclusive growth, and sustainable development are inseparable, and poverty reduction is the premise for sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a bold commitment to finish what we started and end poverty in all forms and dimensions by 2030. However, because of the current global recession, the world is not on track to end poverty by 2030. Given the aforementioned situation, if we plan to achieve the no-poverty target in line with the SDGs, governments need to reconsider their policies and economies need to allocate their resources for this aim. Owing to the importance of the topic, this book provides several thematic and empirical studies on the roles of small and medium-sized enterprises, local businesses and trusts, international remittances and microfinance, energy security and energy efficiency in poverty reduction, and inclusive growth.
Download or read book Dynamics of the Tourism Industry written by Gül Erkol Bayram and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tourism industry is one of the most fragile industries because it can be significantly impacted by outside forces, such as pandemics and health scares, natural disasters and catastrophes, economic crises, political recessions and wars, and more, especially epidemics that occur on a global scale, which can cause societies to weaken or be damaged. This new volume presents collective experiences that explore how the tourism industry is affected by pandemics and natural disasters, offering case studies and strategies to mitigate their harmful impact.
Download or read book Tourism and Development written by Richard Sharpley and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2015 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This new edition includes updated chapters drawing on contemporary knowledge as well as 5 new chapters that consider emergent themes in tourism and development.
Download or read book Entrepreneurship in Tourism written by Andreas Walmsley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of tourism has historically been characterised by enterprising individuals. Small businesses are the backbone of the tourism and hospitality industry. However, entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process have long been marginal topics within tourism scholarship. This is a critical, yet accessible, introduction to the subject. Structured into twelve chapters, this book takes an intuitive step-by-step progression through entrepreneurship in tourism: context, theoretical perspectives and definitions; the entrepreneurial process from concept to reality to growth, policy context and future directions. Featuring learning outcomes, ‘reflective practice’ activities and a range of international case studies that encourage critical thinking and practical applications, this is essential reading for anyone studying tourism degree programmes at undergraduate and graduate level.
Download or read book Socio Economic Development Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 1732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social and economic systems of any country are influenced by a range of factors including income and education. As such, it is vital to examine how these factors are creating opportunities to improve both the economy and the lives of people within these countries. Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a critical look at the process of social and economic transformation based on environmental and cultural factors including income, skills development, employment, and education. Highlighting a range of topics such as economics, social change, and e-governance, this multi-volume book is designed for policymakers, practitioners, city-development planners, academicians, government officials, and graduate-level students interested in emerging perspectives on socio-economic development.
Download or read book International Handbook of Skill Education Learning and Research Development in Tourism and Hospitality written by Anukrati Sharma and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-11 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides new dimensions and directions to design tourism education curriculums and transform students' learning. It delves into issues such as job opportunities, business opportunities, required skill sets, and the role of critical and creative thinking in tourism education, and focuses on a shift in mindset from R&D (research and development) to L&D (learning and development), to aid in gaining in-the-field knowledge. It presents a global perspective on the latest trends, innovative curriculum, research, and skill needs in the travel, tourism, and hotel industry via empirical, theoretical, and conceptual chapters, as well as through global case studies. This handbook explores how to develop the skills, attributes and prospects for employment in these competitive industries, and also highlights what employers in the tourism and hospitality sectors expect from graduate and/or post-graduate candidates. Besides examining the contribution of tourism education towards a better society, this handbook introduces a new way of designing curriculums, and examines the past practices, current trends, and future opportunities in the field.
Download or read book Poverty Alleviation Through Tourism written by World Tourism Organization and published by WTO. This book was released on 2006 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains details of private or public tourism projects that have been presented by WTO Member States as examples of good, sustainable practices for poverty reduction through tourism. They are drawn from 26 case studies from 20 countries including three LDCs (least developed countries) of Ethiopia, Mali and Mozambique, and include examples of projects relating to agro-tourism, tourism micro-entrepreneur networks, village tourism, community-based hotels, parks or protected areas, guide training and handicraft development.
Download or read book Strategic Tourism Planning for Communities written by Anukrati Sharma and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From developed to developing nations, the utilization of tourism as a development strategy has been a prevalent practice at both national and local levels. In this compelling read, the authors explore an understanding of how countries envision the future of their tourism sectors and chart a course towards that vision.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism written by Carl I Cater and published by CABI. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism is the world’s fastest growing industry, and impacts globally upon ecology, economies, peoples, cultures and the built environment. Development, therefore, must be sustainable and sympathetic in order to preserve the environment and culture it exploits. Despite sustainable tourism being an area of considerable recent interest, there has been no synthesis of the diverse considerations of sustainable tourism, and the language and terms particular to this subject. An important resource for researchers of tourism, this reference work defines and explains terms associated with considering and preserving the environment, host peoples, communities, cultures, customs, lifestyles and social and economic systems.
Download or read book A Research Agenda for Tourism and Development written by Richard Sharpley and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism is integral to local, regional and national development policies; as a major global economic sector, it has the potential to underpin economic growth and wider development. Yet, transformations in both the nature of tourism and the dynamic environment within which it occurs give rise to new questions with regards to its developmental role. This Research Agenda offers a state-of-the-art review of the research into the tourism-development nexus. Exploring issues including governance, policy, philanthropy, poverty reduction and tourism consumption, it identifies significant gaps in the literature, and proposes new and sometimes provocative avenues for future research.
