1. Tourism, Progress and Peace - A Global Conference, The Gambia, 24.-26.03.2011
(Conferences/Conferences)

...to apathy, annoyance, and even antagonism”, sometimes expressed verbally and even physically) in so many world communities (Moufakkir, 2008). The current state of social development in the world is de...

2. Journeys of Expression VIII: Celebrating through Times of Crisis, Copenhagen, DK, 20./21.04.2010
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...d cultural events to place images The re-structuring, re-shaping and re-animation of city spaces and new communities through festivals and cultural events Festival and event 'legacies' Eme...

3. International GLRG@IBG conference, London, 01.-03.09.2010
(Conferences/Conferences)

...less urban and/or rural areas •       The impact of such migration on existing communities •       The impact of tourism on this type of...

4. British Columbia’s 1st Conference on Rural Tourism, NOrth Shuswap, B.C., Canada, 06.-08.04.2010
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...within the following categories. Rural tourism product/experience development and implementation; Aboriginal communities and rural tourism development; Capacity building for rural tourism product d...

5. 2nd International Polar Tourism Research Network Conference, Kiruna, S, 13.-16.06.2010
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...of tourists into the polar regions. Hence meanwhile desired by national and regional governments and also some communities as a way of achieving regional development and sustaining livelihoods for pol...

6. INTERNATIONAL RAINFOREST TOURISM SYMPOSIUM,Palm Cove, Cairns, Australia, 22 - 24 .06.2010
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...forest tourism in both tropical and temperate forests ·        Host communities and the forest ·        Flora and f...

7. Global Change and Economic Crisis in Tourism, IGU-Conf., Stellenbosch, SA, 05.-09.2010
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...veloping countries tourism increasingly provides new opportunities, employment and economic benefits to local communities, many countries seeing tourism promotion as an expedient and relatively in...

8. Great Wine Capitals Launches International Student Grant
(Conferences/Grants)

...the GWC concept of its internationally renowned wine regions within the scientific, academic and educational communities and to cultivate research, development and education in area of oenotourism....

9. "Human Rites and City Lights: ...", Bratislava, Slovakia, 18.-20.04.2009
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...ural events to place images The re-structuring, re-shaping and re-animation of city spaces and new communities through festivals and cultural events Festival and event 'legacies' Emerging...

10. 3rd International Critical Tourism Studies (CTS) Conference, Zadar, Croatia, 21.-24.06.2009
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

... of places and cultures; • Representation, language and culture; • Empowerment, developing sustainable communities and creative entrepreneurship; • Postcolonial readings of tourism theor...

11. The Tourism Connection: Sustaining People, Places, and Communities, Park City, USA, 14.-17.06.2009
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

2009 National Extension Tourism Conference “The Tourism Connection: Sustaining People, Places, and Communities”   June 14-17, 2009 The Yarrow Resort Hotel and Conference Cente

12. 2009 NRPA Leisure Research Symposium, Salt Lake City, USA, 14.-18.10.2009
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...and Aging  Physicality and Physical Activity (e.g. obesity, healthy lifestyles, activities in various communities, etc.) Travel and Tourism  Community Development (e.g., municipa...

13. Urban Heritage and Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities, Macao, 02.-04.12.2009
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

... By whom? For whom? Application of new technology in heritage interpretation Involvement of host communities in heritage interpretation Interpreting places with ‘difficult hi...

14. UN Conference on Climate Change (COP15), Copenhangen, DK, 10.-12.03.2009
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

... synthesise the science, technology and policy advances required in order to ensure sustainability of global communities in the current and coming decades. The findings of the congress will b...

15. TOURISM AND THE THIRD SECTOR: RELEASING THE POTENTIAL, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 18.-20.09.2009
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

... and the Third Sector and that such outcomes will have positive practical implications for a wide variety of communities, organisations, their clients and others. ...

16. HERITAGE IN ASIA CONVERGING FORCES AND CONFLICTING VALUES, 08.-10.01.2009, Singapore
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...mselves, or can heritage play a wider role in  the  re-constitution  of  traumatized  communities   and  the reconstruction  of  livelihoods?  Do...

17. OECD Policy Brief: Key for Tourism Growth
(Globalization and Tourism Content/TF: Globalization)

...e path to poverty alleviation, policies are needed to ensure that the benefits are shared and spread to poor communities, and that measures are taken to minimise the adverse impact of tourism on th...

18. ARA Journal of Tourism Research - Call for contributions
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...derstanding of the network of relationships between tourism and the sustainable and just development of communities, with a special focus on the Caribbean Region".     ARA's c...

19. New Zealand Tourism & Hospitality Research Conference 2008, Hanmer Springs, NZ, 03.-05.12.2008
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...y other factors. The challenge is also to understand how tourism is re-creating environments, places, people, communities, economies, societies and cultures. As an agent of change its effects can be...

20. Climate change: the cost of inaction and the cost of adaptation
(Tourism - Hazards, Desasters and Risks/Tourism and Climate Change)

... Published by: EEA (European Environment Agency) OPOCE (Office for Official Publications of the European Communities) Contents - Free download ...

21. 9th Cambridge Heritage Seminar: The commodification of Heritage, 19.04.2008
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...ve agency in the commodification process? · What are the effects of the commodification of heritage on local communities and their practices? · How can we reconcile commodification and consumption o...

22. Edges of the World: Tourism and Festivals of the Coast and Sea; Reykjavík (IS), 28.02.-01.03.2008
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...m contrasting but related theoretical and conceptual approaches from the social sciences and humanities. Communities inhabiting coastal settlements around the world have long celebrated the harv...

23. IS TOURISM ENOUGH FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT?, MedBRed Workshop, Cluj, Romania, 25.-27.10.2007
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...ry, has been regarded as the silver bullet with which to achieve rapid access to prosperity in less developed communities. Many strategies and plans were drafted in the past decades, either by nati...

24. C. S.T. - Certification in Sustainable Tourism Program [Costa Rica]
(Tourism & Environment/TF: Sustainable Tourism)

...ustainability. Socio-economic environment Evaluates the interaction of the company with the local communities and the population in general. For each and every one of these items a l...

25. One Day International Conference: Film, Television, Tourism and Regeneration, Leeds, UK, 15.11.2007
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...g Kaye Elliott, Production Liaison Manager, Screen Yorkshire on working with local authorities, local communities and production companies Ian Wild, Chief Executive, Cultural Industri...

26. Barbados: Linking development, indigenous entrepreneurship and Tourism
(Indigenous Tourism/CARIBBEAN ISLANDS - Indigenous Tourism)

.... . . the legacy [of colonialism], may . . . place a series of formidable obstacles in the path of indigenous communities and individuals attempting to participate in various forms of development, d...

27. AUS: CRC - ASSISTING COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP HERITAGE TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES
(Indigenous Tourism/AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA - Indigenous Tourism)

28. Indigenous Tourism Rights International: “Rethinking Tourism Certification”
(Indigenous Tourism/Global Indigenous Tourism Information)

...red at the Forum to analyze and discuss the opportunities and problems posed by ecotourism in their specific communities. They produced “The Oaxaca Declaration,” a section of which calls on Indige...

29. CfP: VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

Final Call for Papers VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM Special Issue, Journal on Information Technology & Tourism (IT&T) http://itt.ec3.at/ Submission Deadline: 30 September 2007 Guest

30. Cross Collaboration in Hospitality and related Services: Synergies and ..., Cairns, AUS, 26.10.2007
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...t collaborate into the future with government, industry partners, peak associations and engage with regional communities if they are to succeed; this is particularly the case for small and remote s...