The Maldives, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), has seen a rapid development of its tourism industry over the last 35 years with visitor numbers rising from 1062 visitors per year in 1972 through to over 600,000 today. Both in popular conception and reality the Maldives relies on its marine life and beaches to sustain a tourism industry that contributes over 30% of total GDP. However, the...

Due to the negative environmental impact, corporate social responsibility is an important concept in today’s competitive lodging industry. Hotels attribute 75 % of the overall lodging industries consumption of energy, water and non-durable goods. To remain competitive, organizations implement green lodging programs to demonstrate social responsibility. However, the understanding and implementat...

Tourism industry is emerging as a new era, one of the main pillars of the economy, the business world. Many planners and policy makers in the development of the tourism industry as the main pillars of sustainable development are mentioned. In this direction, this research inspired by these changes and therefore Social indicators such as social capital, Sense of place, and so on programming usin...

As the largest service industry in the world, tourism plays a special role in sustainable development. Geomorphic tourism is known to be a segment of this industry with lower environmental impact and underlying causes that explain lower demand; therefore, it is essential to study, identify, assess, plan, and manage natural tourist attractions. As such, the present study assesses the ability of ...

Developed through a multi-stakeholder process facilitated by: Accounting Advertising Aluminium Automotive Aviation Chemicals Coal Construction Consulting Engineering Electricity Fertilizer Finance and Insurance Food and Drink Information and Communications Technology Iron and Steel Oil and Gas Railways Refrigeration Road Transport Tourism Waste Management Water Management Industry as a partner ...

Developed through a multi-stakeholder process facilitated by: Accounting Advertising Aluminium Automotive Aviation Chemicals Coal Construction Consulting Engineering Electricity Fertilizer Finance and Insurance Food and Drink Information and Communications Technology Iron and Steel Oil and Gas Railways Refrigeration Road Transport Tourism Waste Management Water Management Industry as a partner ...

Tourism industry is emerging as a new era, one of the main pillars of the economy, the business world. Many planners and policy makers in the development of the tourism industry as the main pillars of sustainable development are mentioned. In this direction, this research inspired by these changes and therefore Social indicators such as social capital, Sense of place, and so on programming usin...

The macroeconomic relevance of the tourism industry in the Asia-Pacific region is well recognized for years. While this industry has enjoyed a significant average growth rate over the last years, it is facing the negative impacts of potential natural disasters such as tsunamis and volcano eruptions. Besides posing a risk to the health of locals and tourists, such events can cause massive negati...