The development of rural tourism can enhance the regional economic development; improve the environment of the countries and the living conditions of the native dweller. In China, the study of countryside tourism mainly focuses on the microcosmic. However, as the progress of countryside tourism is a systematic issue, it should be studied systematically. From the view of Systematics and Synerget...

The tourism industry is a major employer in Australia and has particular significance in regional areas. A great benefit of the accommodation sector of the tourism industry is that it creates a range of employment opportunities. However, this benefit is also a weakness when labour costs and availability are under pressure. This research on labour turnover and cost in Australia was undertaken wi...

Cerveny, Lee K. 2004. Preliminary research findings from a study of the sociocultural effects of tourism in Haines, Alaska. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-612. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 144 p. This report examines the growth and development of the tourism industry in Haines, Alaska, and its effects on community life and land use. ...

Haze pollution has worsened and has received close attention by news agencies in the past two years. This type of environmental pollution might have a great effect on tourism image and the entire tourism industry of a destination. This study aimed to reveal the potential impacts of haze pollution on the tourism industry. Based on a case study in Beijing using questionnaires for potential touris...

A survey of the tourism industry on the island of Hawaii (the Big Island) in the state of Hawaii in the United States was conducted to collect baseline information on major resources (energy, food, and water consumption) and waste generation from five tourism sectors: accommodations, food and beverages (restaurants), golf courses, tourism services (tours), and rental cars. The questionnaire was...

The inboard tourism demand forecasting is very important to the development of tourism industry. In this paper, the SVR model is adopted to forecast monthly inbound tourism demand of China. And the elitist Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGAII) is used to parameter optimization. The NSGAII algorithm can reduce complexity of the algorithm, keeps the diversity of population and increasi...

iran due to its unique condition in terms of tourist attraction and because of the specific location and a variety of natural resources and human phenomena, that different regions of the country including guilan province has a typical position in terms of tourism which attracts a lot of tourists. by itself, ecological, environmental, cultural, historical and religious attraction in the north, w...

— The web-based technologies have become a strategic necessity for tourism organizations. Through switching to online services, tourism organizations are achieving better positions in the digital-based competitive market. The Chinese tourism industry is investing in the development of a ‘Golden Tourism Project’ which includes tourism E-commerce website development and evaluation as one of main ...

E-commerce has significantly changed the distribution channels of travel products in the world including China. Online channels are growing important in travel service distribution. In China tourism industry has been developed rapidly with the economic development, more and more international travel service providers are trying to expand their Chinese market through the Internet. This paper she...