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Management
2021
With over 50 international expert contributors, this Handbook provides a user-friendly toolkit and step-by-step guide for investigating and addressing realistic challenges with modest timeframes and resources in sustainable tourism development and management.

Management
2022
This Handbook provides a critical analysis of the evolution of the contemporary niche tourism phenomenon. By framing discussions around sustainable development thinking, concepts and practical applications, each chapter provides specific reflections on niche tourism trends, successes and/or failures, and the challenges and opportunities that destinations that pursue tourism as a vehicle for sustainable development face around the world.

Management
2020
ITAC has developed easy-to-follow general health and safety guidelines for ITAC members and partners consideration. They are intended to help members develop or review the plan that will work best for their business. We have grouped the guidelines into sections and provided links to official Canadian or international sector websites for more detailed and up-to-date information.

Social & Cultural
2006
This guidebook is designed to provide assistance to communities or individuals who are interested in developing heritage tourism to preserve historic and cultural resources and boost economies. It begins with an overview of tourism and the heritage tourism industry then identifies issues to consider before beginning a heritage tourism program. If a community or individual is interested in developing heritage
tourism, this guidebook provides a step-by-step process including tips and success stories in Texas.

Management
2014
Para el presente caso, cuyo objeto central es el turismo comunitario en Ecuador, teóricos y empíricos conocimiento se lo ha ido construyendo durante varios años, con la ayuda de una metodología diseñada para trabajar directamente con los actores locales, miembros de cada comunidad seleccionada. Durante 12 años se evidenció, en cada caso, la importancia de generar un documento producto de la vinculación academia- comunidad, cuya función fue aportar insumos a la toma de decisiones en la planificación, ejecución, monitoreo y retroalimentación de la actividad turística a nivel local.

Economy
This self-evaluation “Scorecard” is intended to guide a proposed tourism project representative to understand the foundational funding needs of their project from design, construction, and operation of the tourism project. This can be a useful tool for project managers to understand their project's funding needs and opportunities for improvement.

Social & Cultural
The purpose of the Global Report is to provide a dynamic global picture relating to the four ILO categories of fundamental principles and rights at work.

Environment
2013
This INTOSAI report provides an overview of the impact of tourism on wildlife conservation including environmental, social and cultural impacts and human–wildlife conflicts as well as audits related to tourism and wildlife.

Social & Cultural
2015
El presente artículo analiza la relación entre los turistas y los ritos ancestrales, encuentro que se ha intensificado últimamente por la presencia de un nuevo agente llamado turismo comunitario. El turista evoca presentaciones puntuales, como hechos de una hiperrealidad amenazadora y voraz. El chamán toma un rol eminentemente turístico (¿un guía de turistas?) en un proceso que pone a prueba la fortaleza de los modelos que sustentan la propuesta de desarrollo turístico comunitario. En el escenario mercantilizado del turismo se han provocado impactos que pueden ser determinantes para asegurar una mínima integridad cultural en los chamanes y en sus prácticas, por lo cual la pregunta central a resolver es ¿cuál es el impacto que el turismo comunitario ejerce sobre los ritos mágicos religiosos?

Environment
2019
This Interagency Visitor Use Management Council paper reviews the management of recreation impacts to wildlife, including discussions of influential factors, impact indicators, and the range of management responses. This information is provided to assist recreation and land managers in avoiding or minimizing visitor impact to wildlife.