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Google Scholar visibility and tourism journals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Tourism is a cross-disciplinary subject working in myriad fields such as anthropology, geography, and sociology. Yet for universities, departments and governmental organisations judging research output (King 2004), interdisciplinary journals necessitate ...
Law, R, Law, R., Murphy, J, Murphy, J.
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TOURISM STUDIES IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN SWEDEN: FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2017
In this paper the Swedish higher tourism education is presented by analyzing the development of tourism education. Descriptive information of English taught University programs has been collected with a purpose to gain a deeper understanding of the ...
Olga Milinchuk
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Mapping Gamification for Sustainable Urban Development: Generating New Insights for Tourism Education

open access: yesTourism and Hospitality
Although scientific literature already shows the connections between gamification, tourism and sustainability, there is still a gap in research into how gamification can transform cities into more playful, sustainable and intelligent tourism destinations.
Carla Fraga   +4 more
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Medical tourism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Provides an outline of the current research around medical tourism, especially its impact on Australians. Background Medical tourism is a burgeoning industry in our region.
Peter Leggat, Leggat, Peter
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Creating Location-Based Mobile Applications for Tourism: A Virtual AR Guide for Western Macedonia

open access: yesDigital
Augmented reality (AR) applications are currently used in many fields for communication and educational purposes. Tourism is also a sector where augmented reality is used for destination marketing and cultural heritage promotion. This study will focus on
Athanasios Evagelou   +2 more
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Education without borders: Internationalisation of the tourism business curriculum in the central Baltic area

open access: yesResearch in Hospitality Management, 2017
In the case of tourism, it is important to consider the geographical location of the destination and its part in a larger entity. In the Baltic Sea area, destination products covering the highlights of the seashore have growing importance and the area is
Sanna-Mari Renfors
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Evaluation of the community placement of the Tapestry Tourism Futures model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This technical report was based on sustainable tourism principles; more specifically, the need for an ‘evaluation’ phase in tourism policy and planning, and an understanding of the multifaceted nature of the tourism industry.
Wegner, A.   +3 more
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Resident attitudes towards dark tourism, a perspective of place-based identity motives

open access: yes, 2017
Place-based identity theories prove to be valid in better understanding resident attitudes towards support for tourism. Yet, its effectiveness is not verified in the context of dark tourism and resident attitudes towards dark tourism remains unknown ...
Chen, Shengrong   +5 more
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A framework to guide the sustainability of wildlife tourism operations: examples of marine wildlife tourism in Western Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Growth in the wildlife tourism industry has been significant in recent years with an increasing focus on tourism centered on free-ranging wildlife. In Australia tourism based in the marine environment, including observing and interacting with coastal and
Newsome, D.   +4 more
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Experiences with emergency distance education: A dilemma between face-to-face education and distance education in tour guiding

open access: yesInternational Journal of Assessment Tools in Education
Universities switched from face-to-face to emergency distance education as a solution to the crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic. This enabled face-to-face students to experience distance education.
Zeynep Tombaş, Meltem Altınay Özdemir
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