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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Tourism Development plan greenlighted by NDC

Improving Taiwan’s tourism strategy by focusing on quality as opposed to quantity. A new strategy for the coming 4 years has been approved and signed by the National Development Council. Travel packages catering for special needs of senior tourists and those with disabilities as well as setting a focus on

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Experience Tourism
Diane Dodd

Sustainable Travel: Willingness to pay vs. actual behaviour

According to the UNWTO 2014 report, the number of international visitors is expected to rise from an average of nearly 43 million tourists per year, to approximately 1.8 billion each year. In order to make this a reality, something has to be done. There is a dare need to enhance

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Jordan homestays embrace sustainable tourism

“Jordan has established a new model for sustainable tourism in the Middle East,” says Nasr Al-Tamimi, acting director of Wild Jordan, a business unit attached to the country’s Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). “Humans and nature interacting and profiting from each other: it’s a simple philosophy but,

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Experience Tourism
Diane Dodd

All-inclusive Holidays a Risk to Tourism’s Future

All-inclusive hotel holidays, have become a reality in Cyprus but pose risks for the sustainability of tourism. Tourists limited to hotels do not have the opportunity to wander around and enjoy the cultural wealth, to experience the diversity of the country and the real hospitality of its inhabitants, elements that

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Increasing Food Safety to boost sustainable Tourism

Part of the tourism strategy for more sustainable tourism in South Africa is the increasing of food safety and training of chefs. New jobs and enterprises are essential for securing a sustainable growth in the tourism sector. Part of the program is further training and skills development which is provided

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Experience Tourism
Diane Dodd

VisitBritain Chief Urges Governments To Act On Sustainability

Greenearth.travel director and former World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) president Geoffrey Lipman said: “We have not put the time, attention or resources into sustainable travel.”We need to change the way we do business every day, not the way we talk at meetings.” Beyond Green Travel chief executive Costas Christ

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