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Useful Information Sources:
Working on a research project? Planning a trip? This section
of the web site will save you time.
First, here are some useful sources of information if you
are planning a trip.
- Airport and city codes are available at www.airportcitycodes.com, then click on 'City Codes' database.
This site also offers airline codes, distance calculators,
aircraft information and travel tips.
- Books: Do you want to find out information on a particular
destination? Travel guide publishers
that maintain useful web sites include www.fodors.com
and www.lonelyplanet.com
- Currency Conversion: What is your money worth when you
visit another country? Check www.oanda.com/convert/classic
before you go.
- Country Profiles: Do you want a quick overview of another
country, with brief information about its history, politics
and economy? Use the Internet to go to http://news.bbc.co.uk
and click on "Country Profiles."
Columbus Publishing offers combined travel information and
country profiles in its "World Travel Guide,"
and offers an online version at www.columbusguides.com.
Also useful is www.nationalgeographic.com, which has articles in different languages.
- Dictionary: http://www.yourdictionary.com.
Find out how to say something in another language.
- Health information: The International Society of Travel
Medicine maintains www.istm.org
while the World Health Organization has www.who.int.
There is also www.tripprep.com.
- International Weather: Is it sunny in Dublin or raining
in Hong Kong? Find out at http://weather.cnn.com.
- News: Want to find local news in another country? Try
going to www.theworldpress.com
which offers links to 5,204 newspapers in 192 countries.
- Maps: Need a map? For access to some 5,000 images of
maps of countries, cities and other subjects, as well as
a comprehensive series of links to other online map sources,
go to www.lib.utexas.edu/maps.
- Time: Is it too late to make that telephone call to your
friend who lives far away? Find out what time it is right
now, anywhere in the world. Check time at locations around
the world at www.worldtimeserver.com.
- Photos: See over 6 million travel photos on this global photo-sharing site. Add yours. www.worldisround.com
If you are working on a school project, here is a useful
source of information:
- Intute (a joint venture of the University of Birmingham and the University of Bristol)
For keeping Informed about the Travel & Tourism industry,
visit:
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Trends in Travel
and Tourism:
The following web sites contain up-to-date information on
trends and issues in the Travel & Tourism industry. There
are also many industry association sites you can visit. Here
are the key sites:
World Tourism Organization (WTO) (www.world-tourism.org)
Represents governments of 139 countries and 6 territories
around the world. Collects data, compiles reports, and helps
develop policies related developing responsible, sustainable
and universally accessible tourism.
- If you would like to see what one WTO official thinks
about the current Travel & Tourism environment, view
the presentation (
Adobe Acrobat format) by Luigi Cabrini, Regional
Representative for Europe, WTO.
The United Nations has a tourism-related initiative which works with tour operators to help them develop
sustainable tourism (www.toinitiative.org)
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC): (www.wttc.org)
WTTC represents the major Travel & Tourism companies.
WTTC conducts research on tourism and development, sustainable
tourism, employment and a host of other important issues that
governments and the industry need to know about. The WTTC
web site has statistics on tourism (economic impact, employment,
etc.) by regions of the world, and for many individual countries.
Other useful association sites include:
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Community
Tourism
At some level, all tourism must be "community
tourism" since it involves a local community. But what
is the best way to ensure that community tourism is sustainable
and in the interests of the community, the tourists, and the
companies that service them? The student case studies show how communities around the world manage tourism. Other interesting reports on this topic are listed below.
BEST, Business Enterprises for Sustainable Tourism, in conjunction
with the Rockefeller Foundation and National Geographic Traveler
magazine, sponsored an international meeting to discuss community
tourism. Practitioners came from thirty countries. A report
on their meeting can be read on this site: "BEST
Community Tourism."
Adobe Acrobat format
To learn more about community tourism read here
an extensive and useful annotated bibliography (
Adobe Acrobat format) developed by Rimas Sidrys and
Patrick T. Long of the University of Colorado.
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Sustainable
Tourism:
Tourism consumes resources. Every country is interested in
knowing how to make sure its resources are conserved and its
tourism industry is sustainable for future generations. United
Nations and government reports are available for you to download,
but please remember to check the author's requirements before
you download non-governmental documents.
- United Nations
Report on "Industry as a partner for sustainable development."
Adobe Acrobat format
This report covers the progress made and the questions that
have been raised since the Earth Summit of 1992. It was
prepared for the 2002 Earth Summit in Johannesburg, South
Africa by four leading industry organizations: The World
Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC); and The International
Federation of Tour Operators (IFTO), the International Hotel
& Restaurant Association (IH&RA) and the International
Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) in cooperation with the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Tourism
Organization (WTO).
- Traveling Light: New
Paths for International Tourism:
Adobe Acrobat format
This report for the Worldwatch organization traces the development
of the tourism industry and the obstacles to and opportunities
for sustainable tourism. This report is essential for all
students of tourism. The author has included an extensive
list of sources of information.
- Business Enterprise
for Sustainable Tourism (BEST) Report on Aspen:
Adobe Acrobat format
This is a case study of how a huge ski resort manages its
environment for sustainability.
Integrating
Sustainability into Curricula:
Adobe Acrobat format This report will be of interest
to manager and educators. The authors note that sustainability
of the hospitality and tourism industry is dependent upon
managers who adopt sustainable development principles as part
of their management philosophy. They discuss how to tie these
principles to human resource management and training.
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