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eTourism information technology for strategic tourism management. D. Buhalis, 2003.

Contributing factors for the successful integration of local tourism enterprises into international tourism markets are adequate e tourism strategies that focus on tourism innovation in terms of tourism products and adoption of e business tools such as destination management systems.

The management framework is applied to decide if, where and how tourism may be developed at any site, and therefore standards for tourism and impact management measures are developed through the process of applying the management framework.

Mr. Aley Sobers, Director of Research and Information Management, Caribbean Tourism Organisation

(c) Integrated Coastal Area Management for Tourism, Barbados, 27 30 April 1998.

Mr. Roger Carter, Managing Director, Tourism Enterprise and Management (TEAM), London, United Kingdom

Government policies can encourage tourism distribution channels to give preference to sustainable tourism products by providing training to destination management organizations and tourism boards, developing industry driven standards and supply chain management approaches, educating the public on certification schemes and promoting travel fairs that focus on sustainable products.

It focuses on the practical modalities of new business models that destination management organizations and tourism enterprises should adopt to improve their competitiveness in tourism markets.

Panellists cited change management adapting existing business processes and practices as the main difficulty for destination management organizations (DMOs) and tourism enterprises.

Tourism can also bring negative social impacts that have important consequences for environmental resource management.

(c) Green Resource Directory techniques, products and services for improved environmental management in tourism facilities

DMOs begin with the management of information on tourism products and services and their online promotion.

(a) Solid and Waste Water Management for the Tourism Industry, Saint Lucia, 2 9 February 1998

(b) Training the Trainers on Integrated Coastal Area Management for Tourism, Jamaica, 9 20 February 1998

The guidelines set out a management framework that includes impact assessment and impact management, and the need for a planned approach to tourism that balances the goals and requirements of conservation with the demand for tourism, for example through zoning and other measures.

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Traffic congestion caused by tourism can have a serious impact on local quality of life, requiring effective management solutions.

Antarctic tourism activities are increasing, as is their diversity (camping, climbing, kayaking and scuba diving), presenting new management challenges.

(c) Third, based on its experience in crisis management acquired following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, the World Tourism Organization constituted an Emergency Task Force composed of senior tourism officials, industry leaders, high level tourism experts, and representatives of regional and international institutions.

To implement the Phuket Action Plan, the World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the international tourism community, has initiated a series of specific activities and actions including familiarization trips for the media and tour operators, communication campaigns, waiving of participation fees at international tourism fairs, assistance in channelling funds to small and medium sized tourism enterprises, workshops on risk management and repositioning of tourism products.

Experts fully recognized the need to develop capacities in three broad areas technological (web services, programming, semantic web), business skills (such as entrepreneurship) and tourism skills (including tourism marketing and cultural heritage management).

Eco tourism, cultural and natural heritage tourism, health and medical tourism and adventure tourism are some of the tourism niches that are increasingly marketed by destinations and tourism enterprises in developing countries.

They should raise awareness among tourism enterprises about the potential of ICTs for tourism development. They should also develop capacity building through education programmes and training in relevant fields (including ICT, web management and marketing).

The use of ICT tools such as DMSs should assist them in their efforts to market their tourism offer globally and to ensure the strategic management of their destinations to ultimately improve their competitiveness on tourism markets.

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(a) The Asociación de Mujeres y Familias del Ámbito Rural (AMFAR) (Association of Rural Women and Families), which offered four courses on crafts, rural tourism, management of small and middle sized enterprises, and rural tourism and sustainable development

It is increasingly recognized that integrated planning of tourism development, linked to environmental management, can be most effective within clearly identified local destinations.

Tourism planning needs to reflect recent moves towards more integrated and consultative spatial and community planning, including processes like integrated coastal zone management.

DMOs have a key role to play not only in marketing tourism products but also in ensuring the management of the destination itself.

Any destination management system put in place should help in calculating the economic impact of tourism for a destination through performance evaluation mechanisms.

The economy of Gibraltar is largely dependent on tourism and the provision of financial services, such as banking, insurance, shipping and portfolio management.

These guidelines, which are compatible with those adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity, set out general principles for Parties to apply to the process of tourism development, including planning and assessment, and the need for management of tourism.

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