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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Tour operators"”.
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The consumer's perception of the accreditation of adventure tour operators
… of accreditation is relatively new to the tourism industry yet industry leaders consider it a high priority in their attempts for continuous improvement and delivery of quality products. In developing current accreditation programs the industry has consulted with key players and a number of …
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Tourism projects for community development : Influences of tour operators and development organisations.
This study compares tour operators and development organisations, by analysing their role in three differently funded and operated tourism projects in Ecuador. Additionally, the study identifies links between micro level livelihood outputs of the projects, the meso level operational contexts, and …
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A study of image of China as perceived by United States tour operators
… between China's image as perceived by U.S. tour operators and tour operators' actions in developing package tours to China; The data for this study was obtained through a questionnaire survey of 300 U.S. tour operators on 22 China's tourism attributes. Two research hypothesis were …
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Predicting Passenger Demand and Optimizing Fleet Allocation: A Machine Learning Approach for Icelandic Tour Operators
… more efficient resource allocation methods in tour operations has been created by the growing complexity driven by increasing tourism in destinations like Iceland. In this study, the application of machine learning techniques to optimize tour operations through improved passenger forecasting …
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Assessment of Marketing Strategies Tour Operators use for Marketing and Promotion of Tanzania Tourism Products
… focused on assessment of marketing strategies tour operators use for marketing and promotion of Tanzania tourism products. The importance of Tourism cannot be underscored. Its success to achieve customer satisfaction among tour operators determines higher profit and success tourism development. …
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Assessment of E-commerce Adoption and its Effects on Performance of Tour Operators in Arusha, Tanzania
… and its effect on the performance of the tour operator enterprises based in Arusha region, Tanzania. The research design adopted was a descriptive cross sectional survey. The study population comprised of all registered tour operator’s enterprises. From which a sample of 75 tour operators …
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Effectiveness of marketing strategies of tour operators in the promotion of small tourism enterprises in KwaZulu-Natal
… in Management Sciences Specialising in Ecotourism and Environmental Management at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2025.
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Assesment of Marketing Strategies Tour Operators Use for Marketing and Promotion of Tanzania Tourism Products: A Case of Arusha City
… focused on assessment of marketing strategies tour operators use for marketing and promotion of Tanzania tourism products. The importance of Tourism cannot be underscored. Its success to achieve customer satisfaction among tour operators determines higher profit and success tourism development. …
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The bargaining power of the Republic of Cyprus accommodation providers in contractual and non-contractual negotiations with large European tour operators.
… non-contractual negotiations with large European tour operators (TOs). Within a tourism and hospitality context there was an insufficient understanding regarding bargaining power, its antecedents, influencing factors and the implications for negotiation in business-to-business (B2B) buyer-supplier …
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Competition and structural change in the UK travel industry during the 1980's and into the 1990's
… 1980's and into the 1990's. The travel industry, tour operators, travel retailers, integration, pricing policies, the 1990's and the European travel trade are looked at. The evidence in the first part of the thesis indicates the increased trend towards concentration of market share into the …
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A policy for antarctic tourism: conflict or cooperation?
The Antarctic tourism industry is described and assessed. Tourist numbers are established. The regulatory framework for Antarctic tourism is explained and problems for policy makers are identified. Tourism policies of the British Antarctic Survey, United States Antarctic Program and other Treaty …
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Spatiality of power surrounding "the Nenets'" involvement in local tourism industry development
The importance of power structure analysis in tourism studies is appreciated by academic scholars based on the fact that the tourism industry is a capitalist activity concerned with wealth production, accumulation and distribution. This is the power structure that serves to reproduce and condition …
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The perceptions, holiday expectations and holiday experiences of German speaking visitors to southern Australia
… of a perceived lack of well recognised major tourist attractions and the perceived lack of sunshine and warm climate. Surveys of German speaking tour operators and of arriving German speaking visitors were carried out to gain a better understanding of their perceptions and holiday expectations …
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The impact of e-marketing on tourism growth: the case of Zambia
Tourism has been identified as one of the major socio and economic activity that has contributed to the development of national economies. The advancement of technology in doing business has changed the dynamics of tourism marketing. ICTs have changed the way tourism business is conducted. The use …
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Social Travel: Collaborative Travel-Planning for Small Groups
… The growth of social travel is changing the tourism industry as social travel websites replace traditional tour operators. The increasing popularity of social travel is due to the rising class of Generation Y (Gen Y), as well as technological advancements in areas to support collaboration of …
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White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework
'White Shark Cage Diving' (WSCD) enables tourists to experience a face-to-face encounter with wild sharks in the open water. In order to attract the animals close to the cages, tour operators often use chum, bait, or decoys, which interferes with the natural habits of marine wildlife. These …
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A Sea of Relationships: Investigating Relational Wellbeing in UK Marine Governance
… actors (policy actors, residents, fishermen and tour operators) to understand how their networks matter to their wellbeing and how they shape marine governance. It takes a multi-level analysis approach, including a policy analysis and interviews with key informants implementing marine policy, …
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A Sea of Relationships: Investigating Relational Wellbeing in UK Marine Governance
… actors (policy actors, residents, fishermen and tour operators) to understand how their networks matter to their wellbeing and how they shape marine governance. It takes a multi-level analysis approach, including a policy analysis and interviews with key informants implementing marine policy, …
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The micro geopolitics of (eco)tourism: Competing discourses and collaboration in New Zealand and Brazil
… The thesis examines issues of power in (eco)tourism development as manifested in the discursive construction and positionality of local stakeholders. It then inquires whether collaborative schemes can bridge the various interest groups dealing with nature tourism activities in a way that they …
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Mechanisms of Trust in Indigenous Tourism: A Study of the Pataxó Jaqueira Community in Porto Seguro, Brazil.
… indigenous communities around the world in tourism has created new dynamics. The implementation and management of indigenous tourism have helped communities take control over their tourism resources and decisions; whilst others tend to be managed by powerful tourism players and dominated by …
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