The Development and Evaluation of a Sustainable Tourism Module Addressed to Student Hotel Managers

2016 ◽  
pp. 327-339
Author(s):  
Mark C. Mifsud
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Hotel Managers

scholarly journals Determination of Managers’ Attitudes Towards Eco-Labeling Applied in the Context of Sustainable Tourism and Evaluation of the Effects of Eco-Labeling on Accommodation Enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 5069
Author(s):  
Yusuf Yılmaz ◽  
Engin Üngüren ◽  
Yaşar Yiğit Kaçmaz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Professional Characteristics ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Accommodation Sector ◽  
Hotel Managers

The attitudes of departmental managers towards eco-labels are extremely important for the realization of sustainable tourism practices in accommodation enterprises. Research focused on determining the attitudes of hotel managers towards eco-labels is very limited. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to determine the attitude of departmental managers towards eco-labels applied in the context of sustainable tourism. The second purpose of this study was to determine whether the sustainable tourism and management activities of accommodation enterprises that did and did not have an eco-label were differentiated. To this end, this study was designed and conducted with a sample of 408 hotel managers in 83 different accommodation enterprise. Data were collected through questionnaires using convenience sampling, which is a non-probability sampling method. As a result of this research, it was determined that the attitudes of managers towards eco-labels differed according to their personal and professional characteristics. Another important finding of this study was that the sustainable management and operation activities of the hotels differed significantly according to whether or not they were eco-labeled certified. Overall, it is obvious that eco-labels have a significant impact on the implementation of environmentally friendly, responsible, and sustainable tourism practices in the accommodation sector.

scholarly journals Tourism and the environment: The response of privately owned accommodation businesses in Da Nang city, Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Trang Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Hotel Managers ◽  
Privately Owned

<p>The purpose of the study is to investigate the response of privately-owned hospitality enterprises in Da Nang city, Vietnam to environmental concerns. The study is inspired by global growing attention to how sustainable development in general and sustainable development in the tourism industry in particular can be promoted, especially the environmental aspect. Given the vital role of the private sector in achieving sustainable development and the fact that in the context of Vietnam, the private sector is still a less powerful economic player than the state-owned sector, the study only focuses on the privately-owned hotels. The study was conducted with the aims of (i) filling in the gap of understanding of the issue in developing countries, (ii) seeing how effective the private sector’s contribution in Da Nang city and in Vietnam in general has been in promoting sustainable tourism development, and (iii) coming to suitable recommendations, based on the research results, to increase the effectiveness of the private sector in sustainable tourism development. Qualitative methodology was used. Fifteen hotel managers participated in the semi-structured interviews. Some governmental officers also joined the research to provide supplementary information. The research findings show that the hotel managers in Da Nang city generally had good understanding of relevant environmental issues in the accommodation sector and tourism industry. All hotels researched were using environmental practices but the smaller ones tended to have less practices. Noticeably, not all hotels were using obligatory practices described by laws. Reducing costs was the most chosen motivation for hotels to go green. Simultaneously, it was picked up by most participants as the biggest difficulty that prevented them from pursuing an environmental path. The research also revealed a weak collaboration between the city government and the accommodation businesses in dealing with environmental concerns.</p>

scholarly journals Tourism and the environment: The response of privately owned accommodation businesses in Da Nang city, Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Trang Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Hotel Managers ◽  
Privately Owned

<p>The purpose of the study is to investigate the response of privately-owned hospitality enterprises in Da Nang city, Vietnam to environmental concerns. The study is inspired by global growing attention to how sustainable development in general and sustainable development in the tourism industry in particular can be promoted, especially the environmental aspect. Given the vital role of the private sector in achieving sustainable development and the fact that in the context of Vietnam, the private sector is still a less powerful economic player than the state-owned sector, the study only focuses on the privately-owned hotels. The study was conducted with the aims of (i) filling in the gap of understanding of the issue in developing countries, (ii) seeing how effective the private sector’s contribution in Da Nang city and in Vietnam in general has been in promoting sustainable tourism development, and (iii) coming to suitable recommendations, based on the research results, to increase the effectiveness of the private sector in sustainable tourism development. Qualitative methodology was used. Fifteen hotel managers participated in the semi-structured interviews. Some governmental officers also joined the research to provide supplementary information. The research findings show that the hotel managers in Da Nang city generally had good understanding of relevant environmental issues in the accommodation sector and tourism industry. All hotels researched were using environmental practices but the smaller ones tended to have less practices. Noticeably, not all hotels were using obligatory practices described by laws. Reducing costs was the most chosen motivation for hotels to go green. Simultaneously, it was picked up by most participants as the biggest difficulty that prevented them from pursuing an environmental path. The research also revealed a weak collaboration between the city government and the accommodation businesses in dealing with environmental concerns.</p>

DESKRIPSI PERMASALAHAN UPAYA PENGEMBANGAN PARIWISATA BERKELANJUTAN DI DANAU TOBA SUMATERA UTARA (PROBLEM DESCRIPTION OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT EFFORT ON TOBA LAKE NORTH SUMATERA)

Inovasi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Porman Juanda Marpomari Mahulae
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Development Effort ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Problem Description ◽  
World Tourism Organization ◽  
United Nation World ◽  
Tourism Organization ◽  
United Nation

Penelitian ini adalah sebuah usaha yang dilakukan untuk mengurai masalah yang dihadapi para stakeholder dalam mewujudkan sebuah pengelolaan pariwisata yang berkelanjutan di kawasan Danau Toba. Indikator yang diukur dalam penelitian ini adalah indikator dasar dari 5 (lima) isu utama pengembangan periwisata berkelanjutan yang telah dikembangkan oleh United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan diperkuat dengan data-data yang bersifat kuantitatif. Berdasarkan hasil pengukuran indikator-indikator dasar tersebut dan pendalaman yang dilakukan dengan diskusi-diskusi yang dilakukan dengan para informan penelitian, diketahui bahwa sebenarnya penyelesaian persoalan dasar pengembangan pariwisata berkelanjutan di sebuah destinasi wisata masih menjadi tugas besar bagi para stakeholder kepariwisataan di kawasan tersebut. Berdasarkan jenis permasalahan yang ada, maka terdapat kebutuhan kebijakan pengembangan terkait: 1) peningkatkan perekonomian dengan adanya kegiatan pariwisata; 2) penjaminan kesejahteraan daerah dan masyarakat lokal dengan adanya kegiatan pariwisata; 3) pemenuhan kepuasan pengunjung; 4) pelibatan masyarakat lokal di dalam pengelolaan kepariwisataan; dan 5) penjaminan kelestarian lingkungan hidup.   Kata kunci: pengembangan, pariwisata berkelanjutan, Danau Toba

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INDICATORS FOR CO TO – VAN DON ISLANDS

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thu Nhung ◽  
◽  
Pham Hoang Hai ◽  
Nguyen Manh Ha ◽  
Nguyen Khanh Van ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable tourism planning in Bahía Solano, Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-176
Author(s):  
Gabriela Antošová ◽  
Ivan Dario Medina Rojas ◽  
Mauricio Peralta Mejía ◽  
Helmuth Yesid Arias Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Tourism Planning ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Marine Area ◽  
Bird Watching ◽  
Enormous Amount ◽  
Water Sports

AbstractThe municipality of Bahía Solano possesses important tourist attractions. The majority of them consist of natural wonders such as whale, dolphin and bird watching. Its marine area offers diving courses, all types of fishing, surfing, other water sports etc. The enormous amount of natural wealth stands in contrast to the lack of local development and the high rate of poverty among its inhabitants. Bahía Solano has enviable tourist professions but a low level of competition. This research proposes a methodology of social innovation, elaborated by researchers, that involves nature, communities and tour operators, where a connection of surveys with the expectations and perceptions of the different entities (inhabitants, tourists, and tour operators) has been obtained.

DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM MODEL ASSOCIATED WITH CONSERVED EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING THE IDENTITY OF PHYSICAL CULTURE HERITAGE AND NON-PHYSICAL CULTURE HERITAGE, DEVELOPING LIVELIHOOD AND SUSTAINABLE MULTIDIMENSION POVERTY REDUCTION FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES OF QUANG NINH PROVINCE IN THE CONTEXT OF INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bui Thuy Phuong
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Culture Heritage ◽  
Quang Ninh

In the trend of Industry Revolution 4.0, tourism has been considered as one of the key and key economic sectors of the country and smokeless industry requires sustainable tourism development associated with the conservation and promotion of tangible and intangible cultural heritage values are becoming more and more important and urgent than ever. Author through deeply analysing the context and situation of developing a model linking sustainable tourism with preserving and promoting the specific tangible and intangible cultural heritage values of Quang Ninh province in the previous period thereby proposing a system of appropriate solutions to develop models of cultural tourism, heritage tourism, rural tourism, community tourism...in close association with specific values conservation and promotion of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, livelihood development and sustainable multidimensional poverty reduction for ethnic minorities groups in the current Industry Revolution 4.0 trend.

Sustainability Practices in Hotel Industry: A Study on Guest Awareness and Satisfaction

GIS Business ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 9-10
Author(s):  
Shweta Mathur ◽  
Kavita Khanna ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Customer Preferences ◽  
Sustainability Strategy ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
Hotel Managers ◽  
Relationship Of

The research paper is an empirical work to ascertain the awareness and satisfaction levels of the hotel guests on the sustainability practices in Five Star hotels in Delhi. This paper also aims to determine the extent to which certain sustainability practices influence customer preferences and requirements. The methodology used in this research included a survey method, combined with an extensive secondary research and descriptive methods. The survey was conducted in selected Five star and Five-star deluxe hotels in Delhi from June 2016 until September 2016. The results of the study establish a direct relationship of sustainability practices with customers satisfaction in Five Star Hotels in Delhi, however, it reveals that the prevailing sustainability practices do not satisfy the guests to a considerable extent. The research results can be used by hotel managers in order to improve and adopt sustainability strategy in their management policy in order to raise the level of awareness towards the hotels sustainability initiatives undertaken and then to meet the demands of cognizant guests and for the sake of its own business survival.

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