Christina Beckmann

This handbook explores and critically examines both positive and negative impacts of tourism development focusing on the past, present and future issues, challenges and trends from a multidisciplinary global perspective. Through a comparative approach involving international case studies, this book explores our understanding of tourism impacts and contributes to the theoretical development on relationships between tourism impacts and community support for tourism development.

An in-depth study to examine shifts in traveler preferences, priorities, and mindset. This is a follow-up to a 2006 study, with the goal of understanding whether and how adventure traveler attitudes and preferences have shifted in the previous 10 years.

The ATTA partnered with Outside Magazine for this new report, “Attracting and Serving the U.S. Adventure Traveler.” Adventure companies interested in building their business with U.S. travelers will find valuable information about:
- Primary U.S. traveler personas as profiled in the U.S. Adventure Pulse
- Favored destinations for U.S. adventure travelers
- Most common adventure activities
- Average adventure trip duration
- Common booking tools used

This text updates Adventure Programming (Miles and Priest, 1999) and reflects the global and industry changes and developments in adventure programming with explorations of contemporary adventure issues, trends, concepts, principles and programs across this extensive and diverse industry. The book includes discussions of hot topics such as climate change, risk management, technology, sustainability and conservation, issues that are confronting the world in new and challenging ways.

As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated, “Climate change is the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the 21st century. It rewrites the global equation for development, peace and prosperity.” The scientific evidence is clear – climate change is happening and the exposure to weather-related disasters such as heat waves, forest fires, cyclones and flooding has the potential to seriously impact the tourism sector.

The travel and tourism industry is both a significant… Show more

As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated, “Climate change is the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the 21st century. It rewrites the global equation for development, peace and prosperity.” The scientific evidence is clear – climate change is happening and the exposure to weather-related disasters such as heat waves, forest fires, cyclones and flooding has the potential to seriously impact the tourism sector.

The travel and tourism industry is both a significant contributor to climate change, being responsible for 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is directly impacted by it. At the same time, the industry is a vital driver of the global economy with an estimated US$6.6 trillion total contribution in 2012, and is particularly significant to developing and emerging economies where the impacts of climate change can be most disruptive. This collection of papers is a timely and indispensable source of insights and models of best practice relating to the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change by various sectors of the industry. Show less

Tourism’s long tail – niche destinations and activities – are the latest hotspot in online retail travel distribution. Think hiking the Simien Mountains of Ethiopia or rafting the Pacuare River of Costa Rica, where the focus is on a smaller number of guests who pay higher prices for “exotic” experiences.

We did a comparison between travel’s long tail and the other long tail industries such as books, movies, and music to tease out the lessons for long tail travel retailers… Show more

Tourism’s long tail – niche destinations and activities – are the latest hotspot in online retail travel distribution. Think hiking the Simien Mountains of Ethiopia or rafting the Pacuare River of Costa Rica, where the focus is on a smaller number of guests who pay higher prices for “exotic” experiences.

We did a comparison between travel’s long tail and the other long tail industries such as books, movies, and music to tease out the lessons for long tail travel retailers.

Four “keys to winning” emerged:

1. Aggregate long tail inventory
2. Identify and cultivate “powersellers”
3. Use traditional channels and technology to reduce perceived risk in purchasing
4. Leverage search

The full report includes statistics on valuing travel’s long tail and analysis of challenges and opportunities facing long tail travel retailers. Show less

An inspiring collection of experiences and a practical how-to guide, the book details 50 of the world’s best adventures. In-depth narratives convey the rich allure of 25 destinations—with first-person descriptions, lively anecdotes, and subjects of special interest.