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Thu, 16/02/2012 - 16:22 — Chris
I described the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness report in some detail in a recent post so I wont repeat myself here, other than to say that the comprehensive report is based on a vast matrix of indexes relating to the country and it's attitude, investement and approach to tourism.
The cumulation of the report is an overall ranking of the competitiviness of a countries travel and tourism market.
Thu, 19/01/2012 - 18:01 — Chris
Included in The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011* is an interesting category called Affinity for Travel & Tourism which looks at a number of factors including the attitude of the population towards foreign visitors and how open to tourism the country is.
As such it is relatively easy to pick out the Top 5 countries with the best and the worst attitudes towards tourism.
Top 5 Countries that like their tourists
1 Lebanon
2 Barbados
3 Albania
4 Mauritius
5 Cape Verde
Tue, 13/12/2011 - 15:20 — Emma-Louise
Throughout November 2011 Campaya Holiday Rentals have published a number of articles looking at the Changing Face of Tourism, and in particular how it will effect the holiday property rental market in 2012. With the market in 2011 driven by the ongoing economic crisis and political unrest some property owners have benefitted while others have left out.
Wed, 30/11/2011 - 16:42 — Chris
Not surprisingly Adventure tourism is rapidly growing in popularity, as tourists seek different kinds of vacations. According to the USA based Adventure Travel Trade Association, adventure travel may be any tourist activity, including two of the following three components: a physical activity, a cultural exchange or interaction and engagement with nature.
Wed, 30/11/2011 - 16:01 — Chris
Nature Tourism, or Ecotourism as many call it these days, according to Wikipedia is the visiting of fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism. There are a number of reasons for Nature Tourism: to educate the traveler, to provide funds for ecological conservation, to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights.
Wed, 30/11/2011 - 15:41 — Chris
Wikipedia defines Religious, commonly know as Faith as well, Tourism as a form of tourism whereby people of faith travel individually or in groups for pilgrimage, missionary, or leisure (fellowship) purposes. By definition a niche form of tourism, it still attracts a surprisingly large number each year with the World Tourism Organisation quoting 330 million pilgrims a year, with the single largest annual pilgrimage being the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Tue, 29/11/2011 - 17:16 — Chris
According to Wikipeda Educational Tourism developed, because of the growing popularity of teaching and learning of knowledge and the enhancing of technical competency outside of the classroom environment. A cynic may well be tempted to say that the educational systems across the world have dumbed down so much these days in order that nobody fails that to get anywhere in the modern world you have to get out an 'learn a bit', and make up for the education your schooling didn't provide!
Tue, 29/11/2011 - 16:42 — Chris
Health Tourism generally gets a bad press as it is associated with people traveling to get medical care that they couldn't get at home. Wikipedia defines it as (Medical Tourism) a term initially coined by travel agents and the media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. It also refers pejoratively to the practice of healthcare providers travelling internationally to deliver healthcare.
Tue, 29/11/2011 - 16:19 — Chris
Recreational, or Rural, Tourism is a phrase that we often hear talked about or mentioned online, but finding a definition, or someone that can explain what it is cane pretty tough. Richard Reeder and Dennis Brown in Recreational, Tourism and Rural Well-Being argued that while many claim that tourism offers seasonal, unskilled, low-wag jobs that depress local wages and income, combining recreational development and tourism attracts significant numbers of seasonal and permanent.
Mon, 28/11/2011 - 13:12 — Chris
Wikipedia defines Sport Tourism as travel which involves either viewing or participating in a sporting event staying apart from their usual environment. Sport Tourism is the fastest growing sector in the global travel industry and equates to $600 Billion a year.
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