The Elephant Tourism Business

The Elephant Tourism Business
Author: Eric Laws
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2020-11-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789245869

Elephant tourism is a growing activity in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from all parts of the world. Elephant tourism has grown rapidly, providing the only viable way for elephants and their owners to survive since the banning of logging. Old logging camps have been developed into sanctuaries for some elephants, but many other camps were established as entertainment centres, resulting in serious welfare issues for the elephants and their mahouts. The profits from elephant tourism in Asia have encouraged African operators to follow a similar business model. This book draws attention to the need for a comprehensive and rigorous focus on local solutions to improve the welfare of captive elephants, their mahouts and local residents, and to enhance tourists' experiences of elephant tourism.

The Dark Side of Elephant Tourism

The Dark Side of Elephant Tourism
Author: Maria M.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-01-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9788196842901

"The Clouded Side of Elephant The travel industry: Tending to Government assistance Concerns" is a strong investigation of the moral mess encompassing the thriving business of elephant the travel industry. With elephants customarily worshipped and profoundly implanted in different societies, their change from adored images to commodified attractions brings up significant issues about government assistance and moral treatment. This astute work dives into the authentic development of elephant the travel industry, following the underlying foundations of its fame and the resulting influence on these great animals. From social importance to financial drivers, the book carefully looks at the powers adding to the double-dealing of elephants for the travel industry purposes. The core of the story lies in figuring out the knowledge and regular ways of behaving of elephants, both in the wild and in bondage. The mental cost of imprisonment on these profoundly astute creatures is investigated, uncovering the conspicuous difference between their normal territories and the frequently binding states of vacationer arranged offices. Through convincing contextual investigations from prestigious traveler objections like Thailand, India, and Africa, the book divulges explicit occasions of government assistance infringement. It takes a gander at a basic eye on the job of nearby legislatures and guidelines, scrutinizing their viability in defending the prosperity of these delicate monsters. Moral difficulties are disentangled, convincing perusers to defy the ethical ramifications of their decisions as vacationers. The obligation of travel services and visit administrators in advancing moral the travel industry rehearses is examined, moving the business to focus on government assistance over benefit. In the midst of the obscurity, the book offers a promising sign by featuring effective preservation endeavors and models of capable elephant the travel industry. It advocates for a change in outlook towards safe-havens, local area based drives, and capable travel rehearses. The legitimate system overseeing elephant the travel industry is examined, with a call for more grounded securities and a reexamination of existing regulations.

Emerging Voices for Animals in Tourism

Emerging Voices for Animals in Tourism
Author: Jes Hooper
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2024-02-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1800625243

While the study of animal-human interactions within the context of tourism has been explored in a greater number and diversity of ways within the last decade, the discourse remains divided between traditional tourism academia and outside disciplines 'looking in'. Tourism academia has borrowed philosophical, ethical, gender studies, sociological, ecological conservation, and economic lenses to explore animals in tourism, however collaboration with authors external to tourism studies remains few. This edited volume strengthens the bridge between tourism academia and other disciplines by highlighting the fresh perspectives, emerging methodologies and innovative interdisciplinary conventions at the forefront of animals in tourism research, whilst critically working towards more ethical human-animal interactions within the tourism and leisure space. Split into four parts 'emerging motivations', 'emerging cultures', 'emerging narratives', and 'emerging reflections', this unique text will be widely applicable to scholars working towards equitable human-animal interactions within tourism.

Tourism and COVID-19

Tourism and COVID-19
Author: Richard W. Butler
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2024-08-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1800626142

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global tourism industry were unprecedented. International travel fell by 72% in 2020, the worst year on record for tourism. Tourism operations, from family businesses to national tourism organizations all faced potential economic ruin. They had to adapt their business practices and adopt new ways of operating, in order to work around ever-changing restrictions. This book is comprised of chapters and case studies previously published by CABI, that deal with the impacts of, and responses to, the COVID-19 pandemic, along with specially written introductory and concluding chapters that provide context. It provides invaluable snapshots of reactions to the pandemic from individuals and organizations involved in a variety of forms of tourism. Many authors have included postscripts, to record or update their views following the end of the pandemic. Key themes and issues addressed include: anticipation of and preparedness for the pandemic, the scale of the problem, the adjustments made during the pandemic, likely future directions of change and the implications for sustainability. The book is a useful resource for researchers, students and practitioners in tourism, hospitality and related disciplines.

Elephant Tourism in Nepal

Elephant Tourism in Nepal
Author: Michelle Szydlowski
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2024-02-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1800624476

A study of elephant tourism in Nepal from its origins in the 1960s to the present day, this book examines the challenges faced by captive elephants. Used as human conveyance, on anti-poaching patrol teams, as rescue vehicles, and in forestry service, elephants have worked with and for humans for hundreds of years. However, the use of elephants in tourism is a fairly new development within Nepal. Because the health and welfare of tourism elephants is vital to the conservation of wild individuals, this book offers an assessment of captive elephant needs and an examination of their existing welfare statuses. This book seeks to examine the motivations of these NGOs and INGOs, and to consider their ethical approaches to elephant health and welfare. Are the motivations of these organizations similar enough to work together towards a common goal, or are their ethical norms so different that they get in one another's way? Using an ordinary language and ethics framework, this text aims to identify the norms of cultures and organisations and reframe them in ways which may allow for more successful interactions.

Tourism Business Frontiers

Tourism Business Frontiers
Author: Dimitrios Buhalis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2006-08-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136353631

As the global tourism industry continues to expand and to become more complex, it is vital that those in the industry are equipped with a thorough knowledge of all topics involved. New Tourism Consumers Products and Industry: Present and Future Issues provides this comprehensive coverage and more. Written by a team of globally renowned thinkers and researchers, it not only provides a brief historical overview of tourism, but delves deeper, to discuss emerging trends, consumer types and looks at the way the industry itself is changing and developing. It provides the manager of tomorrow with the ability to look beyond normal planning horizons and identify potential opportunities from these changes. New Tourism Consumers Products and Industry: Present and Future Issues is part of a two part set with its companion text, Tourism Dynamics, Challenges and Tools: Present and Future Issues which takes the reader on a logical progression to look at issues relating to the external environment in which the tourism industry functions. Both texts thereby provide the reader with a complete set of tools and knowledge recognise the key areas of growth and change, and the ability to use the new tools and technologies available to develop them and maximise business potential.

Tourism and Monarchy in Southeast Asia

Tourism and Monarchy in Southeast Asia
Author: Ploysri Porananond
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2016-09-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1443816612

Monarchies around the world play a significant role in tourism development and the tourist experience. Debates about the level of finance required to support monarchies often refer to the positive tourist attraction provided by royal pageantry, palaces, temples and churches, architecture, museum collections, and historical legacies. Up to now, the literature on tourism and monarchy has been primarily devoted to the history and experiences of Western Europe, particularly the United Kingdom. There has been little attention devoted to the relationship between monarchy and tourism development in Southeast Asia, and this is the first collection of essays to address this neglected field of study. The need to shift the focus from European to Asian royalty is important not only to begin to fill gaps in the literature on monarchy and tourism outside Europe, but also to avoid the increasing criticism of tourism studies that its major perspectives, orientations and paradigms have been based on an overly Eurocentric preoccupation. Case studies are taken from Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore.

Tourism Management

Tourism Management
Author: Clare Inkson
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 587
Release: 2022-09-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1529786134

This introductory text provides readers with a robust understanding of tourism and its industries, including how destinations are developed, marketed and managed, and how tourism impacts communities, environments and economies. The authors discuss the critical issues affecting 21st century tourism, such as sustainability, the climate crisis, globalisation, community, technology, the environment and the sharing economy. The text has been fully updated in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and its notable, and in some cases lasting, impacts on the tourism industry. The text features new mini-case studies (snapshots) and international case studies from countries around the globe including USA, Saudi Arabia, India, China, New Zealand, Australia, Namibia and the UK. It discusses the latest trends in transport, hospitality, attractions and the travel trade and includes examples from major tourism companies including Trip.com, TUI and Airbnb. The book is suitable for students who are starting their tourism studies as part of their college or university education. Clare Inkson is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Course Leader of BA Tourism with Business at the University of Westminster, London. Lynn Minnaert is the Academic Director and Clinical Associate Professor at New York University’s Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism.

They Saw the Elephant

They Saw the Elephant
Author: JoAnn Levy
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2013-07-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0806189959

"The phrase ’seeing the elephant’ symbolized for ’49 gold rushers the exotic, the mythical, the once-in-a-lifetime adventure, unequaled anywhere else but in the journey to the promised land of fortune: California. Most western myths . . . generally depict an exclusively male gold rush. Levy’s book debunks that myth. Here a variety of women travel, work, and write their way across the pages of western migrant history."-Choice "One of the best and most comprehensive accounts of gold rush life to date"ˆ–San Francisco Chronicle