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This World Bank Group report presents fourteen key characteristics displayed in most successful tourism concessioning programs.

This article aims to quantify the impact of businesses implementing inclusive business strategies through value proposition to determine the value of nature-based tourism to local communities and businesses with a focus on nature-based tourism in Namibia and South Africa.

This book is an exploration of Arctic tourism, focusing on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences. Useful for destination managers and tour guide operators.

This case study analyses the role of environmental NGOs in managing sustainable coastal and marine tourism on Santa Maria island in the Azores.

This bibliography includes a selection of some of the core texts in the field of creative tourism from previous years, and a review of the most recent publications on creative tourism.

These Queensland Government guidelines provide background information and tools and key considerations that must be addressed as a first step in achieving best practice for ecotourism in Queensland’s national parks. Featuring case studies from Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria, Costa Rica, and Namibia.

This CRC report presents a design and assessment model to assist tourism operators to manage low-impact nature-based sustainable tourism facilities in remote areas. Derived by studies conducted in Australia and informed by indigenous groups, the report provides design guidelines for facility infrastructure, and a framework for environmentally sustainable technology for energy, water and waste management systems.

How can businesses drive the shift to a regenerative future? Alibaba Group’s study shows that 73% of global consumers are keen to adopt a sustainable lifestyle, but 38% doubt the credibility of brands' sustainability claims.

Join us in this webinar to find out how organizations can become catalysts for change that prioritize the needs of both the people and the planet. We’ll also explore the role of traceability, powered by technology, in building consumer trust and the ways brands can participate in a global movement to create lasting social and environmental impact.

This IUCN publication is designed to guide the sustainable use of biological resources in the day-to-day operations of hotels and to complement the many tools already available to help reduce environmental impacts in hotel operations.

This IUCN guide helps owners and managers of small and large hotels in the Caribbean to conserve nature through day-to-day hotel operations. This guide is meant to complement the many tools that are already available to help reduce environmental impacts in hotels, by using appropriate siting, design and construction practices, and by improving management of energy and water consumption, and disposal of wastewater and solid wastes.