This review presents a summary of existing visitor monitoring methods and relevant studies in land and marine-based areas, with a focus on the application to unique aquatic settings. Various opportunities...

Open access, free resources by the Journal of Tourism Futures for this Special Issue of transformation and the regenerative future of tourism. Articles in this issue cover topics including regenerative...

This CNN article presents the history of the famous Maya Bay, Thailand and the visitor management strategies and regulations  implemented to rehabilitate local ecosystems and develop infrastructure and systems for...

ATTA has publicly recognized the importance of increased accessibility in adventure travel since at least 2008, when the Adventure Travel World Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil featured a concurrent session...

In order to support the efforts taken by Member States in the recovery of the tourism sector from the Covid-19 pandemic, the “International Code for the Protection of Tourists” (ICPT)...

This e-book, is an up-to-date collection of nature-based tourism (NBT) tools and resources to support NBT practitioners. It is hosted by the Global Wildlife Program, financed by the Global Environment...

This peer-reviewed article presents the bioluminescent “Blue tears” of Pingtan Islands, Fujian Province of China, as a focal point to analyze the interactions of local government and tourists and the...

The primary goal of this study is to investigate the present coastal management plans for blue carbon ecosystem management strategies using content analysis of the local plans of select municipalities...

Sea Turtle Friendly™ Tourism acts to reduce impacts of development and recreational activities and provides new and sustainable livelihood opportunities to protect these species. Sea Turtle Friendly™ encourages the tourism sector...

From 2014 to 2017, the National Park Service (NPS) Social Science Program (SSP) worked with RSG via a contract to develop and conduct pilot implementation of an in-park Socioeconomic Monitoring...