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Benefits Of Emptu Promises: Ecotourism And Local Communities, Tamara R.O. Hewlett, Sarah Nicholls

National Environment and Recreation Research Symposium

Abstract

Recent tourism trends have included a shift from traditional packaged tours towards more ecologically-minded and sustainable models, often called ecotourism. Ecotourism is the fastest growing form of international tourism, averaging a 20% growth rate per year since 1990 (www.Ecotourism.org 2006). Ecotourism has been treated by many as a panacea to balance the needs of development and conservation. This case study examines a community-based ecotourism project in rural Chi Phat, Cambodia, assessing whether tourism is delivering on its promise to provide development and conservation benefits. Utilizing open-ended interviews and secondary survey data, the case study examines three issues: community members’ …

The Potential Of Hospitality Industry Development In Frontier Communities, Francisco Cordero, Nancy Cordero, Lynn Huffman, Jaime Malaga, Rebekka Dudensing

Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism

The Potential of Hospitality Industry Development in Frontier Communities

Francisco J. Cordero

Hospitality Administration

Texas Tech University

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Nancy Cordero

Hospitality Administration

Texas Tech University

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Lynn Huffman, Ph.D.

Human Sciences

Texas Tech University

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Jaime Malaga, Ph.D.

Agricultural Economics

Texas Tech University

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Rebekka Dudensing, Ph.D.

Department of Agriculture Economics

Texas A&M University

ABSTRACT

This poster displays the need for hospitality services in rural areas and the potential development of additional industries in remote Texas locations. The economic impact of travel spending in rural and urban areas in the State of Texas is being studied in order to identify …

Is There A Vampire Lurking In Your Hotel? An Examination Of Standby Power Consumption In Virginia Hotel Rooms, Michael P. Quinn

Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism

Hotels are always looking for ways to cut costs and standby power creates an unnecessary expense for hotels through wasted electricity. As much as 10% of the power in residences is consumed by standby power and older appliances such as televisions are the largest consumers of standby power. The ENERGY STAR program has developed standards for standby power consumption to decrease the energy consumed in standby mode, however older appliances already in many hotels are not ENERGY STAR compliant. Rather than replacing all appliances, hotels must come up with other ways to reduce standby power consumption while considering the needs …

Consumer Willingness To Pay For Environmentally Produced Wines, James B. Ward, Nelson Barber, Sean Barth

Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism

The purpose of this research is to identify the value of environmental characteristics using wines from two different wine growing regions. In addition, estimating consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for wine characteristics using incentive compatible laboratory experiments with participants randomly selected from the general population will be introduced. Results will seek to examine the different relationship that sensory characteristics and label information have on consumers. In the study, we will also show the valuable information environmental characteristics provide to consumers and producers of wine within a certain price range.