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Economics

2009

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Investigating The Economic Footprint Of Cultural Tourism In Aruba, Robertico R. Croes Dec 2009

Investigating The Economic Footprint Of Cultural Tourism In Aruba, Robertico R. Croes

Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications

Aim: The purpose of this study is to assess the economic impact of the cultural tourism market in Aruba and determine whether cultural tourism could enhance the Aruba product. Design: 386 intercept surveys to international tourists at the Reina Beatrix Airport were conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics of Aruba during the month of July, 2009. The survey design was the result of a series of focus groups with industry and local cultural stakeholders. The data collected was assessed with SPSS 17 by the researcher to identify the segments and their spending behavior. Based on their spending behavior, an …

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Montana Nonresident Quarterly Travel Comparisons-Vacationers: 2008, Kara Grau Jul 2009

Montana Nonresident Quarterly Travel Comparisons-Vacationers: 2008, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the 2008 quarterly visitation and length of stay data for nonresident vacationers to Montana. It also displays average daily spending for various expenditure categories, as well as total expenditures for those categories.

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Land Conservation And Land Use In New England: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities, Amanda Loomis, Tom Devine, Andrea Small, Brittany Howard, Brett Richardson, Stephanie Dulac Jun 2009

Land Conservation And Land Use In New England: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities, Amanda Loomis, Tom Devine, Andrea Small, Brittany Howard, Brett Richardson, Stephanie Dulac

Land Conservation

Sprawling development patterns accelerated across the New England landscape in the last three decades and consumed the region‘s forests, farms, and open spaces at an unprecedented rate. New England‘ers in all six states formed land trusts, supported statewide conservation organizations, and collaborated with state and federal partners to protect some of their most-prized recreation lands, wildlife habitats, and working lands. The current economic recession has slowed development pressures across the region and offers an opportunity to build on recent successes. The time is right to plan a coordinated New England conservation strategy that protects and links the region‘s natural assets. …

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2008 Virginia Beach Tourism Economic Impact Study, Gilbert R. Yochum, Vinod Agarwal May 2009

2008 Virginia Beach Tourism Economic Impact Study, Gilbert R. Yochum, Vinod Agarwal

Economics Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study is to estimate the total economic impact and the direct taxes and fees generated by the 2008 in-flow of visitors to the City of Virginia Beach's tourist industry. Total tourism economic impact is defined as the sum of direct, indirect and induced output, employment and earnings that result from visitor spending in Virginia Beach.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Profiles: 2008, Kara Grau Apr 2009

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Profiles: 2008, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report examines spending profiles of nonresident travelers to Montana. It displays the average daily expenditures by purpose of trip for different spending categories during 2008.

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Marketing Orlando As A Tourism Destination: Collaboration And Competitiveness, Youcheng Wang Jan 2009

Marketing Orlando As A Tourism Destination: Collaboration And Competitiveness, Youcheng Wang

Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications

No abstract provided.

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Travel And Recreation: Outlook 2010 Concious Consumption, Norma P. Nickerson Jan 2009

Travel And Recreation: Outlook 2010 Concious Consumption, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Outlooks and Trends in 2010, Review of 2009.

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Tourism Outlook: 2010, Norma P. Nickerson, Kara Grau Jan 2009

Tourism Outlook: 2010, Norma P. Nickerson, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Outlook for 2010

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Geotourism In The Crown Of The Continent , Bynum Boley, Norma P. Nickerson Jan 2009

Geotourism In The Crown Of The Continent , Bynum Boley, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Geotourism is a new niche segment of sustainable tourism focused on sustaining and enhancing the geographical character of a place. The purpose of this study was to answer the question: "to what degree do visitors in the 'Crown of the Continent' share the values of geotourism?" Visitors to sites on National Geographic's Crown of the Continent geotourism mapguide were intercepted and asked to fill out a survey regarding their travel values.

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