this study determined the situation of rural tourism and agro-tourism in tehran province as well as the expected economic impacts of agro-tourism development on it. in this research, we used documental research method and field research based on questionnaires and face-to-face interview. it was found out that despite different tourist attractions in rural areas of tehran province, tourist arriv...

This paper proposes an Internet of Things (IoT) based virtualization platform for providing smart tourism services. The virtualization platform provides a consistent access interface to various types of data by naming IoT devices and legacy information systems as pathnames in a virtual file system. In the other words, the IoT virtualization platform functions as a middleware which uses the meta...

Determinants of tourism industry in selected European countries: a smooth partial least squares approach Lukáš Malec & Josef Abrhám To cite this article: Lukáš Malec & Josef Abrhám (2016) Determinants of tourism industry in selected European countries: a smooth partial least squares approach, Economic ResearchEkonomska Istraživanja, 29:1, 66-84, DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2016.1156554 To link to thi...

As manta rays face increased threats from targeted and bycatch fisheries, manta ray watching tourism, if managed properly, may present an attractive economic alternative to consumptive use of these species. Both species in the genus Manta (Manta alfredi and Manta birostris) are classified by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List as species Vulnerable to extinction in t...

Discussion Papers are a series of manuscripts in their draft form. They are not intended for circulation or distribution except as indicated by the author. For that reason Discussion Papers may not be reproduced or distributed without the written consent of the author. Abstract This paper analyzes the responsiveness of Thai outbound tourism to East Asian destinations, to changes in effective re...

As in many other developing countries, tourism is one of the key drivers of Kenya’s socioeconomic development. At independence in 1963, Kenya depended mainly on its exports of agricultural products such as coffee and tea for foreign exchange. However, with the decline in world market prices of these primary products, the country has turned to tourism as an alternative. In spite of the growing i...

Within the new array of ‘green’ products and services, ecotourism claims to combine environmental responsibility with the generation of local economic benefits that will have both a development impact and serve as conservation incentives. Economic incentives are imperative for nature conservation, particularly in remote and ill-monitored regions where a weak presence of the state hinders the us...

Whale sharks attract large numbers of tourists, divers and snorkelers each year to South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives. Yet without information regarding the use and economic extent of the attraction, it is difficult to prioritize conservation or implement effective management plans. We used empirical recreational data and generalized mixed statistical models to conduct the first econom...