Tourism based on interactions with wildlife is increasing in popularity across the world. A conceptual framework is presented which begins to classify the major components of wildlife tourism/recreation and indicates the roles of and the relationship between these components. It is suggested that the values of conservation, animal welfare, visitor satisfaction, and pro"tability are often in con...

The paper discusses the policy approach for facilitating sustainable development of the tourism and recreation sector inside the Netherlands. Taking a national perspective, it reflects on the sustainability challenges facing the sector, and how the currently used governance and policy styles address them. It observes that a mismatch exists between the preferred governance policy-making style of...

We analyze a tourism supply chain containing a theme park, local hotels, and multiple travel agents using a game theoretic approach in three scenarios: Nash equilibrium, Stackelberg equilibrium, and full cooperation. We find that a vertical cooperative advertising strategy is particularly effective in increasing customer demand.