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...

Of late, geotourism has become a viable part of global tourism; however, it is still little-known tourism activity in many parts the world. Geologists and volcanologists have been studying active volcanoes for years, but just past several decades that popular with those seeking an interesting adventurous experience. In authors’ country residence, Japan, are fabric society people live work direc...

The article is devoted to nature conservation in the context of eco-tourism development. leading problems work modern specially protected natural areas theorists and practitioners are following: 1) organization tourist destinations management systems for ecological tourism: it necessary not only meet needs environmental, as well related pilgrimage educational tourism, but also destination itsel...

A study was undertaken to establish how visiting tourists to Samoa perceived free-roaming dogs (Canis familiaris) and their management, additionally some factors that influence their perceptions were assessed. Questionnaires were administered to 281 tourists across Samoa over 5 weeks. Free-roaming dogs were seen by 98.2% (n = 269/274) of respondents, with 64.9% (n = 137/211) reporting that thei...

This paper is a partial result of the research project, Strategies for Sustainable Regeneration in Tourism Settlements on the Mediterranean Coast (ERAM) of the 2011 National Research Plan of Spain. The research focuses on one of the 68 coastal towns of the Valencian Community Region (CV) representing more than 12.5% of the GDP. Although tourism is a fundamental economic strategy for many coasta...

Globalisation has given birth to medical tourism. Health and medical tourism are the fastest growing segments in not only developed nations but in developing countries too. India has become a hot destination, as the Indian medical standards match up to the highly prescribed international standards at a very low cost. However, it is an unmixed blessing; along with advantages, it has many uninten...