Canary in the coalmine: Norwegian attitudes towards climate change and extreme long-haul air travel to Aotearoa/New Zealand

Accelerating global climate change poses considerable challenges to all societies and economies. The European Union now targets a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020. Indeed, the Labour-led Norwegian government is committed to carbon neutrality across all sectors of the economy by 2030. Aviation has been identified as a rapidly growing contributor to CO2 emissions. This article reports on a research project that explored Norwegian attitudes towards climate change, particularly as they relate to extreme long-haul air travel to Aotearoa/New Zealand. It reveals that the 'dream trip' to New Zealand for Norwegians is still largely intact. It also finds evidence of 'air travel with a carbon conscience' arising from growing concern for high frequency discretionary air travel. Evidence of denial of the climate impact of air travel that recent studies have revealed was largely absent. Interviewees expressed a greater concern for short-haul air travel emissions than for the climate impact of long-haul travel. However, intentions to adapt long-haul travel behaviours were expressed, highlighting the need to monitor consumer attitudes towards the impact of air travel on climate change. We conclude that Norway is a vanguard European tourism market in terms of climate sensitivity

Motivation Of Tourists’ Towards Malaysian Homestay

Pembangunan homestay di Malaysia telah menjadi agenda yang penting di Kementerian Pelancongan Malaysia kerana ia mempunyai kesan positif ke arah sosial ekonomi masyarakat luar bandar Homestay development in Malaysia has become one of the most importance agenda in the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia because it has sustainability impact towards the social-economic of rural community in Malaysia

Exploring a developing tourism industry: A resource-based view approach.

This exploratory study examines dimensions related to tourism development in the case of Uruguay. Internal and external analyses were conducted to identify key resources to maximise opportunities and minimise threats to the country’s tourism development. The study, which adopts the resource-based view of the firm, is based on the perspectives of key tourism stakeholders. Unstructured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with eight key informants, three representing government institutions, three private, and two public-private. The interviews revealed opportunities in various fronts, primarily consolidating and expanding international markets, and developing additional offerings, including convention/event and heritage tourism to minimise the effects of seasonality. Strong dependence on neighbouring markets, marginal airline connectivity and knowledge of Uruguay internationally were main perceived barriers to further development. The value of employing the resource-based framework in guiding understanding of the themes under investigation was confirmed. Implications emerging from the findings are discussed, and future research directions suggested

The Effect of Continuing Improvement Strategy on Tourist Organization Resources in Accomplishing Total Quality: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Case Study

The purpose of the present study was to identify the satsifaction level among personnel at the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities regarding the continuing imrpvement of (human, financial, physical, technological, knowledge/information) resources strategy; and to identify the effect of applying the stategy of continuing imprvement of resources on the total quality for the personnel at the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities; and further to identify whether there were statisitically significnat differences in the employee's statisfaction levels regarding the continuing improvement of resources strategy by the demographisc characterisitcs: gender, job level, tenure, and placement at the Minsitry of Tourism & Antiquities (MOT&A). Population (N=150) consisted of all staff memebrs assuming managerial, supervisory, and technical positions at the directorates supervised by the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities (MOT&A) in the four Northern Districts of Jordan. Out of 150 questionnaires sent to participants, only 144 questionnaires were returned back, and four were found unusable for statisitcal analysis. The 140 questionnaires used for statitical analysis accounted for 93 per cent of population. Most salient results from this study were that low satisfaction level among Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities employees regarding the continuing improvement of human resources strategy except for collaboration and breaking the ice between subordinates and subordinates; and regular evaluations for purpose of correction rather than punishing. In addition, the study found positive impact of the continuing improvement strategy of individual resourceson total quality at the Minsitry of Tourism & Antiquities (MOT&A) in Jordan with the knowledge resources were raked top followed by the technological, financial, physical and finally human resources. This study found no statisically signficnat differences of the satsifaction levels among Minsitry of Tourism & Antiquities (MOT&A) employees regarding the continuing improvement of resources strategy by gender, job title, job level, and placement at the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities (MOT&A). Nonetheless, the study found statisically significant differences in the satisfaction levels of Minsitry of Tourism & Antiquities (MOT&A) employees regarding the continuing imof physical improvement of physical resources attributed to service years. Key words: Continuing Improvement, Resources, Total Quality, Jordan Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities

The Jericho Oasis Archaeological Park - 2015 Interim Report. Italian-Palestinian cooperation for protection and valorization of archaeological heritage

In April 2015, the Italian Cooperation, Sapienza University of Rome and the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities started the Project “Oasis of Jericho” aimed at the implementation of the Jericho Oasis Archaeological Park (JOAP) by means of training of local personnel as tourist guides, specialized restorers and workers for the maintenance of 13 selected archaeological, historical, cultural, naturalistic, and religious sites in the Jericho Oasis, with the cooperation of the Ariha Municipality. Young students and workers participated in several activities, including sites rehabilitation and the production and installation of explanatory panels, the creation of visit itineraries and the involvement of the local community and stakeholders into the protection and valorization of the Jericho archaeological heritage

Tell es-Sultan 2015. A pilot project for archaeology in Palestine

The eleventh season (April–June 2015) of the archaeological investigation and site protection as well as valorization of the site of Tell es-Sultan was carried out by the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (under the direction of the present writer) and the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities – Department of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (directed by Jehad Yasine) with the aims to: (1) re-examine several of the historical archaeological highlights of this longstanding site and (2) make the site accessible and appealing to the public through restorations and a large set of illustrative and explanatory devices set up with the help of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Jericho Municipality, and to make the site an inclusive part of the Jericho Oasis Archaeological Park (JOAP: www.lasapienzatojericho.it/JOAP)

Tourism in Argentina for the period 2006-2011

According to the existing agreement between the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina and the CONICET (IMHICIHU), 167 Indicators, divided in 5 thematic axes, have been established to create a System of Indicators of Tourism Development, within a conceptual framework of sustainability. A strong trend towards greater territorial equity, as the origin of Argentine travelers, within which the female grows almost twice that the male is verified with them. The trend towards equity correlates in the elderly population and in areas of low income, implying greater social inclusion in access to tourism and a consequent reduction of the social gap with the more affuent sector.Fil: Sanchez, Dario Cesar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentin

Examining the trip experience on competitive advantage creation in tourism

Researchers thanked for the support by Directorate of Research and Community Service. Directorate General of Strengthening Research and Development. Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of Indonesia for the funding in year 2019.Purpose: This study aims to examine the trip experience on competitive advantage creation in Indonesia tourism. Trip experience includes transportation, accommodation, tour guide, and tourism activities. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research population consists of all international tourists who visited Indonesia through Soekarno Hatta International Airport (Jakarta) and Ngurah Rai International Airport (Bali). The questionnaire was constructed in English and translated into Arabic and Mandarin. Convenience sampling techniques were used to collect data. Out of 500 questionnaires distributed, only 415 were valid and used for analysis. Partial Least Square by SMART-PLS 3.0 software was used for data analysis. Findings: Result shows that transportation, accommodation and tourist activities are positively significant factors on tourist loyalty and mediated by tourist satisfaction. Whereas, tour guides have positively but not significant influence on tourist loyalty and mediated by tourist satisfaction. Practical implications: The study provides a practical implication which requires a close relationship of state governments and tourism companies in order to have good cooperative and coordination to competitive advantage creation. Originality/Value: As this study is based on recent studies on tourism destination in competitive advantage creation it brings a new insight of analyzing the two cities of highest tourists visits in order to understand the condition of overall Indonesian tourism.peer-reviewe

CHALLENGES OF TOURISM CAMPAIGNS IN THE NEW NORMAL ERA: ANALYSIS ON INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT'S SOCIAL MEDIA

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the tourism industry sector. The government is trying to revive the Indonesian tourism sector by issuing a new normal policy.Therefore, this study aims to determine how Twitter is used as a tourism campaign tool by the Indonesian government in the new normal era of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach to explain the tourism campaign in the new normal era of the COVID-10 pandemic by the Indonesian government through Twitter social media. This study uses the NVIVO 12 Plus analysis technique with chart features, word frequency, and cluster analysis. The source of this research data is the Twitter account of the Ministry of tourism and creative economy and the charm of Indonesia. The findings in this study are the Twitter content of the Ministry of tourism and creative economy and the charm of Indonesia in campaigning for Indonesian tourism is about tourist facilities, tourist events, tourist destinations, and health protocol. The narrative of the Twitter account of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy and Indonesian charm is related to invitations to travel to Indonesia, the beauty of tourism, and Indonesian tourist destinations. Actors involved in the Indonesian tourism campaign are Minister Sandiaga Salahudin Uno and Deputy Minister Angela Tanoesoedibjo, and President Joko Widodo. The two Twitter accounts have a balanced intensity in campaigning for Indonesian tourism from July 2020 to June 2021

Change, Choice, and Commercialization: Backpacker Routes in Southeast Asia

South-East Asia has the oldest and largest backpacker trails. This paper examines the geographies of such flows, drawing upon the largest survey to date of backpackers in Asia using qualitative research to survey the key changes from the 1970s to the 2000s. Backpacker trails have changed significantly and new routes have emerged including the ‘northern trail’ (Bangkok - Cambodia - Vietnam - Laos). It is to be expected that routes change as backpackers constantly seek new places, pioneering for later mass tourism. However, this paper suggests that using institutionalization as a framework, these changing trails and backpacker ‘choices’ can be seen as driven by growing commercialization and institutionalization. This then operates in combination with external variables (travel innovations - low cost airlines, and new transport networks); exogenous shock (political instability, terrorism); and growing regional competition from emerging destinations such as Vietnam and Cambodia