Tourisme Intelligence
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Tags: Canada, competitiveness, cruises, products-and-activities, Quebec, United-States

The St. Lawrence River is still a relatively new destination on the North American cruise market. Recent federal and provincial spending on ports of call has helped upgrade reception facilities and improve the quality of the visitor experience. In this highly competitive industry, where a single cruise ship call can generate thousands of dollars as [...]

Tags: environment, good-practices, products-and-activities, responsible-travel, Sustainable tourism, Trends

As far as environmental responsibility is concerned, golf is neither ahead, nor behind other sectors, and it may take some time before it is considered as ‘responsible recreation’. Golf courses have a long history of being environmentally unfriendly, due to their high water and chemical use, impact on local topography, hydrology and wildlife.1 Nonetheless, golf [...]

Tags: best-practices, Management, products-and-activities, responsible-travel, Sustainable tourism

To stimulate demand for sustainable tourism, there may be a greater need for financial incentives for consumers and businesses. Small businesses might especially benefit from financial incentives for implementing operational changes that lead to net resource conservation from measures such as rebates and tax breaks. If the savings were passed onto consumers, it might lead [...]

Tags: adventure, Issues, luxury, Marketing, packages, products-and-activities, promotion

If recreational equipment and residential components are included, the adventure sector is now a trillion-dollar industry. Commercial adventure tours make up only part of this sector, but a significant one. Outdoor tourism, largely adventure, makes up at least one-fifth of the global tourism industry. Adventure trends are therefore significant to the tourism industry as a [...]

Tags: adventure, eco-tourism, environment, Issues, products-and-activities, region, responsible-travel

The eco-adventure sector of Quebec is comprised of small to medium sized businesses with vast variations in client numbers and profits and this year’s annual AÉQ* conference highlighted the numerous challenges facing this industry. These are not radically different from those in other developed countries, but are typical of an emerging sector constrained by having [...]

Tags: business, financing, hotels, Human resources, leisure, Management, Marketing, products-and-activities, restauration, security, technological-tools, Transportation

Tourism Trends > The cruise industry will experience explosive growth. > An older, better-educated population in Europe and North America will increasingly seek ecotourism and cultural travel products. > “Slow cities” and “slow food” trends will expand from Italy to much of Europe. > London, New York, Sydney and Dubai will be the leading tourism [...]

Tags: business, financing, hotels, Human resources, leisure, Management, Marketing, products-and-activities, restauration, security, technological-tools, Transportation

Tourism Trends The cruise industry will experience explosive growth. An older, better-educated population in Europe and North America will increasingly seek ecotourism and cultural travel products. “Slow cities” and “slow food” trends will expand from Italy to much of Europe > London, New York, Sydney and Dubai will be the leading tourism poles through the [...]