La référence québécoise en information sur les tendances en tourisme
The following text is a translation of the French original, which can be found at: (Les taxis touristiques) Taxi drivers interact with many tourists on a daily basis and sometimes even constitute the first human contact a visitor has on arriving at his or her destination. This realization of the importance of their role [...]
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Visitors to and from Québec contribute to Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG), regardless of the mode of transport, distance traveled, or the activity undertaken during a stay. To date, no study assessed neither travelers’ nor the tourism sector’s contributions to GHG emissions, or attitudes or actions towards mitigation in Québec. This creates a knowledge gap about [...]
Read moreIn the face of growing concerns about climate change, businesspeople, rock stars, and increasingly ordinary travelers are going ‘carbon neutral’ to counterbalance their contributions to greenhouse gas emissions. This trend is an important step towards improving the environmental performance of travel. Tourism contributes to human-induced climate change, because it consumes non-renewable natural resources en-route and [...]
Read moreTourism 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 [...]
Read moreTourism 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 [...]
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