Turismo

All links provided below were active on website launch. However, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, links do occasionally become inactive. If you find a link that has become inactive, please try using a search engine to locate the website in question.  

• STCRC
  The STCRC ceased operations on 30 June 2010 following 13 years as Australian tourism’s scientific and strategic research organisation, however, all of the STCRC reports remain available for free download.
   
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  A trilateral trade bloc signed by the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico.
   
• The European Union (EU)
  An economic and political union of 27 member states which are located in Europe
   
• The United Nations Environment Program
  Website for the UNEP, the programme that aims to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

   

  Useful Programmes and Documents
   

• Tourism Concern
  An independent, non-industry based, UK charity that fights exploitation in tourism
   
• The British Green Tourism Business Scheme
  Website for the national sustainable tourism certification scheme for the UK
   
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body that reviews and assesses the most recent technical, scientific and socio-economic information relevant to the understanding of climate change.
   
• Tourism Education Futures Institute
  Website for the institute that aims to provide vision, knowledge and a framework for tourism programs.

   

  Useful Industry Sites 
   

• Boeing
  Website for the aerospace company.
   
• Airbus
  Website for the aerospace company
   
• Maglev
  A magnetically levitated fast train service operating in Shanghai.

   

  Useful Journals 
   

• Journal of Futures Markets. Special Issue from the 4th Annual Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives Conference
  Special issue from the journal that focuses on developments in financial futures and derivatives.
   
• Tourism Recreation Research
  Centre for Tourism Research and Development (CTRD) based in Lucknow (India), is a non-government organization, devoted to the cause of tourism academics and research.
   
• Environment Modelling and Software
  Publishes research articles, reviews, short communications as well as software and data news, on recent advances in environmental modelling and/or software.
   
• Journal of Vacation Marketing
  Peer-reviewed journal that focuses on topics relating to the marketing of destinations and businesses/organizations involved in the wider tourism, hospitality and events industries.
   
• Tourism and Hospitality Research
  Journal for tourism and hospitality researchers and professionals. The journal focuses on Hospitality and tourism operations, Marketing and consumer behaviour, HR management , eTourism, eTravel, Planning and development, Performance and financial management, Strategic implications, Environmental aspects, Government policy, Forecasting and prediction, Revenue management, Impact assessment and mitigation, Globalisation, Research methodologies, Leisure and culture.