Rethinking destination success: An island perspective

Lewis-Cameron, Acolla; Brown-Williams, Tenisha

doi:10.24043/isj.388

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“…There may be implications for DMOs in other locations even though this paper emphasizes the significance of DMOs in the Atlantic region. According to one study's results, island destinations are at a turning point in their development, and major strategic changes are required to support the DMOs' definition of success for these destinations going forward [76]. While many of the studies discussed DMO roles, the studies looking into climate change impacts are still sparse when it comes to tourism and DMO practices.…”

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Destination Management Organizations’ Roles in Sustainable Tourism in the Face of Climate Change: An Overview of Prince Edward Island

MacEachern,

MacInnis,

MacLeod

et al. 2024

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Globally, destination management organizations (DMOs) are becoming increasingly known for their sustainable practices. Despite the importance of destination management organizations’ sustainability initiatives in the face of climate change, minimal research has been undertaken on the topic in Canada. DMOs on PEI can inform tourists better if they know what other adaptive strategies are taken into consideration around Canada. Our work included host-community interviews and perceptions on DMOs’ roles in improving tourism in the face of climate change. The interviews concluded that tourism officials in Prince Edward Island are becoming more conscious of climate change, but more has to be done to slow down the effects of the phenomenon. This paper also identified challenges facing DMOs in the area of sustainable tourism in the context of climate change. One of the recommendations was that DMOs should have access to techniques for mitigation and adaptation in addition to incentives that are sensitive to local situations. They may successfully advocate for climate change in this way and inform visitors if they are staying in risky places because of the consequences of climate change. The information on the standard operating procedures that DMOs use was intended to be useful to travelers, DMOs, and enterprises involved in the tourism industry. Future implications should discover new approaches for sustainability projects and to achieve a better understanding of how to enhance processes within the tourism industry, and more research on DMOs’ sustainability practices in the face of climate change could help improve this field.

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Destination Management Organizations’ Roles in Sustainable Tourism in the Face of Climate Change: An Overview of Prince Edward Island

MacEachern,

MacInnis,

MacLeod

et al. 2024

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“…Some scholars have suggested that island economies on a sustainable path to recovery should pivot on the local people as the core [26][27][28]. Among the many influencing factors associated with island resilience, the contribution of migration to island resilience has been confirmed [29,30].…”

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Exploring Intra-Island Population Mobility and Economic Resilience: The Case of Hainan Island, China

Fang,

Liu

2023

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Islands may be more resilient than we realize when responding to shocks. As COVID-19 lessens international tourism to islands, it is valuable to explore whether island recovery can be accredited to the interactive behaviors within the island. Therefore, this research takes 18 administrative regions within Hainan Island as the research object, uses population migration big data to show the intra-island interaction network, and focuses on the impact of population mobility on economic resilience under the pandemic shock. Overall, population mobility contributes to the recovery of economic resilience under the pandemic shock, but this effect is regionally heterogeneous between the economic circle and the ecological conservation area. During the study period, there is a local spatial autocorrelation between economic resilience and population mobility, showing sporadic scattered distributions of the H-H, H-L and L-L cluster. The research findings offer practical strategies to improve island resilience.

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“…However, the developmental benefits of tourism have been severely constrained over the years owing to the many socio-economic and environmental challenges that have plagued the islands as a result of rapid, unplanned growth. Foreign ownership, high leakage, expatriate domination of management at high levels, overexploitation of limited physical resources are some of the ills of mass tourism development (Lewis-Cameron and Brown, 2022).…”

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An influencer pathway framework for sustainable tourism in SIDS ecotourism hotspots: A case of Aripo ecosystems, Trinidad

Wuddivira

Caires

Joseph

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Tour.

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IntroductionEcotourism hotspots in small island developing states (SIDS) are affected by unsustainable practices characterized by a lack of coordination, management inadequacies, and poor enforcement of policies and regulations. Consequently, depletion of natural resources and reduction in ecosystem value occur, with the undermining of the contribution of tourism to SIDS economies. An ecotourism system that ensures sustainable ecological integrity, economic viability, and social awareness is therefore critical in SIDS.MethodsWe developed an influencer ecotourism pathway framework (IPF) using the Aripo ecosystem as a case study of an ecotourism hotspot by focusing on influencers within a SIDS system to improve collaboration toward the common goal of ecosystem sustainability. The framework was created to reflect the ecosystem attributes and services found in Aripo, the influencers that both negatively and positively impact the environment, possible solutions specific to addressing these negative impacts, and the ecotourism goals of the area.Results and discussionThe framework was used to characterize the natural capital of Aripo in relation to the three (3) main ecosystems: forest, savanna, and man-made Aripo village. The influencer ecotourism framework provides a practical model to be applied for sustainable ecotourism management efforts in tropical small island regions as it identifies ecotourism attributes and ecosystem services, linking them to the potential impacts of influencers on the environment. It also provides useful insights to various influencers about their role in sustainable ecotourism that conserves the natural capital of the destination community while improving socioeconomic conditions.

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Rethinking destination success: An island perspective

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Destination Management Organizations’ Roles in Sustainable Tourism in the Face of Climate Change: An Overview of Prince Edward Island

Destination Management Organizations’ Roles in Sustainable Tourism in the Face of Climate Change: An Overview of Prince Edward Island

Exploring Intra-Island Population Mobility and Economic Resilience: The Case of Hainan Island, China

An influencer pathway framework for sustainable tourism in SIDS ecotourism hotspots: A case of Aripo ecosystems, Trinidad

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