Tourism in Pacific island countries: A status quo round‐up

Cheer, Joseph M.; Pratt, Stephen; Tolkach, Denis; Bailey, Anthony; Taumoepeau, Semisi; Movono, Apisalome

doi:10.1002/app5.250

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“…The common custodianship of natural and cultural resources underpins the motivation to be economically, socially, environmentally, and culturally sustainable, with partnerships integral to the process. Our findings are consistent with previous research that shows that businesses, if they are to be truly sustainable, must find their place within that setting and seek out ways to make partnerships mutually beneficial for all stakeholders (Cheer et al, 2018;Yap & Watene, 2019). The SDGs incorporate the role of culture in limited ways; the place of Indigenous values related to reciprocity and obligation within business operations (Bradly, 2015) and Indigenous landholding rights (Stumpf & Cheshire, 2019) are not accounted for.…”

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“…Pacific tourism has long established itself as an industry with the potential to enhance community development outcomes, often realized through local-level partnerships and respect for local cultural values and practices (Cheer et al, 2018;Movono, 2017). Research has shown that community relations, networks, and local level partnerships constitute a form of social capital for small businesses that can both strengthen and undermine the sustainability of SMEs (Movono & Becken, 2018).…”

Section: Small and Micro Tourism Enterprises Partnerships And Sustamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tourism partnerships: localizing the SDG agenda in Fiji

Movono

Hughes

2020

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Tourism plays a crucial role in enabling the achievement of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its focus on partnerships as a means of implementation. South Pacific leadership in the implementation of the SDGs highlights the importance of civil society partnerships in localizing Agenda 2030 to respond to national priorities. However, there has been limited research on how partnerships can best respond to local agendas in a tourism context. This paper examines the SDGs from the perspective of two community-focused tourism businesses in Fiji, specifically concentrating on SDG 17 to explore how partnerships between tourism businesses and local community stakeholders can support local development outcomes and contribute to the attainment of the SDGs more broadly. Findings showed that partnerships are integral to enabling meaningful local development outcomes, also noting points of disconnection. Findings exposed the paradox between tourism growth as a strategy for achieving the SDGs and the need to grow slowly if community needs and priorities are to be considered. Ultimately the research aims to suggest opportunities for tourism and community partnerships to rise to the challenge of addressing the SDGs in a way that respects local priorities and enables meaningful outcomes for destination communities.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Small and Micro Tourism Enterprises Partnerships And Sustamentioning

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Tourism partnerships: localizing the SDG agenda in Fiji

Movono

Hughes

2020

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…In PICs, tourism is especially pivotal for poverty alleviation and offers opportunities for achieving broader development goals, such as those regarding infrastructure and employment [27]. The Pacific region showed a 4.9% increase of tourist arrivals between 2007 and 2017, with the largest portion attributed to all-inclusive, enclavic resorts, and cruise ship passengers [28] (p. 444). Harrison and Pratt [29] identified a split of Pacific tourism destinations into islands mainly attracting leisure tourists (e.g., Fiji, Tahiti, Vanuatu, etc.)…”

Section: Global Tourism Sector Developmentmentioning

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Influences of Climate Change on Tourism Development in Small Pacific Island States

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Tourism-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a central driver of anthropogenic climate change. At the same time, climate change has both direct and indirect impacts on tourism, varying from damages of tourist assets due to extreme weather events, to losses of biodiversity. Small island developing states (SIDS) heavily depend on international tourism as a source of revenue and income. Therefore, much could be gained by assessing the vulnerability of the SIDS tourism sector and by identifying measures that may assist these islands in their sustainable adaptation efforts. Against this background, this interdisciplinary paper provides a review of tourism development and the implications of its emissions on the global climate, linked with observed and projected influences of climate change in the Pacific region, to explain the growing vulnerability of the overall sector, with a particular focus on SIDS tourism. A description of the effects of COVID-19 on international tourism and its consequences for SIDS complement the analysis. Case studies of two Pacific islands present some evidence of current climate impacts, underscoring the multiple risks small island nations and their tourism sectors face. The paper concludes by stating that some measures may be prioritized by decision-makers, so as to increase the resilience of a transforming tourism sector in SIDS.

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“…However, the outrage is not based purely on the translation mistake, but also on the longstanding issue of non-Fijian staff with lack of local cultural understanding working for Tourism Fiji. The lack of care regarding local culture in tourism marketing is an ongoing issue in Fiji (Cheer et al, 2018;McMah, 2018). While demonstrating the omniscience of those working at Tourism Fiji (the lack of scrutiny of their activities), this case also highlights that not only tourists may lack understanding of local culture and social norms, but also businesses and DMOs.…”

Section: Stupidity In Destination Marketing Organizationsmentioning

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Stupidity in tourism

Pratt

Tolkach

2020

Tourism Recreation Research

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Various disciplines have called upon further exploration of stupidity. The issue is pertinent to tourism as well. Stupidity in tourism may occur due to the lack of sound judgment by those involved in tourism, and it can negatively impact tourists themselves, other people, animals, organisations, or destinations. We conceptualise various manifestations of stupidity in tourism by adapting Sternberg's Balanced Theory of Wisdom (2003) and Greenspan's Explanatory Model of Human Foolishness to an Imbalanced Theory of Stupidity (2019). We then view stupid behaviour through a framework developed by Cipolla in the book The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. The framework places all people on two axes: losses/benefits to themselves and losses/benefits to others, thus resulting in four quadrants. This paper provides a basis for further investigation of the irrational behaviour of tourists and the impacts of circumstances on stupid behaviour.

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Tourism in Pacific island countries: A status quo round‐up

Cited by 50 publications

References 39 publications

Tourism partnerships: localizing the SDG agenda in Fiji

Tourism partnerships: localizing the SDG agenda in Fiji

Influences of Climate Change on Tourism Development in Small Pacific Island States

Stupidity in tourism

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