Tourism in Pacific island countries: a status quo round-up
Cheer, Joseph M., Pratt, Stephen, Tolkach, Denis, Bailey, Anthony, Taumoepeau, Semisi, and Movono, Apisalome (2018) Tourism in Pacific island countries: a status quo round-up. Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 5 (3). pp. 442-461.
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Abstract
In the 21st century, Pacific island countries (PICs) continue to leverage for tourism the attributes that have imbued them, including appeals to their cultural, geographical, and climatic allure. However, the question raised more frequently by many is why despite the many decades of tourism across the region, development impacts from the sector remain largely muted. The key remit of this paper is to offer a status quo round‐up of tourism in PICs and to draw on key emergent themes that underlay the present context. There is little doubt that for policymakers and their international development partners, whether tourism has or can lead to enduring development outcomes remains clouded in questions over whether there is ample evidence available to support such assertions. However, this has failed to dampen the enthusiasm of multilateral agencies that promote the notion that tourism's potential remains largely underdeveloped. With largely narrow economic bases, PICs have little choice but to seek further development of tourism despite the many fundamental constraints that make them less competitive than Southeast Asian destinations.
Item ID: | 63285 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 2050-2680 |
Keywords: | Pacific Islands, tourism, tourism development, tourism economy, tourism impact |
Copyright Information: | © 2018 The Authors. |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2020 22:32 |
FoR Codes: | 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3508 Tourism > 350801 Impacts of tourism @ 60% 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4518 Pacific Peoples society and community > 451825 Pacific Peoples tourism @ 40% |
SEO Codes: | 90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9003 Tourism > 900399 Tourism not elsewhere classified @ 60% 94 LAW, POLITICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES > 9401 Community Service (excl. Work) > 940115 Pacific Peoples Development and Welfare @ 40% |
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