Scholarships for travel and tourism women

20 scholarships for travel and tourism women
by Adeline Teoh Friday 29 May 2009 9:30 am

The MasterCard-U21Global scholarship program has launched, offering 20 scholarships to women working in the travel and tourism industry.
The scholarships will give 20 women in the region the opportunity to study in the U21Global Postgraduate Diploma of Business Administration. In 2008, three Australian women were among the scholars accepted under the program.

As women take on leadership roles within the travel and tourism industry, they can upgrade their skills and fast-track their career development through the MasterCard-U21Global scholarship program,” said Michelle Pilot, vice president of Brand Marketing for MasterCard Worldwide.
The program is intended for graduates who want to develop skills in the management and marketing of tourism and travel products and programs. Subjects include organisational Behaviour, Finance, Marketing Management and Strategic Management, as well as tourism-specific subjects like Service Quality in Travel and Tourism and Understanding the Tourism Consumer.

Travel and tourism organisations are now welcome to nominate female employees.

Nomination deadline: June 30, 2009More information at the U21Global website

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http://www.dynamicexport.com.au/news/20-scholarships-for-travel-and-tourism-women00215/

International Ecotourism Society

Uniting conservation, communities and sustainable travel, TIES promotes responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.
http://www.ecotourism.org/site/c.orLQKXPCLmF/b.4835251/k.A114/Our_Mission.htm

South Africa Attractions & Destinations

South Africa Attractions and Destinations / South Africa is one of the most diverse and enchanting countries in the world. Exotic combinations of landscapes, people, history and culture offer the traveller a unique and inspiring experience. South Africa is a heady mix of third and first world cultures - along with the best and least crowded beaches in the world.

Throw in wildlife parks such as the Kruger National Park, Eight World Heritage Sites, beautiful natural scenery, a great infrastructure and a stable post-apartheid environment and you have a great destination waiting to happen.
http://www.sa-venues.com/tourist_attractions_south_africa.htm

Worldwide Tourist Attractions

TOURISM INDUSTRY IN ASIA
http://www.business-in-asia.com/asia/tourism_asia.html

Tourism policy, planning and development
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=114433

50 most visited tourist attractions in the world
Our 1st annual look at the most tourist-heavy destinations on the planet
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18399859/

Caribbean Attractions
http://caribbean-guide.info/attractions/

Africa Tourist Attractions
http://caribbean-guide.info/attractions/

ASIA TOURISM

ASIA TOURISM RESEARCH LINKS
Asian Tourism Academic Journal Websites
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research - Asia Pacific Tourism Association
ASEAN Journal on Hospitality and Tourism
General Online Sources
Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA)
Tourism Analysts - aka Tourism Futures
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Included Bibliography of the Anthropology of Tourism which is largely focused on the Asia-Pacific region
ASEAN Tourism Discussion Group - News-updates inform interested travelers and industry leaders about new developments for tourism within and to ASEAN.
TravelVideo.tv - Tourism news items for most every country and a growing list of links to online destination videos
Asia News Network - Visit Asia section - travel and tourism news from major news sources in the region
Third World Network (TWN) - Tourism Section - Home of the Tourism Investigation and Monitoring Team (T.I.M.-Team), which has a strong focus on Peninsular Southeast Asia, especially in their bi-monthly online New Frontiers newsletter
China Tourism Research - COTSA (China Online Tourism Studies Association, Peking University) - In Chinese
Centre International de Recherches et d’Etudes Touristiques - CIRET - source for finding tourism articles and documents by theme and location
Thematic Online Sources
Ecotourism
Eco Travels in the Pacific and Asia - mostly commercial tourism, from the Latin American-oriented Planeta.com; Includes some links to marketing and academic studies - also see Planeta's Exploring Ecotourism Resource Guide
Ecotourism section of the UK's Guardian newspaper - critical articles on tourism issues from around the globe, several of which are Asia-related
Indecon (Indonesia Ecotourism Network) - Started in 1995 as the Indonesian Ecotourism Network, Indecon was initiated by Conservation International -- Indonesia Program, the Institute for Indonesia Tourism Studies and Bina Swadaya Tours. The organization grew and was re- formed as the Indecon Foundation in 1999.
ResponsibleTravel.com's Asia section - clearinghouse connecting travelers to responsible tour operators both in Asia and to Asia (and elsewhere); includes some online articles/editorials and links to Amnesty International and other sites of related interest
TIES Digital Traveler - online newsletter with a special editions focussed on the Asia-Pacific region from The International Ecotourism Society
Hong Kong Outdoors - enjoying and protecting wild Hong Kong
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ecochina/ - proposed China Ecotourism Association email discussion list
Taiwan Ecotourism Association - founded in 2001 with over 350 members
Earth Science/Shangri-La River Expeditions - includes background papers on Geology and Geography of Tibet and Western China, Political Trends, Expedition Journals, and Ecology of Greater Tibet
Going beyond the Great Wall: Ecotourism in China - 18 Jul 2005 - WWF news article
Hospitality
Rolling Pin Asia - Hospitality (hotel and catering) industry news and job market information
Overseas Chinese & "Flexible Citizenship"
Overseas Chinese Tourism and related websites
Expats in China - 'Living in China' tips, news and experiences
Heritage and Culture Tourism
Asia-Pacific Focal Point - a regional network for World Heritage Managers, established to share experience, knowledge and resources between countries in the region.
Child Prostitution
UNICEF Report - calls for eradication of commercial sexual exploitation of children (12 Dec 2001)
BBC's East Asia Today
13 DEC 2001 - focus on Asia (RealAudio)
17 DEC 2001 - focus on Thailand & a major conference in Yokohama (RealAudio)
Regional Cooperation
UNESCAP Transport and Tourism Division - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific's Transport and Tourism Division is working with member countries, the private sector and other stakeholders to help them in exploring the opportunities of globalization.
Transport Policy and Tourism Section - The subprogramme on tourism is designed with the aim to assist ESCAP members and associate members to further develop the tourism sector, in particular sustainable tourism, through strengthening capacities of both human resources and institutions and promoting regional cooperation, especially networking of training institutions.

ASIA CONSUMER, GOVERNMENT/EDUCATION and INDUSTRY TRAVEL LINKS
Asia Consumer Travel & Travel Trade News Magazines
Asian Diver
Time Asia Travel Section - also access to Time Asia online magazine
Travel Asia
TTG Asia
World Tourism Directory - Asia - Key Facts, Government Tourism Agencies, Travel Associations & Services, Tourism Schools and Institutes, Transport, Outdoor and Recreational Activities, Publications and Information Sources, Immigration and Foreign Affairs, Chambers of Commerce, Regional and Local Tourist Information, Miscellaneous Information Offices, Information Offices Abroad, Embassies / Consulates, Country Profile, Visitors Guide, Country Map
Exotissmo.com - A travel agency devoted to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar - destination information and package trips
East Russia Travel Market
TravelMole - UK-based travel and tourism industry news & country information - covers the entire world; here are direct links to its Asia sections:
Southeast Asia
Central & East Asia
Middle East/Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Travel Impacts Newswire & Asia Travel Industry News - a website and daily e-mail list of travel industry news on Asia, hosted by the AsiaTravelTips.com website
SuiteAsia.com Travel Community - Online Travel Discussion Forum - "an environment for you to share ideas, discuss topics, learn about the latest trends within the industry and simply have fun." - Major section include Consumer Travel, Travel Trade, Specialized Travel, Travelogues & Reports
Center for Asia Pacific Aviation - an industry consulting group with a fairly informative website
SouthPacific.org - travel and destination information from the author of several Moon Publications "Handbooks" to South Pacific destinations.
AsiaTour - (formerly Asia Travel News, which ceased publication in Dec. 1999) - AsiaTour is a Manila-based site with recent tourism and travel news items and country information -- Warning: unfortunately there is a lot of advertising for sexual 'improvement' medicines on this site!
ChinaStartTips - A Belgian website with links to all things China
Asian Tourism Associations & Education Websites
Federation of Educators and Scholars of Tourism (FEAST)
Pacific Asia Travel Association - new version (Pacific Asia Travel Association - old version)
PATAradio - audio & video news and features - requires RealAudio
their monthly World Report program is pretty good
South Asia Tourism Society (SATS) - is an organisation, working relentlessly and selflessly to promote Trade and Tourism between the nations in the SAARC Association. On account of promoting tourism in the SAARC nations, we provide significant information to the people, helping them to know one another better.
APEC Tourism Information Network - (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Links to country tourism statistics and research projects
World Tourism Organization - East Asia/Pacific webpage - with links to member NTO websites
Ecotourism Society of Pakistan
School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Sustainable Tourism
Related Links webpage - mostly hospitality and mostly not Asia-specific
Asian Governmental Tourism Organizations
Hong Kong Tourism Board - for tourists
Hong Kong Tourism Board Network - news, statistics, and sources - for selling Hong Kong
China National Tourism Organization
Singapore Tourism Board
Singapore Tourism Cybrary - Resources from the Singapore Tourism Board Tourism Statistics, Global Tourism Resources, Tourism and Hospitality Education & Conference
Tourism Authority of Thailand - and its Statistics website
Japan National Tourism Organization
India Tourism Development Corporation
Statistics Indonesia - Tourism Statistics
Korea National Tourist Organization
Macau Tourism
Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board
Link to Oceania/Pacific GTOs
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory - links to consumer sites by Countries and US states
Expat Websites - often include news items and travel information
Malaysia Expat Information Center
Hong Kong - Asia Expat.com
GENERAL ASIA NEWS- most are searchable for tourism articles
Asia News Network - top daily news articles from throughout the region - also has a Country Profile section and a Travel News section
The China Review - free access to academic articles online
China Study Group - a New York based non-profit organization formed in 1995 to facilitate networking of scholars/activists, and promote dissemination of info and research works, with a view to providing alternative perspectives and assessments on issues pertaining to China
CountryWatch.com - Asia - profiles and contemporary news from countries throughout the world
TFF News Navigator - comprehensive collection of links to mainstream and alternative world news and comments: newspapers, info services and bureaus - organized by country and region
BBC East Asia Today - text and RealAudio news stories on Asia and the Pacific
see also the BBC's South Asia and the Middle East websites
China Vista - online business & travel new magazine
Far Eastern Economic Review
International Herald Tribune
Newsweek International
Time Asia
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
Bangkok Post
AsiaOne - portal for Singapore newspapers, including the Straits Times and Business Times

Source: http://www.geog.nau.edu/igust/asiatour/research.html

Tourism in Africa

Tourism in Africa

IAIN T. CHRISTIE,
Consultant, Private Sector and Finance, Africa Region, The World Bank
Email: Ichristie@worldbank.org
Doreen E. Crompton,
Consultant, Tourism and Environment
Email: Cromptonde@aol.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
i. The purpose of this paper is to assist the Africa Region to determine whether the Bank can play a more strategic role in tourism. Africa is recognized internationally for the quality of its resource endowment for tourism, and yet it has not managed to realize its full potential. This paper argues that, if African countries can better cater to consumer preferences in originating markets, tourism could have a strong impact on economic growth. Essentially a private activity, tourism is highly dependent on public support. Working within a comprehensive macroeconomic framework, governments will have to support tourism through improvements in policies and elimination of critical constraints. In parallel, the competitiveness of private tourism enterprises needs to be enhanced through better management, technology transfer and professional development. This illustrates the inter-dependent responsibilities of the public and private sectors for the success of the tourism sector.

http://www.worldbank.org/afr/wps/wp12.pdf