Archive

3 Aug

CBT Development Guidelines

These guidelines aim at sharing experiences in building community-based tourism models implemented in Bac Ninh under the framework of "Community tourism in traditional craft villages in Bac Ninh" project to improve people's lives in other regions across the country.

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2 Aug

Toolkit on Poverty Reduction through Tourism

The theme of this toolkit is different ways in which tourism can contribute to poverty reduction. The toolkit outlines the foundation for poverty reduction approaches and how the International Labor Organization is involved in the context of employment stability and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

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2 Aug

Manual on Tourism and Poverty Alleviation – Practical Steps for Destinations

The purpose of this manual is to outline some practical steps, in simple language, that can be taken in tourism destinations to shape and manage tourism in ways which deliver more benefits to disadvantaged individuals and communities. It is not a general guide to tourism development but focuses on how to channel tourism income more effectively to the poor.

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2 Aug

Community Tourism Development (the University of Minnesota Tourism Center), 3rd edition

The Community Tourism Development manual was designed to provide organizations and individuals with a development process and materials to help communities plan, initiate, and expand tourism as a means of long-term economic development. The development concepts are applicable to communities of all sizes and at various stages of tourism development.

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2 Aug

Handbook on CBT: How to Develop and Sustain CBT by APEC

The Handbook on Community Based Tourism: “How to Develop and Sustain CBT” is designed to provide guidance for tourism/rural planners, NGOs, industry players and CBT organizations in deciding whether tourism could work for a particular community and if it is feasible, how to participate in the tourism industry and sustain it over the long term.

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2 Aug

A Toolkit for Monitoring and Managing CBT

This Toolkit is designed to provide readers with the know-how to set up and run a monitoring programme for a community-based tourism project. It gives step-by-step guidelines, supported by a wide range of case studies, in order to enable readers to embark on their own monitoring project.

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2 Aug

Community development through tourism

As tourism has grown organically in most places with limited planning, some people have been burnt and they now reject tourism as a viable community asset. On the other hand, many believe that tourism is the answer to ‘everything’ and the only means for developing their community.

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2 Aug

Development of a Community-based Tourism Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit for Poverty Reduction Planning, Assessment and Management

There is an increasing demand and attention from the development and donor sectors on how to claim tourism as a contributor to poverty reduction and sustainable development.

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1 Aug

The Vietnam CBT Handbook: A market-based approach

The Vietnam Community-based Tourism Handbook is designed as a practical reference guide. It provides a simple yet general perspective, covering all stages of project cycles. It includes practical tools and instructions for use in the project.

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1 Aug

Thailand CBT Standard Handbook

Raising service and sustainability standard is an important strategy to ensure long term sustainability, increase the competitiveness of CBT and raise the credibility of CBT among tour operators. A standard should also help to increase the confidence of independent travelers, as they search for information about tourism destination and activities.

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