Within the responsible tourism debate, the tourist is often at best overlooked, and at worst
represented as abandoning all sense of responsibility while on holiday. This paper argues …

This paper presents an overview of how national park interpretation in New Zealand is
incorporating Māori perspectives of cultural landscapes. Since the formation of the …

Policy makers, industry and researchers are paying considerable attention to the importance
of the relationship between food and tourism in destination differentiation from competitors …

In the increasingly competitive environment that is rural tourism, the ability of small business
operators to provide a unique and enjoyable experience is a key to the development of a …

Many natural areas of New Zealand (Aotearoa), particularly national parks, are frequently
visited by international and domestic visitors attracted by recreational opportunities and the …

This working paper reports the preliminary findings of a research project underway in the
township of Oamaru, North Otago. The study is one part of a research programme entitled …

The article discusses the development of the favela into a tourist attraction, examining how
promoters in four different favelas attempted to actually place them in the tourist market. The …

Introduction Economic development in and of itself cannot change Aboriginal peoples'
history. It cannot erase, for example, a past of oppression, in some cases genocide, policies …

Heritage planning is often acknowledged as a subordinate field of heritage conservation
and urban planning. It rarely challenges the authorised heritage discourse underpinning the …

Since the late nineteenth century the tourism industry has focused primarily on two things in
selling holidays to New Zealand: the natural landscape and Māori culture. Māori have been …