How much carbon does cruise ship tourism emit?
Tuesday
11th July
2017
Figure 1: Cruise ship passenger volume from 1990 to 2020 (Cruise Market Watch, 2017). The global cruise ship industry is…
Category Archive: GIFT highlights
Partnerships to create innovative tourist experiences – the role of research
Monday
24th April
2017
All too often, research projects have a tendency to assess the impacts of a tourism development after it had occurred,…
Is the knowledge gap too wide to innovate sustainable tourist accommodation?
Thursday
16th February
2017
Is the knowledge gap too wide to innovate sustainable tourist accommodation? There is currently insufficient research to assist the transition…
Sustainable Tourism for Development: Launch of a Global Tourism Dashboard
Wednesday
18th January
2017
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. 2017 offers an…
GIFT at Second East West Dialogue, Shanghai
Thursday
29th September
2016
Shanghai Institute for Tourism at Shanghai Normal University, China in conjunction with the Griffith Institute for Tourism at Griffith University…
GIFT at UNWTO World Tourism Day, Bangkok
Thursday
29th September
2016
GIFT Adjunct Professor Steve Noakes attended the recent official UNWTO World Tourism Day conference in Bangkok. The theme this year was ‘Tourism…
Sustainable Tourism for Regional Growth Program Update
Thursday
29th September
2016
GIFT, Griffith University and University of the Sunshine Coast are undertaking a training program for 25 tourism government officials and…