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Newsletter of the International Geographical Union Study Group on the Geography of Sustainable Tourism: Development and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage

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This newsletter is intended as a first step toward better communication. It emerges from the efforts of a small group of geographers to establish a network for sharing their mutual interest in tourism. As part of the International Geographical Congress held in the United States in 1992, a symposium took place in Colorado, at which it was decided to ask the International Geographical Union to establish a Study Group on Sustainable Tourism: Development and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage. The discussions of the group that met in Colorado, and the work that has taken place since then, have led to a flurry of interest in broadening the network of tourism geographers. This newsletter is an attempt to keep that interest alive. If it achieves that objective, I will put together a second newsletter a few months later.

Three things are needed to make a newsletter successful. First, there must be people interested in reading it; secondly, there must be news worth reading; and thirdly, there must be a way to print and distribute it. I have a list of over 500 names and addresses of potential readers who have at some time in the past shown interest in tourism. They are in about fifty countries of the world. I also have a limited amount of news that has reached me from one source or another, but I need a constant flow of more news and more information from the readers, especially from outside Canada. That is a plea for help. The printing and distribution of this first issue are being generously handled by Dr. Allan Williams of the Tourism Research Group at the University of Exeter. His willingness to assist in this way is greatly appreciated. Although the mailing is being done from his university in Exeter, all correspondence should be send to the Editor, whose address is at the top of this page.

The newsletter needs a name. TOURISTinfo is the only idea for a name that I could think of. Please send me your suggestions.

S'il y a quelqu'un qui pourrait traduire ce bulletin en fran‡ais, l'autre langue officielle de l'U.G.I., veuillez ‚crire au r‚dacteur.

Dr. Michael Hall of Canberra, Australia put together in 1992 the first draft of a thorough and well-written proposal which will be considered by the Executive of the International Geographical Union at its meeting in August, 1994. In the meantime, it has been modified, amended, and partly re-written with the help of several other geographers. There is some indication that it will be received favourably and that the I.G.U. will establish a Study Group on Sustainable Tourism: Development and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage. The proposed membership of the Group is as follows:
Frederick M. Helleiner, Canada (Chairperson)
F. Adejuwon, Nigeria
T. Flognfeldt, Jr., Norway
E. Gormsen, Germany
M. Hall, Australia
F. Julg, Austria
S. Liszewski, Poland
Z. Pepeonik, Croatia
T. Singh, India
V. Smith, United States
Y. Vedenin, Russia.
In addition, everyone else on the mailing list will be considered a corresponding member and will be kept fully informed of the activities of the Study Group.

As an example, everyone received a notice of the Seminar on Tourism Geography taking place in Lillehammer, Norway this year, which was determined by the founders of the Study Group as a suitable way of getting the group to begin its work, even before it received formal recognition. (See details elsewhere in this newsletter.)

Professor Jorg Maier has also offered to conduct an excursion through West Bohemia for interested members of the Study Group who will be attending the I.G.U. Regional Conference in Prague in August At that Conference, it is expected that the Study Group will receive formal acceptance into the I.G.U.

1. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, published by Channel View Publications, c/o MULTILINGUAL MATTERS, Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon, Avon, England BS21 7SJ (FAX: +44 (0) 275 343096). Edited by Bill Bramwell, School of Leisure Management, Sheffield Hallam University and Bernard Lane, Director of the Rural Tourism Unit, University of Bristol. Volume 1, 1993 contains two issues. Four issues are planned for 1994.

2. Tourism Recreation Research Journal, published since 1976 by the Centre for Tourism Research & Development. Order from: The Editor, A-965/6 Indira Nagar, Lucknow, UP, India 226016 (FAX: 91-0522- 234023). Two issues per year.

3. TTRA Canada Chapter News, published by the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Travel Research and Marketing Professionals. Distributed by Pierre Hubert, Statistics Canada, Education, Culture and Tourism Division, R.H. Coats Building, Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0T6 (FAX: 613-951- 2909).

4. Geopareto, Newsletter of the Canadian Association of Geographers Study Group on Parks Recreation and Tourism. Edited and distributed to members by Nancy Holland, P.O. Box 33087, Quinpool RPO, Halifax, N.S., Canada, B3L 4T6 (FAX:902-453-6184).

Mr. Peiyi Ding has commenced his Ph.D. research in Tourism and Environment at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia. He writes, "Would you please let me know of any problems requiring study which you may wish to suggest and might fit into my proposed field of research. Any references/thoughts would be appreciated. I would be happy to communicate further on this matter." If any readers can help Mr. Ding, write to him at the following address:
Department of Geography and Planning
The University of New England
Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
(Telephone: 067-73-2761; FAX: 067-71-1787).

The Consortium of Hospitality Research Information Services (CHRIS) is pleased to publish "The Hospitality Index: an Index for the Hotel, Food service, and Travel Industries on Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM).

The "Hospitality Index" provides access to over 50,000 bibliographic records with abstracts taken from over 50 journals, as well as selected conference proceedings, serving the hospitality and travel industry.

The Consortium consists of academic and industry groups which together have produced a comprehensive index of the hospitality literature in CD-ROM format. Current members of the Consortium are the Hospitality Lodging Travel Research Foundation of the American Hotel & Motel Association, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Pacific Asia Travel Association (Affiliate member), University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

The "Hospitality Index" covering the years 1988 to 1992 produced on a CD-ROM is available for purchase for $79.95 US. For a subscription price of $149.00 US, you get the CD-ROM disk, covering 1988 - 1992 and electronic updates covering the next twelve months issued quarterly in floppy diskette format.

The "Hospitality Index" on CD-ROM is mastered in the ISO 9660 format, making it compatible with most commercially available CD-ROM drives. Publications indexed and abstracted on the "Hospitality Index" include:

Restaurant/Hotel Design International
Restaurant Hospitality
Tourism Management
Hotel and Motel Management
Journal of Travel Research
Hotel and Resort Industry
Hotels and Restaurants International
International Journal of Hospitality Management
Journal of Gastronomy
Pizza Today
Annals of Tourism Research
Cornell Hotel Restaurant Admin Quarterly
CKC Report
Hospitality Law
PATA Travel News
Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Specialist
Travel Industry Monitor
Tourism Hotel Security
Restaurant Business
Successful Meetings
Travel Tourism Analyst
Hotel Motel Security Safety Management
Leisure Studies
Lodging
Meeting News
Meetings and Conventions
Journal of Leisure Research
Resort Development
ASTA Agency Management
Canadian Hotel and Restaurant
Gaming Wagering Business
Hospitality Education and Research Journal
PATA Update
Ski Area Management
Journal of Gambling Studies
Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

ORDER FROM: Pacific Asia Travel Association - Intelligence Ctr, 1 Montgomery Street, Telesis Tower, Suite 1750, San Francisco, CA., 94104, USA.

HERITAGE AND TOURISM Prospects for Patrimony

This issue of the Annals of Tourism Research is concerned primarily with the role of built heritage, historic areas, archaeological sites or museums. It will contain original papers which examine the links between built-heritage and tourism. Topics suitable for this theme include:
 Heritage as a tourist attraction
 Impacts of tourism on heritage sites
 The management of use-preservation tensions
 The economics of heritage and implications of heritage preservation
 The heritage market and visitor characteristics
 The meaning of heritage/interpretation to tourists
 Innovative site management
 Roles of the public and private sector
 Case studies which illustrate the complexity of heritage-tourism links
 Links between heritage and tourism and planning and policy evaluation
 National/International initiatives and comparisons

Annals solicits original manuscripts that examine aspects of the interface between heritage and tourism from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspective. Contributions should contain a well-developed conceptual or theoretical foundation and relevant authors should submit a 300-word abstract, with a brief vitae, to either Guest Editor:

Dr. Geoffrey Wall
Department of Geography
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada, N2L 3G1
Tel: (519) 885-1211 #3609
FAX: (519) 746-2031

Ir. Wiendu Nuryanti
Studio Pariwisata
Dept. of Architecture
Gadjah Mada University
Jl.Teknika Utara No. 1
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Tel: (0274) 88688 #487 FAX: (0274) 66171

Deadline for Abstracts is August 1, 1994. Full papers in Annals format should be submitted by January 1, 1995.

The Centre for Tourism Policy and Research provides leadership in developing and delivering research and professional education which encourages excellence in the management of tourism.

In its leadership role, the Centre for Tourism Policy and Research:
 provides a focal point for graduate level studies and professional development education with a distinctly integrated resource and business management orientation;
 encourages and conducts policy, planning and management research designed to enhance the effective and sustained use of the tourism resource base;
 facilitates the distribution of leading edge policy, planning and management information through the development and delivery of tourism seminars, workshops, conferences and publications.

Those interested in pursuing either full-time graduate or part-time professional development studies in tourism, or becoming a participant in activities of the Centre for Tourism Policy and Research should contact:

Dr. Peter Williams, DirectorLeslie June, Director
Centre for Tourism Policy Tourism Programs and Research Continuing Studies
Simon Fraser UniversitySimon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C., Canada, V5A 1S6 at Harbour Centre
Tel: (604) 291-3074 515 West Hastings St.,
FAX: (604) 291-4968 Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada, V6B 5K3
OR Tel: (604) 291-5080
FAX: (604) 291-5098

1. J.G. Nelson, R. Butler, G. Wall, eds. (1993). Tourism and Sustainable Development - Monitoring, Planning, Managing, University of Waterloo Geography Publication Series No. 37. Orders may be sent to: Department of Geography Publications, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, N2L 3G1. The price of $30.25 (Canadian) includes the price of the book ($25.00), GST ($1.75) and postage and handling ($3.50). All orders outside of Canada are in the amount of $28.50 per book ($25.00 plus postage and handling $3.50).

2. Tej Vir Singh (1989). The Kulu Valley: Impact of Tourism Development in the Mountain Areas, 230 pages, 49 figures, 15 tables, 26 colour photographs; price $65.00. This report on the KULU VALLEY in Himachal Pradesh presents the state of the arts in tourism development in Himalayas's most fascinating pastoral Valley, rich in ecological assets, and cultural heritage. This piece of biosphere remained almost a closed ecosystem until recently when mechanised transport brought tourism in its wake, overwhelming the bucolic Manali with tourists straining capacity in various environments, besides posing psychological problems in the host community.
Ably documented and profusely illustrated with maps sketches and colour photographs this monograph from India's leading tourism scientist attains new heights in assessing tourism impact on the host environment in the realms of Ecology, Economy, Society and Culture.
Order from Tourism Recreation Research, A-965/6, Indira Nagar, Lucknow, India.

3. Publications Available from the Centre for Tourism and Policy and Research Simon Fraser University:

Tourism, Technology and the Environment $7.00
Mountain Resort Development (Proceedings of the Vail Conference, 1991) edited by Alison Gill $35.00
Carrying Capacity Management in Tourism Settings: A Tourism Growth Management Process, prepared for Alberta Tourism by Peter W. Williams and Alison Gill $10.00
The British Columbia Downhill Skier Survey 1991-1992 in cooperation with Canada West Ski Areas Association and B.C. Ministry of Tourism by Peter W. Williams and Karim Dossa $10.00
The Greening of Tourism from Principles to Practice: A Casebook of Best Environmental Practice in Tourism in cooperation with Industry, Science and Technology Canada-Tourism and Globe '92 edited by Suzanne Hawkes and Peter W. Williams $16.00
Tatshenshini Alsek River Use Study prepared for B.C. Ministry of Tourism by Ethan Askey and Peter W. Williams $15.00

To order a copy of any or all of the above publications contact: The Centre for Tourism Policy and Research, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., V5A 1A6, Tel: (604) 291-3074; FAX: (604) 291-4968. All quoted prices are Canadian funds. Shipping and handling charges are included.

As a follow up to the seminars by the former IGU Commission on Tourism, Sports and Recreation, Oppland College is delighted to host the Seminar on Tourism Geography to be held from the 5th to the 13th August, 1994. A first announcement was sent out in the spring of 1993 and this resulted in 40 replies from 17 different countries around the world.

Oppland College is situated in Lillehammer, a town situated approximately 120 miles north of Oslo in Norway. As many of you are already aware, Lillehammer is the host town for the 1994 Winter Olympics and our programme in August starts with a pre-seminar guided trip to the various Olympic arenas.

Full programme details follow. We hope you find both the academic and cultural content of interest, and we wish you a warm welcome to Lillehammer in 1994.

Practical Information

Paper Themes:
1. The Impacts of Mega Events.
2. New Roles of Museums in the Tourism Product.
3. Sustainable Tourism - Revitalisation of Railroad
- Developing Tourism in Mountain Areas.

Language: The Papers will be presented either in English or French with an abstract in the opposite language. The bus tours will be guided in English. We will, however, try to have French-speaking guides available at most venues and on local guided excursions if the number of French-speaking participants exceeds 10. Some museums and venues will also offer German speaking guides.

Programme Committee: Tor Selstad, Thor Flognfeldt, Jr., and Jean M. Roehr, Oppland College; Bjūrn Kaltenborn, Eastern Norway Research Foundation; and Magnus Bohlin, Falun/Borl„nge, College, Sweden.

Registration: To apply for preliminary registration, please contact: Jean M. Roehr, Oppland College, P.O. Box 1004 Skurva, N-2601 Lillehammer, Norway, Tel: x-47-61 28 82 03, FAX: x-47-61 26 07 50 or contact us by E-MAIL to THORF@ODH.N or JEANR@ODH.N by January 24.

Costs: Costs are now estimated at an upper limit of 6300 NOK - 850 US$ (rate November 1993) - which includes: bus trip; seminar fees; 7 nights' accommodation in double room with breakfast; lunches and evening meals as indicated in the programme. For those wishing a single room the cost will be somewhat higher, approximately 210 NOK - 30 US$ - per night.

For accompanying persons not registered as attending the seminar, the fee will be 4900 NOK - 700 US$ including meals as indicated in the programme.

Larger family units are available in Lillehammer and possibly at other destinations along our route. Thus children can travel at a reduced rate. Fees for the optional days (5th and 6th) will be approximately 150 NOK - 50US$ - per night incl. breakfast.

Programme

Friday August 5th (Optional day)
1200 - Guided trip to the Olympic Venues followed by a visit to the Olympic Information Centre. Saturday August 6th
1000-1800 - Guided day trip to museums and parks, including Maihaugen Open Air Museum, Norwegian Road Museum, Hunderfossen Family Park and Lillehammer Art Gallery.
Seminar starts:
2000- Opening Reception at Oppland College. Saturday August 7th
0900-1600 - Paper sessions. Lunch
1630- Bus tour to the mountain areas of Lillehammer, including an informal evening meal.
Monday, August 8th
0900-1600 - Paper sessions. Lunch
1600- Guided walking tour in Lillehammer, followed by evening on your own.
Tuesday, August 9th
0900-1300 - Paper sessions - if necessary. Lunch.
1400-1900 - Excursion by bus to Lom (in the Jotunheimen Mountains) - taking the mountain roads.
2000 - Evening at Fossheim Hotel with a gourmet meal.
Wednesday, August 10th
0900-1200 - Lom visits to Norwegian Mountain museum and Fossheim Minerals Centre.
1200- Bus Lom - Domb†s. Lunch.
1300-1700 Bus Domb†s - Alvdal-Rūros.
1800-2100 Guided walking tour in the Rūros Bergstad.
Thursday, August 11th
0900-1100 - Olavsgruva - Mining Museum.
1100-1300 - Tourism development in Mountain regions.
1300-1600 - Rūros on your own.
1600-1900 - Additional paper session/Study group or Business meeting.
2000 - Dinner.
Friday, August 12th
Morning: Bus trip to Sūrvika - Lake Femund, Boat trip to Elg†. Lunch. Bus trip to Elg† - Idre - S„len - Trysil. Visit to the most developed Scandinavian Ski Resorts. Part of our stay in Sweden will be guided by Magnus Bohlin, Falun/Borl„nge College.
Evening: An informal meal at Trysilfjell.
Saturday, August 13th
0900- Bus trip to Elverum, visit to Norwegian Forestry Museum. Lunch.
1300- Hamar -visit to Hamar Olympic Arena.
1500- There will be the possibility at Hamar for delegates to begin their homeward journey.
1700- Return to Lillehammer.

February 22-24, Vancouver, Canada: Information Technology for Travel and Tourism Marketing.
Contact: Pacific Asia Travel Association, 1 Montgomery Street, Telesis Tower, Suite 1750, San Francisco, U.S.A. 94104. Telephone: 415-986-4646; FAX: 415-986-3458.

March 5-11, Berlin Germany: ITB 1994: International Tourism Exchange.
Contact: AMK Berlin, Ausstellungs Messe Kongress- KmbH, Messedamm 22, D-1000 Berlin 19, Germany. Telephone: 030-3038-2275; FAX: 030-3038-2279.

March 29-April 2, San Francisco, U.S.A.: Association of American Geographers.
Contact: Klaus Meyer-Arendt, Chair of the Recreation, Tourism and Sport specialty group, Department of Geosciences, P.O. Drawer 5167, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5167, U.S.A.

April 22-24, Peterborough, Canada: Changing Parks, A Conference on the History, Future and Cultural context of Parks and Heritage Landscapes.
Contact: Dr. John S. Marsh, Director, Frost Centre, Trent University, P.O. Box 4800, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, K9J 7B8. Telephone: 705-748- 1749; FAX: 705-748-1801.

May 18-24, Waterloo, Canada: Canadian Association of Geographers.
Contact: Professor Alison Gill, Chair of the Study Group on Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6. Telephone: 604-291- 3715; FAX: 604-291-5841; E-MAIL: AGILL@SFU.CA.

August 5-13, Lillehammer, Norway: Seminar on Tourism Geography (see information and programme elsewhere in this issue).
Contact: Jean M. Roehr, Oppland College, P.O. Box 1004, Skurva, N-2601 Lillehammer, Norway. Telephone: x-47-61-28 82 03; FAX: x-47-61-26-07- 50; E-MAIL: JEANR@ODH.N.

August 22-26, Prague, Czech Republic: International Geographic Union Regional Conference 1994: Environment and Quality of Life in Central Europe: Problems of Transition.
Contact: IGU RC. Albertov 6, 128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic. Telephone: +42-2-203608 or 296025; FAX: +42-2-296025 or 205878; E-MAIL: KUCERA@PRFDEC.NATUR.CUNI.CZ.

September 12-16, Montreal, Canada: Second Global Conference: Building a Sustainable World through Tourism.
Contact: Second Global Conference, 3680 rue de la Montagne, Montr‚al, Canada, H3G 2A8. Telephone: 514-281-1822; FAX: 514-848-1099.

October 2-4, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada: TTRA Canada 1994 Conference: Rescue 911: Revitalizing Canadian Tourism.
Contact: Laurel Reid, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, L2S 3A1. Telephone: 416-688- 5550, Ext. 4367; FAX: 416-688-0541.

October, Thunder Bay, Canada: Nature and Culture in Northern Tourism and Recreation.
Contact: Centre for Northern Studies, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5E1. Telephone: 807-343-8360 or 8110; FAX: 807-343- 8100 or 8023.

November 10-12, Victoria, Canada: Quality Management in Urban Tourism: Balancing Business and Environment.
Contact: Dr. Peter E. Murphy, Tourism Management Program, School of Business, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3015, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 3P1. Telephone: 604-721-6072; FAX: 604-721- 6067.