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"Parks and protected areas (PAs) are usually scenically attractive, form significant lures, have significant biodiversity and other values, and are important destinations in Canada for outdoor tourism operators."
Creator(s): Pam Wight and Associates | Date Published: 2001-09
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"Vancouver’s Cultural Tourism Initiative/Arts in the City Product Club has designed this guide to help arts and cultural organizations considering the benefits of tourism."
Creator(s): Scott Fraser | Date Published: 2001-01
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"Outdoor Tourism is the one of the fastest growing segments of the Canadian tourism industry. It has generated a high degree of interest from travellers in recent years as they seek more and more learning and challenging outdoor experiences. Canada’s abundant wildlife, open space and beautiful landscapes are considered some of the key factors that motivate foreign tourists to visit Canada."
Creator(s): Canadian Tourism Commission, The Canadian Tourism Human Resources Council | Date Published: 2001
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"Indicators are used to monitor supply, demand and employment for tourism in Canada on a timely basis."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2007-09-27
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"Current Performance Indicators for Ontario’s Tourism Industry, Percentage Change over Same Period of Previous Year."
Creator(s): Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation | Date Published: 2006-01
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"PEI Tourism Performance Indicators."
Creator(s): Tourism Advisory Council of Prince Edward Island | Date Published: 2005-11
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"This paper highlights the new Canadian Tourism Satellite Accounts (CTSA) developed by Statistics Canada."
Creator(s): Conrad Barber-Dueck and Demi Kotsovos | Date Published: 2005-10
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"Canadian Travel Survey."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2005-06-01
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"The Research Department has compiled a reference sheet comprising key tourism statistics, including the following: customs entries data, provincial and regional room revenue, commercial restaurant receipts, provincial and regional occupancy and average daily room rates, visitor information centres, regional airports, ferries, and conference centres."
Creator(s): Tourism British Columbia | Date Published: 2005-05-20
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"In Alberta: Total tourism revenue in 2003 is $4.33 billion. Revenue in 2004 is expected to be $4.65 billion (+7%)."
Creator(s): Alberta Government | Date Published: 2005-05
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"This is Tourism Insights, Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage’s tourism research website."
Creator(s): Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage | Date Published: 2005-03
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"It is estimated that $160 million in revenue is directly related to non-resident tourism. This is up 12% or $17 million from the 1996 figure of $143 million."
Creator(s): Tourism and Culture, Government of Yukon | Date Published: 2004-11-07
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"The Tourism Industry Monitor provides historical data series for some key tourism indicators such as room revenue, GDP, revenue and volume estimates, and tourism employment."
Creator(s): BC Stats | Date Published: 2004-09
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"Total tourism expenditures in New Brunswick reached $1.1 billion in 2003, dipping slightly from last year’s record breaking plateau."
Creator(s): New Brunswick Tourism and Parks | Date Published: 2004-03
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"To the end of December 2004, there were an estimated 449,300 non-resident visits to Newfoundland and Labrador and an estimated $330 million in tourism expenditures in the Province."
Creator(s): Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency | Date Published: 2004
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"Travellers who had taken at least one trip during the last two years and planned to take at least one trip during the next two years were asked which of 149 activities and which of 18 vacation experiences they had sought out or participated in over the past two years while travelling."
Creator(s): Lang Research Inc. | Date Published: 2002-04
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"Based on recent estimates, a total of 33,120 non-resident leisure travellers visited the Northwest Territories in 1999/2000."
Creator(s): Northwest Territories Industry, Tourism and Investment | Date Published: 2002
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"An association of Canadian Tourism Ministries and organizations have collaborated to conduct two large scale surveys to assess the travel activities and motivators of pleasure travel among Canadians and Americans."
Creator(s): TAMS - Travel Activities and Motivation Survey | Date Published: 2001-06
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"This survey, known as the Travel Activities and Motivation Survey (TAMS), represents the comprehensive assessment of travel behavior and motivators, and provides a rich and authoritative database to develop marketing strategies and travel products to attract visitors to Canada and Ontario."
Creator(s): TAMS - Travel Activities & Motivation Survey | Date Published: 2000
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Quick Facts |
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"Tourism Facts 2004."
Creator(s): Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation | Date Published: 2005
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"Cultural Tourism is a genre of special interest tourism based on the search for and participation in new and deep cultural experiences, whether aesthetic, intellectual, emotional, or psychological."
Creator(s): Division of Cultural Affairs | Date Published: 2004
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"Creative partnerships between the cultural, commercial and public sectors afford communities, states and regions opportunities to create cultural tourism enterprises."
Creator(s): National Endowment for the Arts | Date Published: 2004
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Creator(s): Assemblée nationale française | Date Published: 2006-06-07
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"This study was commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council in partnership with Festivals Edinburgh (formely, the Association of Edinburgh Festivals), the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC), the Scottish Executive, EventScotland and Scottish Entreprise Edinburgh and Lothian."
Creator(s): AEA Consulting | Date Published: 2006-05
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"Ten years ago a seminal blueprint for cultural and Ten years ago a seminal blueprint for cultural and heritage tourism was adopted by the more than 1,500 dedicated political and industry leaders and practitioners as part of their national agenda for the travel industry, which they developed at the 1995 White House Conference on Travel and Tourism."
Creator(s): Th is position paper was developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities for the 2005 U.S. Cultural & Heritage Tourism Summit | Date Published: 2005
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"This report is based on a major independent research study undertaken by Morris Hargreaves McIntyre. 4,294 adult festival goers completed short questionnaires at a range of six different folk festivals in England during July, August and September 2002. A further representative, weighted sample of 450 of these adults then completed long questionnaires during October 2002."
Creator(s): Arts Council England | Date Published: 2004-03
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"Many indigenous peoples around the world have inherited rich cultural traditions that date back thousands of years or have extraordinary natural and man-made monuments in their midst. Foreign travellers are drawn to these communities because they know that they will find sites of great historical significance, or be awed by extraordinary dance or music performances."
Creator(s): Barbara Hager | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"This document was prepared so the reader may appreciate the many opportunities that the Aboriginal Heritage Garden presents."
Creator(s): Tim Dedam | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"John Hickes, co-owner of Sila Lodge, discusses the unique relationship between ecotourism and the support, celebration, sustainability, and promotion of aboriginal cultures, using examples from Sila and Bathurst Inlet Lodge, two world-class tourism operations located in Nunavut."
Creator(s): John Hickes | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"Linkages already exist between Aboriginal culture and tourism, both in practice and in theory."
Creator(s): Mitchell Karhakeron Diabo | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"This session will explore how culture is affected and/or impacted by tourism, challenges and opportunities of tourism on Aboriginal communities. "
Creator(s): Trina Mather-Simard | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"Keeping the cultures alive while maintaining the most values aspects of that culture has been a struggle for every Indigenous Nation that has ever encountered an outsider or television or new technology."
Creator(s): Beverley O'Neil | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"This discussion paper will provide you, the audience with some background to the importance of Aboriginal sport, culture and tourism and the issues and challenges that face governments, practitioners, and Aboriginal communities in ensuring a healthier and more active Aboriginal community through sports, culture and tourism opportunities."
Creator(s): Christian Sinclair | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"Proceedings and Final Report, Halifax June 11-13, 2001. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has identified that tourism and cuisine play a major role in the affirmation of Canadian identity and cultural development."
Creator(s): Canadian Tourism Commission | Date Published: 2003-06
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"Cross River Partnership’s (CRP) ‘Cultural Diversity and Tourism’ seminar has highlighted the rich cultural diversity that the Cross River area (the City of London and parts of Westminster, Southwark and Lambeth) has to offer."
Creator(s): Cross River Partnership | Date Published: 2003-05-22
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"Canada will be the premier four-season destination to connect with nature and to experience diverse cultures and communities."
Creator(s): Canadian Tourism Commission | Date Published: 2002-06
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"An estimate on the size of the gift and souvenir markets in Canada."
Creator(s): Fernando Mata and Dick Stanley | Date Published: 1995-11-24
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"A cultural tourism initiative encompassing 3 regional districts, over 25 communities, and more than 210 cultural providers in the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, BC."
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"Aboriginal Tourism Canada, formerly Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada, is a partnership of business and government whose goal is to create opportunities for the growth of Aboriginal tourism."
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"As a marketing-oriented organization, Tourism BC's mandate is to promote the growth and development of the tourism industry through innovative programs and industry development initiatives."
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"COPEC is the official Catalan Gorvernment agency for promoting Catalonia's culture in other countries and developing lasting links between artists, organisations and cultures. COPEC, which stands for Catalan Consortium for the External Promotion of Culture."
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"Culture is central to our society. It is our identity; it defines us. Culture is more than just art - it is who we are!"
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"European Cities Tourism is the leading professional tourism network promoting and linking the interests of European cities tourism."
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"Focusing on cultural tourism - one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry - TAP is designed to spur productive partnerships between cultural/heritage organizations and travel professionals."
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"Nunavut Tourism is a not-for-profit membership association which encourages tourism development by providing specialized knowledge and expertise in five key areas: marketing, research, product development, training, and visitor services."
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"Promoting Economic Development through the Arts and Culture within our Communities."
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"Québec–a unique destination in North America, thanks to its wilderness (1,667.00 km2), its French culture adapted to the North American lifestyle and the contribution of the various cultural communities and native peoples."
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"The Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) was established in 1991 to develop transnational educational initiatives in tourism and leisure. ATLAS provides a forum to promote staff and student exchange, transnational research and to facilitate curriculum and professional development. ATLAS currently has members in more than 70 countries."
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"The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) was created in 1995 to promote Canadian tourism in order to capitalize on one of the fastest-growing international industries."
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"The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) was created in 1995 to promote Canadian tourism in order to capitalize on one of the fastest-growing international industries."
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"The CTCC is based at Sheffield Hallam University which has for more than 10 years developed a reputation for excellence in its tourism teaching programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and for its international research activities."
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"The Department of Cultural Tourism Development is managed and lead by a Director and three Deputy Directors."
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"The Department of Tourism and Culture is responsible for tourism development with the Yukon's tourism industry to help build a vibrant Yukon economy."
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"The European Institute of Cultural Routes has been installed in Luxembourg since July 1997 and, since 1998, it has been in charge with ensuring not only the continuity but also the development of the cultural routes programme of the Council of Europe."
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"The Green Tourism Association is a unique non-profit organization that is committed to establishing an urban green tourism industry in Toronto."
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"The Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission supports and encourages an environment where arts and culture flourish, and lets the world know about Indy's vibrant cultural scene."
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"The Ministry of Tourism and Recreation supports delivery of high quality tourism and recreation experiences to Ontarians and visitors to Ontario. Promoting a sustainable, customer-focused tourism industry and a more physically active population helps improve our quality of life, increase pride in our communities, and increase economic growth."
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"The place where land, water and sky embrace like old friends. And the edge of North America holds an adventure as big as the sky. This site will show you the best ways to encounter a land old as time, and people who make you feel like you've known them all your life."
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"The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO/OMT), a specialized agency of the United Nations, is the leading international organization in the field of tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and practical source of tourism know-how."
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"There are a wealth of activities to keep you busy – or relaxed – on Prince Edward Island."
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"Tourism Division functions include planning and development, marketing and operations."
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"Tourism Saskatchewan is a market-driven, industry-led partnership responsible for developing and promoting tourism in Saskatchewan."
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"Travel Alberta is the destination marketing organization for the Province of Alberta with a mandate to increase the number of visitors to and within Alberta and the subsequent economic impact of tourism spending in the province."
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"Travelmanitoba.com for everything you'll need to plan your perfect Manitoba Vacation."
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“We’re here to make the branding of The Arts & Cultural Highway a household name in a global market place and establish the arts as a growing industry that promotes local talent, benefits your quality of life and attracts tourists to our region.”
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World Tourism Organization Newsroom
Creator(s): World Tourism Organization
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Featured from August 2005 to October 2005 (Photo: Canadian Tourism Commission, Louise Leblanc)
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