Journal articles: 'Fiji. Ministry of Tourism'

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Bell, Colin, Catherine Latu, Jeremaia Coriakula, Gade Waqa, Wendy Snowdon, and Marj Moodie. "Fruit and vegetable import duty reduction in Fiji to prevent obesity and non-communicable diseases: a case study." Public Health Nutrition 23, no. 1 (September 24, 2019): 181–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980019002660.

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AbstractObjective:To describe the development of Fiji’s fruit and vegetable fiscal policies between 2010 and 2014 and explore the impact they have had on import volumes.Design:Qualitative case study and in-depth analysis of policy process. Policy impact was assessed using publicly available import volume data and prices of food products.Setting:Fiji.Participants:Senior government policy makers, non-communicable disease officers from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MoHMS) and supermarket managers.Results:In 2011, the Fijian Government introduced an import excise of 10 % on vegetables and reduced the import fiscal duty on fruit that was also grown in Fiji by 10 %. The import tax on vegetables was removed in 2012 in response to a MoHMS request. Policy makers from several sectors supported the MoHMS request, recognized their leadership and acknowledged the importance of collaboration in achieving the removal of the excise. Tariff reductions appear to have contributed to increases in the volume of vegetables (varieties not grown in Fiji) and fruit (varieties grown in Fiji) imported, but it is not clear if this increased population consumption.Conclusions:Reductions in import duties appear to have contributed to increases in volumes of vegetables and fruit imported into Fiji. This case study has demonstrated that governments can use fiscal policy to meet the needs of a range of sectors including health, agriculture and tourism.

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Danbolt, Magnus, and Dominique Fischer. "Inter-island transport in Fiji powered by renewable energy." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 26, no. 5 (August 10, 2015): 650–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-10-2014-0145.

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Purpose – During April-July 2013 the sailing cargo vessel Okeanos conducted a transport research project in Fiji. The vessel sailed regularly between Gau, Suva and Kadavu where transport data were collected. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the transport need in the islands and how a smaller, cheap sailing vessel would perform and meet that need and if it can be economically sustainable. Design/methodology/approach – Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji and the Ministry of Public Utilities, Transport and Works, issued a temporary safety certificate and verbally agreed on Okeanos working in a non-commercial capacity for four months. The preparations allowed for 31 days continuous traffic in Kadavu and Lomaiviti area. Findings –Okeanos carried 22 tons cargo and 55 passengers during 31 days. The trial shows that sailing time affects the running costs and make route planning essential for a sailing vessel. The results indicate that a sailing operation can be economically sustainable for routes that allow at least two return sails a week. To expand the operation to tourist-passengers willing to pay higher fees would be a more sustainable alternative. Simulations in the appendix with fictive values for transporting goods and passengers illustrate the feasibility of various options. Research limitations/implications – Limited permits and licenses allowed only for a short trial. Permits also prohibited the trial to engage in full commercial capacity. Originality/value – The study provides a transport trial with measurable outcomes. It can justify further and more extensive trials with alternative transport methods to remote islands and villages.

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Forman, Charles W. "Book Review: Mission and Ministry in Fiji." International Bulletin of Missionary Research 20, no. 1 (January 1996): 36–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/239693939602000111.

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Greenwood, D. W., and S. Miller. "Property in Fiji." Property Management 4, no. 3 (March 1986): 240–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb006627.

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Scheyvens, Regina, and Matt Russell. "Tourism, Land Tenure and Poverty Alleviation in Fiji." Tourism Geographies 14, no. 1 (February 2012): 1–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2011.593188.

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Pratt, Stephen, Scott McCabe, and Apisalome Movono. "Gross happiness of a 'tourism' village in Fiji." Journal of Destination Marketing & Management 5, no. 1 (March 2016): 26–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2015.11.001.

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Soh, Ann-Ni, Chin-Hong Puah, and M. Affendy Arip. "Forecasting Tourism Demand with Composite Indicator Approach for Fiji." Business and Economic Research 9, no. 4 (September 23, 2019): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ber.v9i4.15502.

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This study attempts to scrutinize the fluctuations of the Fijian tourism market and forecast the early warning signals of tourism market vulnerability using the tourism composite indicator (TCI). The data employed on a monthly basis from 2000M01 to 2017M12 and the indicator construction steps were adopted from the ideology of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). A parsimonious macroeconomic and non-economic fundamental determinant are included for the construction of TCI. Subsequently, the procedure then employed the seasonal adjustment using Census X-12, Christiano-Fitzgerald filtering approach, and Bry-Boschan dating algorithm. Empirical evidence highlighted the signalling attributes against Fijian tourism demand with an average lead time of 2.75 months and around 54 percent of directional accuracy rate, which is significant at 5 percent significance level. Thus, the non-parametric technique can forecast the tourism market outlook and the constructed TCI can provide information content from a macroeconomic perspective for policymakers, tourism market players and investors.

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Pipike, Joycelyn Kia. "Comparative Study between Fiji and Papua New Guinea Tourism Development: Lessons to Learn from Fiji." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 65 (December 2012): 192–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.11.110.

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Naidu, Suwastika, Anand Chand, and Paul Southgate. "Determinants of innovation in the handicraft industry of Fiji and Tonga: an empirical analysis from a tourism perspective." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 8, no. 4 (October 7, 2014): 318–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-11-2013-0033.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of innovation in handicraft industry of Fiji and Tonga. Design/methodology/approach – Data for this study was collected via face-to-face interviews with handicraft sellers in Fiji and Tonga. In total, 368 interviews were conducted in Fiji and Tonga out of which, 48 was from Tonga and 320 was from Fiji. Findings – The results of this study show that eight factors; namely, value adding, design uniqueness, new product development, cultural uniqueness, advanced technology, experience of owner, ability of owner to adapt to trends in market and quality of raw materials have significant impact on level of innovation in handicraft industry of Fiji and Tonga. Originality/value – To date, none of the existing studies have examined determinants of innovation in handicraft industry of the Pacific Island countries. This is a pioneering study that examines determinants of innovation in handicraft industry of Fiji and Tonga.

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Pratt, Stephen, Dawn Gibson, and Apisalome Movono. "Tribal Tourism in Fiji: An Application and Extension of Smith's 4Hs of Indigenous Tourism." Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 18, no. 8 (December 2013): 894–912. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2012.717957.

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Maharaj, Jagdish C., and Mahendra Reddy. "Young Stroke Mortality in Fiji Islands: An Economic Analysis of National Human Capital Resource Loss." ISRN Neurology 2012 (June 21, 2012): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/802785.

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Introduction. The objective of this study was to perform an economic analysis in terms of annual national human capital resource loss from young stroke mortality in Fiji. The official retirement age is 55 years in Fiji. Method. Stroke mortality data, for working-age group 15–55 years, obtained from the Ministry of Health and per capita national income figure for the same year was utilised to calculate the total output loss for the economy. The formula of output loss from the economy was used. Results. There were 273 stroke deaths of which 53.8% were of working-age group. The annual national human capital loss from stroke mortality for Fiji for the year was calculated to be F$8.85 million (US$5.31 million). The highest percentage loss from stroke mortality was from persons in their forties; that is, they still had more then 10 years to retirement. Discussion. This loss equates to one percent of national government revenue and 9.7% of Ministry of Health budget for the same year. The annual national human capital loss from stroke mortality is an important dimension in the overall economic equation of total economic burden of stroke. Conclusion. This study demonstrates a high economic burden for Fiji from stroke mortality of young adults in terms of annual national human capital loss.

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Rao, Maheshwar. "Challenges and Issues for Tourism in the South Pacific Island States: The Case of the Fiji Islands." Tourism Economics 8, no. 4 (December 2002): 401–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000002101298205.

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The paper identifies and analyses challenges and issues facing the tourism industry in the most developed South Pacific island state, the Fiji Islands. Many of the challenges identified can be attributed to the interplay among historical factors and events, and the vested interests associated with them. The colonization of Fiji, the historical role of foreign capital in its growth and development, the conflicting socio-economic and political demands of the two major ethnic groups (the indigenous Fijians and immigrant Indo-Fijians), the issue of property rights, and more recently the coups of 1987 and 2000 and the resultant political instability are discussed in relation to the growth and development of the tourism industry. The author also discusses the impact of the coups on the tourism industry and the role of private–public partnerships in the industry's recovery following the coups.

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Harrison, David. "Levuka, Fiji: Contested Heritage." Current Issues in Tourism 7, no. 4-5 (October 2004): 346–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500408667990.

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Nalau, J., S. Becken, S. Noakes, and B. Mackey. "Mapping Tourism Stakeholders’ Weather and Climate Information-Seeking Behavior in Fiji." Weather, Climate, and Society 9, no. 3 (May 1, 2017): 377–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-16-0078.1.

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Abstract Tourism is inherently dependent on weather and climate, and its sustainability and resilience to adverse weather and climate impacts is greatly enhanced by providing tailored climate services to tourism sector stakeholders. Climate services need to integrate standard weather forecasts, with early warning systems, seasonal forecasts, and long-term projections of climatic changes in order to meet the information needs of the sector. While a growing number of studies address the potential climate change impacts on tourism, little is known about how the tourism sector accesses, uses, and analyses the available weather and climate information. This research presents findings from an exploratory study on weather and climate information-seeking behavior of 15 private and public tourism sector stakeholders in the Republic of Fiji. The results show a variety of weather and climate information-seeking paths in use, which differ depending on levels of professional responsibility, weather and climate literacy, and information and digital competency. Those with high weather information literacy access a broader variety of sources. Hence, their interpretation does not focus only on their own location, but “weather” is seen as a broad spatial phenomenon that might or might not result in adverse effects in their location. Understanding diverse weather and climate information-seeking paths can aid in better targeting climate and adaptation services across different stakeholder groups. Especially in the context of small island developing states (SIDS), the integration of traditional, local, and scientific knowledge as information sources is likely to provide a more useful and context-specific basis for climate adaptation planning within the sector.

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Polonia, Betti Ses Eka, and Ahmad Ravi. "Pengembangan SDM Pokdarwis Desa Wisata Sungai Awan Kiri melalui Clean, Health, Safety, and Environmental Sustainbility (CHSE)." Dinamisia : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 5, no. 2 (April 25, 2021): 511–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.31849/dinamisia.v5i2.5824.

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The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy again held a Tourism Village Community Empowerment Program. The collaboration between the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, the Ministry of Villages for Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration and Higher Education is one of its forms. Higher education institutions are required to carry out community service programs. One of these activities is in the form of human resource development activities involved in the management of tourism villages, namely Pokdarwis (Tourism Awareness Group). One of the human resource developments carried out is the strengthening of CHSE (Clean, Health, Safety, and Environmental Sustainability) materials. CHSE is a new program that is being socialized by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy to encourage healthy and safe tourism activities in all tourism destinations. Also, with the existence of correct and adequate CHSE and health protocols, it becomes one of the attractions for tourists to visit tourist villages. This activity was attended by 25 participants from Pokdarwis (Tourism Awareness Group), Sungai Awan Kiri Tourism Village, Ketapang, West Kalimantan. This activity aims to improve the competence of human resources for managing the Sungai Awan Kiri Tourism Village which is closely related to CHSE, K3, and the implementation of health protocols that must be implemented in the New Normal era in tourist villages.

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Puspasari, Dewi, and Arief Surya Irawan. "Evaluasi Kualitas Reviu Laporan Keuangan Kementerian: Studi pada Inspektorat Kementerian Pariwisata." Jurnal Akuntansi dan Akuntabilitas Publik 1, no. 1 (May 7, 2018): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jaap.35334.

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The review of the financial statements carried out by the inspectorate has a major role in assisting the realization of a clean, transparent and accountable government, through the supervision of qualified state finances. This study aimed to evaluate the review quality of the ministry financial statements by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Tourism and analyze the factors that become obstacles faced by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Tourism in conducting the review of the financial statements. This study identified the review quality conducted by the parties involved in the review process of the ministry financial statements. The parties are the inspectorate as the reviewer and the work unit (satker) reviewed.The results indicated that the review quality conducted by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Tourism is included in the category of good review quality. The level of compliance showing the review quality from the inspectorate is 88, 82% and from the satker is 85%. Although the review of the Ministry of Tourism has a good quality, in 2012, however, it still got WDP opinion and disclaimer in the year 2013-2014. This is because the reviews and audits have different goals and procedures. The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Tourism does not review SPI so there is no SPI review value. Meanwhile BPK considered Ministry of Tourism SPI to determine audit procedures with the aim to provide opinion on the financial statements. During this period, the implementation of the review faced the obstacles of the delay in submitting financial statements, nomenclature changes, limited auditor numbers and competencies, limited time, and lack of budget support.

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Scheyvens, Regina, and Matt Russell. "Tourism and poverty alleviation in Fiji: comparing the impacts of small- and large-scale tourism enterprises." Journal of Sustainable Tourism 20, no. 3 (April 2012): 417–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2011.629049.

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Jiang, Min, Emma Wong, Louise Munk Klint, Terry DeLacy, and Dale Dominey Howes. "Tourism adaptation to climate change - analysing the policy environment of Fiji." International Journal of Tourism Policy 4, no. 3 (2012): 238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijtp.2012.049722.

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White, C. M. "More authentic than thou: Authenticity and othering in Fiji tourism discourse." Tourist Studies 7, no. 1 (April 1, 2007): 25–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468797607079803.

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Deva, M. Parameshvara. "Mental health reform in Fiji and opportunities for training assistance." International Psychiatry 11, no. 2 (May 2014): 36–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600004343.

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Fiji inherited a British colonial healthcare system. In 2010 the long dormant mental health law was replaced by the Mental Health Decree (MHD), which set up divisional mental health units for the purpose of managing mental health problems outside of the old asylum. The Ministry of Health recruited an overseas consultant to help improve training. Under the MHD, stress management wards, stress management clinics and stress management day centres have been set up, to decentralise and deinstitutionalise psychiatric care. These are on the whole doing reasonably well and have good client acceptance.

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Hermawan, Elpa. "Strategi Public Relations Kementerian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif dalam Membangun Media Relations." JMK (Jurnal Manajemen dan Kewirausahaan) 5, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 140. http://dx.doi.org/10.32503/jmk.v5i2.1028.

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The aims of study were to obtain in-depth information about public relations (PR) strategies from the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in implementing media relations. Media relations is the main key in public relations to convey and control information to the public. Public relations require the media in achieving its goals. The research method was qualitative descriptive. Data is taken from the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy document. Data analysis consists of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study concluded that the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has two media strategies namely the first POP (pre event, on event, post event). This strategy is carried out through a variety of interesting activities. Second is POSE (paid media, owned media, social media, endorsers). This strategy is quite effective in conveying information to the public about Indonesian tourism. From the implementation of the media, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy received various awards. This also has an impact on increasing the interest of tourists to Indonesia both from domestic and abroad.

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Borg, Daniel. "The development of cultural heritage in Gozo, and its potential as a tourism niche." International Journal of Tourism Cities 3, no. 2 (June 5, 2017): 184–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-05-2017-0027.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case study on the development of the cultural heritage sector on the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago. The studying of these relationships is very important to maximise the impact of the cultural heritage sector on tourism. The importance of the development of cultural tourism as a specific niche has been consistently recognised (Boissevain, 1994; Ministry for Tourism and Culture, 2007; Ministry for Tourism Culture and the Environment, 2016; Ministry for Tourism, 2014). Design/methodology/approach A case study methodology is adopted. The findings have been sourced mainly through secondary data such as official publications and materials available publicly, and through the author’s in-depth knowledge of the socio-cultural context of Gozo. Findings The paper’s main outcome is that the success of the cultural heritage sector in Gozo can be attributed to the close collaboration that exists between the Ministry for Gozo (responsible for Gozitan affairs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). While a culture of mistrust towards state institutions is generally prevalent among Gozitans (Azzopardi, 2015), the level of collaboration between the Ministry for Gozo and NGOs, may tend to show that Gozitans are more keen to trust state institutions run by the same Gozitans. Originality/value This paper analyses the underlying relationships in the cultural heritage sector on the island of Gozo. This is very important to continue building up on this niche as an added value to the tourism sector in Gozo.

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Sukirman, Oman. "Apakah Anggaran Pemasaran Pariwisata Pemerintah Efektif dalam Meningkatkan Jumlah Kunjungan Wisatawan?" Journal : Tourism and Hospitality Essentials Journal 7, no. 2 (November 26, 2017): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/thej.v7i2.9018.

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Our focus is the effect of the tourism ministry budget to promote tourism on the growing number of tourists. We used regression models using data for 2011 through 2016 to identify the impact of tourism marketing budgets on the growth in tourist numbers. The results show that the effect of higher marketing on the growth of the number of tourists depends on the level of tourism marketing budget that is in the ministry of tourism. More specifically, the results show that tourism marketing budgets have a major effect in increasing the number of foreign tourists visiting. However, the effect is different if applied to national tourism marketing. For the national tourism marketing budget is less effect in increasing the number of domestic tourists.

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Minardi, Anton, Taufik Taufik, Rini Afriantari, and Neneng Uswatun Hasanah. "Indonesian Tourism Diplomacy to India." Indonesian Journal of Tourism and Leisure 1, no. 1 (April 16, 2020): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.36256/ijtl.v1i1.83.

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Nowadays, tourism is one of the sectors that have a significant influence on the development of a country in various fields, including in the economic area and also diplomatic relations among the nations. The tourism sector is the fourth largest foreign exchange earner for Indonesia in 2015. Indonesia, with all its natural wealth and cultural heritage, continually striving to develop the tourism sector through the Ministry of Tourism Indonesia. Indonesia Ministry of Tourism is conducting tourism diplomacy by holding promotions to various countries that have the potential to attract tourists to Indonesia, one of them is India. This article seeks to analyze how Indonesia’s diplomacy to attract peoples from India whereas as rapidly developed country in the world. This study used a literature review to analyze Indonesian tourism diplomacy to India. The findings show that through tourism diplomacy, we find that Indonesian attracted India by utilized cultural similarities, has been succeed in increasing tourists' visits from India.

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Shalendra Prasad, Navneel, Asa Romeo Asa, and Xu Hongyi. "Attitude and Behavioral Intention towards Reducing Carbon Footprints in the Environment: an Empirical Study of Fiji." International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration 1, no. 5 (2015): 21–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.15.1002.

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Global warming is a worldwide issue but it is mostly developing countries like Fiji and other island nations such as Kiribati that are being affected. While citizens of most economies do not have a say in legislations and policies of their countries towards reducing emissions, the only realistic way of having a say can be done through their behaviour towards reducing carbon footprints. This study seeks to study attitudes of educated Fijians towards environmental issues, particularly issues brought by tourism and Fijians intentional behaviour in reducing these impacts by minimising their carbon footprints. It concludes that tourism is not regarded as a high impact environmental issue owing to Fijians either lack of awareness or an intentional lack of awareness. Awareness campaigns in Fiji are generic in nature, as most mentioned behaviours were unspecific meaning most Fijians know what to do but do not know how.

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Möller, Cecilia, Jie Wang, and Hanh Thuy Nguyen. "#Strongerthanwinston: Tourism and crisis communication through Facebook following tropical cyclones in Fiji." Tourism Management 69 (December 2018): 272–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.05.014.

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Tyllianakis, Emmanouil, Gaetano Grilli, Dawn Gibson, Silvia Ferrini, Heather Conejo-Watt, and Tiziana Luisetti. "Policy options to achieve culturally-aware and environmentally-sustainable tourism in Fiji." Marine Pollution Bulletin 148 (November 2019): 107–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.07.031.

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Xie, Philip Feifan, Vishal Chandra, and Kai Gu. "Morphological changes of coastal tourism: A case study of Denarau Island, Fiji." Tourism Management Perspectives 5 (January 2013): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2012.09.002.

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Heenan, Rachel C., Tom Parks, Till Bärnighausen, Joseph Kado, David E. Bloom, and Andrew C. Steer. "The cost-of-illness due to rheumatic heart disease: national estimates for Fiji." Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 114, no. 7 (March 31, 2020): 483–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trz118.

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Abstract Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic valvular heart disease that is responsible for a heavy burden of premature mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The total costs of RHD are important to health policy and research investment decisions. We estimate for the first time the total cost of RHD for Fiji (2008–2012) using a cost-of-illness approach and novel primary data on RHD disease burden and costs. Methods RHD cases were identified using probabilistic record linkage across four routine data sources: (1) the Fiji RHD Control Program, (2) national hospital admissions records, (3) the Ministry of Health database of cause-specific deaths and (4) hospital ECG clinic registers. For each individual with RHD, we obtained information on RHD hospital admissions, treatment and death. We conducted a prevalence-based cost-of-illness analysis, including bottom-up assessment of indirect and direct (healthcare) costs. Results The estimated cost of RHD in Fiji for 2008–2012 was year-2010 $FJ91.6 million (approximately US$47.7 million). Productivity losses from premature mortality constituted the majority of costs (71.4%). Indirect costs were 27-fold larger than the direct costs. Conclusions RHD leads to a heavy economic burden in Fiji. Improved prevention strategies for RHD will likely confer substantial economic benefits to the country.

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Ann-Ni, Soh, Puah Chin-Hong, and Arip M. Affendy. "Tourism Forecasting and Tackling Fluctuating Patterns: A Composite Leading Indicator Approach." Studies in Business and Economics 15, no. 2 (August 1, 2020): 192–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2020-0034.

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AbstractA growing interest is surfacing toward the non-linearities in tourism demand forecasting. This paper aims to construct a tourism composite indicator to anticipate the cyclical movement for the tourism demand in Fiji. The time duration tackled in the current study is under the span of approximately two decades from 2000 to 2017. Apart from an indicator construction approach and turning point dating algorithm, we proposed a two regime Markov switching model to analyse the Fijian tourism cycle. The empirical results revealed the composite leading indicator accorded a signalling approach for Fijian tourism demand with an average lead time of 2.75 months. Furthermore, the prior-recognition of the tourism economic transition with adequate dating evaluation of the tourism cycle is obtained from the filtered probabilities through the Markov switching models.

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Kanemasu, Yoko. "SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF TOURISTIC IMAGERY: CASE OF FIJI." Annals of Tourism Research 43 (October 2013): 456–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2013.06.004.

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Chigora, Farai, and Promise Zvavahera. "“Culture” a Panacea for Brand Survival: Feasibility Analysis of Zimbabwe Tourism Destination." Business and Management Horizons 3, no. 2 (November 9, 2015): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/bmh.v3i2.8545.

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The study investigated culture as one the strategies that can be used to enhance survival of Zimbabwe tourism brand. This is because like other African tourism destinations, Zimbabwe is rich in unique traditional culture but failing to improve its global tourism brand identity. The study was based on a mixed methods research design combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches in collecting data from respondents. The qualitative method was used to find out the most crucial variables that contribute to culture identity in Zimbabwe tourism destination. This was done through in-depth interviews with the experts and managers in the tourism industry. The responses showed that the most common sources of culture identity are beliefs and norms, national dress code, galleries and heritage, originality in values and language. These variables were then investigated on their effect to Zimbabwe tourism destination branding using survey questionnaires as quantitative research instruments. The respondents for the questionnaires were from the travel sector, accommodation sector, resorts, Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Environment. The results of the study show that national dress code is the most important source for Zimbabwe tourism cultural branding followed by galleries and heritages and originality in values. The study therefore recommended these three as the most core source for branding Zimbabwe tourism destination using culture. The other variables which are language, beliefs and norms have been regarded as supporting cultural factors and a model was designed to show the relationships.

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McKeon, Mallory G., and Joshua A. Drew. "Community dynamics in Fijian coral reef fish communities vary with conservation and shark-based tourism." Pacific Conservation Biology 25, no. 4 (2019): 363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc18045.

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Marine protected areas (MPAs) effectively improve the biomass and diversity in heavily exploited marine systems, but often fail to reach their full potential because they require more space, time, and consistency of regulation. Recently, shark-based tourism, which utilises some of the remaining shark strongholds as tourism hotspots, has brought about increased awareness to exploited reef systems. In Fiji, specifically, shark diving companies include local community members in their operations to promote better understanding of their reefs. We seek to investigate whether seemingly denser shark populations during feeding times influence community composition and structure. Visual census data were collected from 50-m belt transects at four different reefs in Fiji: two MPAs with shark-based ecotourism with food provisioning, one MPA without shark-based ecotourism, and one unprotected area without shark-based tourism. Paradoxically, indices of evenness and diversity were highest in the non-protected site. However, there was significantly higher fish abundance and species diversity within reserves than outside of reserves. Within reserves, sites with shark feeding had lower fish abundance and higher richness, diversity, and evenness. Mean trophic level was highest at sites with shark feeding. Use of chum increased average fish abundance and diversity within shark-dive sites. These results indicate that there are evident differences between MPAs that do and do not offer trophic supplementation for shark-based ecotourism. Thus, tourism may be facilitating a shift of ecosystem composition in such areas. Furthermore, the results suggest that feeding methods may augment the impacts of shark-based tourism on the reef at large.

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Sroypetch, Supattra, Neil Carr, and Tara Duncan. "Host and backpacker perceptions of environmental impacts of backpacker tourism: A case study of the Yasawa Islands, Fiji." Tourism and Hospitality Research 18, no. 2 (March 15, 2016): 203–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1467358416636932.

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This paper examines host and backpacker perceptions of the environmental impacts of backpacker tourism on local communities in less-developed countries. The discussion is based on data collected in 2011 via surveys and interviews with host and backpacker populations in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji. The results suggest that there is a significant difference between the perceptions of hosts and their guests towards the environmental impacts of backpacker tourism. Backpackers believe that they generate a higher extent of negative environmental impacts on the destination than those perceived by their hosts. This study broadens the understanding of the impacts of backpacker tourism from dual perspectives – both the hosts and guests.

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Rahane, Sanjeevani Kailas, and Roshen Raju. "A STUDY ON INITIATIVE BY MINISTRY OF TOURISM FOR PROMOTION OF WELLNESS AND MEDICAL AS NICHE TOURISM PRODUCT." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 5 (May 31, 2016): 73–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i5.2016.2679.

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Worldwide Tourism is now recognized as an accelerator of growth. Tourism has great capacity to generate large scale employment and additional income source to the various skilled and unskilled. Several countries have transformed their economics by developing their tourism potential. But in this current era there is a change in the concept of traditional tourism. The Wellness and Medical Tourism which is one of the numerous categories of tourism has gained high popularity. In the recent years, there has been a significant growth in this sector and is swiftly becoming a billion dollar industry .India is one of the favorable destination for wellness and medical tourism in the global scenario. This research paper focuses on various initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for promotion of Wellness and Medical Tourism. Wellness and Medical Tourism forms a niche market as it is still a developing sector of tourism. The main of focus of Ministry of tourism is to promote this sector of tourism as a niche product. The initiatives taken will bring many direct and indirect benefits to the people.

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Kumar, Ronald R., and Radika Kumar. "Exploring the Nexus between Information and Communications Technology, Tourism and Growth in Fiji." Tourism Economics 18, no. 2 (April 2012): 359–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/te.2012.0117.

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In, Tae Jeong. "The ethnic hierarchy of tourism industry in Fiji -Focusing on the Hotel Industry-." Journal of international area studies 9, no. 3 (October 31, 2005): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.18327/jias.2005.10.9.3.251.

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Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Helen Sykes, Marita Manley, Kiji Vukikomoala, and Madeline Beattie. "Contributions of tourism-based Marine Conservation Agreements to natural resource management in Fiji." Ecological Economics 171 (May 2020): 106607. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106607.

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Hughes, Emma, and Regina Scheyvens. "Tourism partnerships: Harnessing tourist compassion to ‘do good’ through community development in Fiji." World Development 145 (September 2021): 105529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105529.

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Spennemann, Dirk H. R. "Groundwater, Graves and Golf: Layers of Heritage Tourism on a Fiji Resort Island." Sustainability 13, no. 11 (May 23, 2021): 5863. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13115863.

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While island resorts in the South Pacific are primarily marketed as sun, sea and sand destinations, cultural dimensions value-add to and diversify the product for mixed audiences. Resort developments require, at minimum, the compliance with legally mandated environmental standards and adherence to national employment legislation. Socio-culturally and environmentally sustainable tourism concepts should exceed mandated environmental standards and be characterised by a close involvement with and respect for the expectations of local host communities who may hold land and/or traditional usufruct rights. But do resort developments comply? Using an example of a resort established on free-hold land during the pioneering days of resort development in Fiji, the aim of this paper is to provide a deliberation of the tension between organic resort development and sustainable tourism on private land. It will show that, where cultural and environmental planning controls were absent, development not only could progress unfettered but also that changes to tourism philosophies are not necessarily reflected in changes to a resort. The island of Malolo Lailai (Viti Levu, Fiji) has a rich and multi-layered history and heritage (Fijian, European and Chinese plantations, resort development) that provides an opportunity to value-add to the tourist experience. In reality, however, the ongoing resort development extinguishes past histories in favour of a post-occupation, twentieth-century colonial settler narrative, where heritage sites are merely allowed to co-exist provided they do not impact on resort development objectives. It demonstrates that, in the absence of external regulatory controls, the resort owner’s philosophy dominates and shapes the tourist experience.

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Connell, John. "COVID-19 and tourism in Pacific SIDS: lessons from Fiji, Vanuatu and Samoa?" Round Table 110, no. 1 (January 2, 2021): 149–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2021.1875721.

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Rahmon, Belly, and Zahidiyah Ela Tursina. "INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM POLICY REGARDING HALAL TOURISM PROGRAM (An Overview of the Constructivism Approach)." Dauliyah Journal of Islamic and International Affairs 5, no. 2 (July 20, 2020): 219. http://dx.doi.org/10.21111/dauliyah.v5i2.4650.

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Barbosa, Luiz Gustavo Medeiros, Carlyle Tadeu Falcão de Oliveira, and Cristiane Rezende. "Competitiveness of tourist destinations: the study of 65 key destinations for the development of regional tourism." Revista de Administração Pública 44, no. 5 (October 2010): 1067–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-76122010000500004.

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Tourism has reached world importance in the economy. The competition in tourism has intensified between destinations, whether the destinations are cities, regions or countries. In this sense, the evaluation of the tourism competitiveness of these destinations may be helpful in planning and prioritizing actions that will benefit the industry. This article discusses the concept of competitiveness by the multidimensional view of performance, efficiency and unit analysis. Using the theoretical framework lifted, this article shows the 'Study on the competitiveness of the 65 destinations inducers of regional tourism development' prepared by the Tourism Ministry, the Brazilian Support Service to Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae) and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), its assumptions that guided this study as well its methodological aspects. Based on this methodology, it was carried out a diagnosis of these 65 destinations selected by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism to be inducers of tourism in their respective regions. The result of competitiveness reached by these 65 inductors destinations is presented in this article, providing a map of the level of competitiveness of tourism in Brazil.

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Ali, Feroz Mohammed, and MD Asif Iqubal. "Implication of Class-Based Assessment on Teachers: A Case Study." IRA International Journal of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies 13, no. 3 (December 21, 2018): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jems.v13.n3.p3.

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In Fiji, assessment has always been guided by curriculum through examination and tests which merely enclosed students’ aptitude of recalling conception skills. Supplementary categories of skills like application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation are barely incorporated in the traditional appraisal. Some of the indispensable qualities are not included in the customary assessment system. This makes learners rely extremely on their memorization skill leading them to become helpless, deficient required excellence to contribute fruitfully to the society. The government of Fiji has a sensible vision for the stipulation of its education organization and has impartially arbitrated the Class-Based Assessment (CBA) aspirant for learners’ holistic development. CBA has been implemented in secondary schools in 2009, through a pilot project. This research reveals the current status of the implemented assessment scheme through a study of a group of teachers of secondary schools and CBA resource personnel’s from the Ministry of Education. It discusses the issues emerging from the arguments of the scholars regarding CBA and its potentiality in Fiji. Despite the popularity and wide acceptance of Class-Based assessment in the western countries and Fiji itself it has often been criticized for several reasons, most of them related to the utilitarian perspective and related ethical considerations. CBA seems to be very difficult to maintain within the stipulated time of teaching. It is difficult for the teachers to switch from summative assessment to formative one as it seems an extra assessment together with a final examination.

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Verster, Joris C., Lizanne Arnoldy, Aurora J. A. E. van de Loo, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Johan Garssen, and Andrew Scholey. "The Impact of Having a Holiday or Work in Fiji on Perceived Immune Fitness." Tourism and Hospitality 2, no. 1 (February 8, 2021): 95–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp2010006.

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The Western 24 h society poses great psychological and physical demands on people, which may result in complaints such as stress or being overworked, and reduced immune fitness. Having a holiday may be a good way to reduce work-related stress and reduced mood and improve perceived immune fitness. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to assess the impact of having a holiday or work on perceived immune fitness and mood. A survey was held among N = 246 young adults who were on holiday in Fiji, and N = 87 subjects who were in Fiji for work. The sample comprised both students and individuals with a job at home. Past year immune status was assessed with the Immune Status Questionnaire (ISQ). Current perceived immune functioning and mood were rated from 0 (very poor) to 10 (excellent). Assessments were made for two occasions: (1) the current situation (in Fiji), and (2) at home (before traveling). Compared to being at home, both students and working individuals on holiday in Fiji reported significantly improved immune fitness and significantly improved mood. For example, both groups reported reduction of stress of about 60% while in Fiji. In students who came to Fiji for work or spending a holiday, improvements in perceived immune fitness were more pronounced than in working people coming on holiday in Fiji. In contrast, working people on holiday reported greater improvements in mood compared to students. The magnitude of improvements were significantly greater among women than men. In conclusion, the data suggest that both having a holiday or working in Fiji is associated with significant improvements of mood, which were themselves associated with improved immune fitness. The findings are of importance for the tourism industry as they demonstrate that, in addition to leisure (or being active) as a purpose for having a holiday, the observed mental health benefits and improved perceived immune fitness provide an additional motive to have a holiday.

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Баталова, Лариса, Larisa Batalova, Галина Мерзлякова, Galina Merzlyakova, Татьяна Оконникова, and Tatyana Okonnikova. "The udmurt republic regional tourism program-objective methods of management." Services in Russia and abroad 8, no. 6 (December 2, 2014): 52–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/6688.

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The article presents the main results of scientific research, carried out with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian financial support, based on the fundamental part of State order, project code 1968.The article contents the step-by-step retrospective analysis of the Udmurt Republic regional tourism management system, and the modern management system formation process in the Udmurt Republic. The Udmurt Republic Regional tourism program-objective method of management, picked out by the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism U.R., provides the positive development dynamic of the tourism industry in the republic, based on the intermediate results of the objective program “The inner and entrance tourism development in the Udmurt Republic on 2012-2018 years” realization. The article is connected also with several ways of inner and entrance tourism development in the Republic, like: the tourism management in the Udmurt Republic as an interindustry complex; tourist-recreational resources information base as well as tourist infrastructure objects forming; the investment activity stimulation; and c.t.r.

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Narayan, Paresh Kumar. "Testing the Unit Root Hypothesis When the Alternative is a Trend Break Stationary Process: An Application to Tourist Arrivals in Fiji." Tourism Economics 11, no. 3 (September 2005): 351–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000005774352971.

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The unit root hypothesis owes much to the work of Dickey and Fuller and has gained momentum since the seminal contribution of Perron (1989), who introduced the idea of structural breaks in unit root tests. In a recent study Sen (2003), extending the work of Zivot and Andrews (1992), recommends the F-test statistic for a unit root in the presence of a structural change in the economy. The central aim of this paper is to apply the Sen test to tourist arrivals to Fiji. The idea behind this exercise is to identify the year of the structural break and, more importantly, to examine whether the break has had a permanent or temporary effect on tourist arrivals in Fiji. Among our key results, we find that visitor arrivals in Fiji from Australia, New Zealand and the USA are stationary, implying that shocks have a temporary effect.

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Makhlouf, Aghiad. "MODERN TECHNIQUES AND METHODS TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM AND HOTEL ENTERPRISES IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC." Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, no. 3 (June 30, 2019): 194–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2019-3-194-201.

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This article discusses the principle of integrated tourism development, based on three aspects: sustainable tourism, the use of information technology, proper tourism planning. These three principles are integrated and cannot be separated. The article discusses the situation of the Syrian tourism sector in this sector, which for more than 8 years has been experiencing numerous crises and conditions of instability. The article outlines the strategy adopted by the Syrian Ministry of Tourism in order to mitigate the negative impact on the tourism and hospitality sector as a result of instability in the country. The article includes many tourist and hotel statistics that show the results achieved in the tourism sector and hotels in Syria. These results were achieved thanks to the ongoing work of the Syrian Ministry of Tourism in maintaining the location of Syria in the international tourism map. The scientific importance of this article lies in the fact that it serves as an example to follow for any country that may be in conditions of instability and numerous crises. This article explains the importance of tourism planning in order to be able to act in conditions of instability, so the work falls on both the public and the private sector.

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Burnett, Greg, Kusum Prakash, and Vinata Sharma. "Negotiating conflicting discourses of quality teaching in Fiji: Initial teacher education and practicum at the University of the South Pacific." Waikato Journal of Education 24, no. 1 (May 17, 2019): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.15663/wje.v24i1.647.

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This article identifies a number of conflicting discourses informing education in Fiji and their impact on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students. The socially constructivist progressivism of the Ministry of Education and the ITE provider is being eroded by a set of socially conservative discourses symptomatic of neoliberal education reforms elsewhere. It is the Practicum where the conflict is most acutely evidenced. To highlight the conflict 90 ITE students, as ethno-graphic fieldworkers, have used an accepted quality teaching checklist to record the teaching they witnessed while on practicum. The resulting misalignments between discourses of quality teaching identified in this article and highlighted by ITE students contributes to debates about what constitutes effective teaching in Fiji. Additionally, despite the multi-discursive reality of Fijian education the article suggests ITE based on a learning-centred rather than learner-centred approach where teachers make critical choices for teaching based on links between pedagogy, context and consequence.

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Kolupaeva, Ekaterina Vladislavovna, and Liliya Rifhatovna Galimzyanova. "French Policy in the Sphere of Tourism." Journal of Politics and Law 12, no. 5 (August 31, 2019): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jpl.v12n5p71.

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In this paper we present the current situation of France in the field of tourism and describe the main state organizations that carry on business in the sphere of tourism development in the French Republic. We also give examples of the main events delivered by these institutions for the sustainable development of the tourism industry in France. Today in France there are several state structural units that are full of vitality in this direction. Of these, the following departments and organizations were considered: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development; Ministry of Commerce and Finance; Interagency Committee on Tourism, Tourism Promotion Council, Atout France, etc. Thanks to the active work carried out at the state level, France today holds one of the leading positions among the countries to be most frequently visited by tourists. Moreover, the results of this smart policy are the annual income from the development of the tourism industry in France, which, in turn, significantly affects the economic welfare of the country. Thus, a carefully thought-out state policy in the field of tourism has a favorable effect on the socio-economic condition of the country as a whole.

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