Panama's ecotourism-plus initiative: The challenge of making history

Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 68-79

  Ayala, Hana ^a  

^a EcoResorts Intl Res and Devmt   (United States)

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EID: 0032186498     PISSN: 00108804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001088049803900512     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. 1 Hana Ayala, "Resort Ecotourism: A Paradigm for the 21st Century," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 5 (October 1996), pp. 46-53; Hana Ayala,"Resort Ecotourism: A Master Plan for Experience Management," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 5 (October 1996), pp. 54-61; and Hana Ayala, "Resort Ecotourism: A Catalyst for National and Regional Partnerships," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 4 (August 1997), pp. 34-45.
2. 1 Hana Ayala, "Resort Ecotourism: A Paradigm for the 21st Century," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 5 (October 1996), pp. 46-53; Hana Ayala,"Resort Ecotourism: A Master Plan for Experience Management," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 5 (October 1996), pp. 54-61; and Hana Ayala, "Resort Ecotourism: A Catalyst for National and Regional Partnerships," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 4 (August 1997), pp. 34-45.
3. 1 Hana Ayala, "Resort Ecotourism: A Paradigm for the 21st Century," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 5 (October 1996), pp. 46-53; Hana Ayala,"Resort Ecotourism: A Master Plan for Experience Management," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 5 (October 1996), pp. 54-61; and Hana Ayala, "Resort Ecotourism: A Catalyst for National and Regional Partnerships," Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 4 (August 1997), pp. 34-45.
4. 2 See: Ayala (1997), pp. 34-45.
5. 3 The TCR Action Plan is funded by the Panamanian Tourism Institute, the Preinvestment Fund of Panama's Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy, the Presidency of the Republic of Panama, and the United Nations Development Program.
6. 4 A special report in Hotels magazine discussed the expansion of ecotourism. See: Steven Shundich, "Ecoresorts: Dollars, Sense & the Environment," Hotels, Vol. 30, No. 3 (March 1996), pp. 34-40. Shundich wrote: "Environmentally sensitive projects in the remotest of places have never been more popular - or profitable." A World Tourism Organization article cited statistics showing the popularity of ecotourism for package tourists. See: "Waterland Workshop on Ecotourism," WTO News, No. 1 (January-February 1998), p. 10. The WTO reported at that time that ecotourism constitutes one-fifth of the world travel market. Sec: "Ecotourism: Now One-Fifth of the Market," WTO News, No. 1 (January-February 1998), p. 6.
7. 4 A special report in Hotels magazine discussed the expansion of ecotourism. See: Steven Shundich, "Ecoresorts: Dollars, Sense & the Environment," Hotels, Vol. 30, No. 3 (March 1996), pp. 34-40. Shundich wrote: "Environmentally sensitive projects in the remotest of places have never been more popular - or profitable." A World Tourism Organization article cited statistics showing the popularity of ecotourism for package tourists. See: "Waterland Workshop on Ecotourism," WTO News, No. 1 (January-February 1998), p. 10. The WTO reported at that time that ecotourism constitutes one-fifth of the world travel market. Sec: "Ecotourism: Now One-Fifth of the Market," WTO News, No. 1 (January-February 1998), p. 6.
8. 4 A special report in Hotels magazine discussed the expansion of ecotourism. See: Steven Shundich, "Ecoresorts: Dollars, Sense & the Environment," Hotels, Vol. 30, No. 3 (March 1996), pp. 34-40. Shundich wrote: "Environmentally sensitive projects in the remotest of places have never been more popular - or profitable." A World Tourism Organization article cited statistics showing the popularity of ecotourism for package tourists. See: "Waterland Workshop on Ecotourism," WTO News, No. 1 (January-February 1998), p. 10. The WTO reported at that time that ecotourism constitutes one-fifth of the world travel market. Sec: "Ecotourism: Now One-Fifth of the Market," WTO News, No. 1 (January-February 1998), p. 6.
9. 4 A special report in Hotels magazine discussed the expansion of ecotourism. See: Steven Shundich, "Ecoresorts: Dollars, Sense & the Environment," Hotels, Vol. 30, No. 3 (March 1996), pp. 34-40. Shundich wrote: "Environmentally sensitive projects in the remotest of places have never been more popular - or profitable." A World Tourism Organization article cited statistics showing the popularity of ecotourism for package tourists. See: "Waterland Workshop on Ecotourism," WTO News, No. 1 (January-February 1998), p. 10. The WTO reported at that time that ecotourism constitutes one-fifth of the world travel market. Sec: "Ecotourism: Now One-Fifth of the Market," WTO News, No. 1 (January-February 1998), p. 6.
10. 5 Plan de Accion: Parque Nacional Alter de Campana (Panama City: INRENARE, January 1994).
11. 6 The U.S. National Park Service makes similar use of a former oil-exploration structure in the Everglades. Short of an airplane ride, the 40-foot concrete tower affords the only way to view the Everglades from above.