This report is part of a larger project “Preparing the tourism sector for climate change”, which seeks to identify which parts of the tourism sector are most vulnerable to climate variability and change, and what adaptation ...

The objectives of this workshop were threefold: To inform national level stakeholders and experts about the research project and results to date; To obtain input and feedback from participants about tourism’s vulnerability ...

Globally and nationally there is increasing interest in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and how it relates to tourists and their management. A variety of response frameworks have been developed (see for example Tourism ...

The weather is very important to tourism: it allows tourists to participate in a wide range of activities, influences satisfaction and affects a business’ bottom line. Climate change will change how weather impacts on ...

This report summarises the findings from 24 interviews with tourist operators and infrastructure providers in Glacier Country on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The research was undertaken in September 2011. ...

In the summer of 2009/10 Lincoln University researchers surveyed 436 international tourists to find out how the weather and climate affects their travel in New Zealand. This document presents a selection of data collected ...

The programme “Enhancing Financial and Economic Yield in Tourism” has included a range of investigations into various dimensions of private sector yield of tourism businesses, as well as public sector yield of tourism at ...

This report describes the national public sector direct inputs, and outline society’s indirect inputs, into tourism production and consumption. The public sector and societal benefits that accrue from tourism will also be ...

This discussion paper Dimensions of Tourism Yield represents the first in a series of papers that describe and refine various aspects of ‘tourism yield’ as currently manifesting in New Zealand. By way of background the ...