Reports / Surveys Copyright (c) 2013 Dublin Institute of Technology All rights reserved. http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep Recent documents in Reports / Surveys en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:52 PDT 3600 Temple Bar Business Survey, 2012 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/16 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/16 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:30:25 PST Kevin Griffin et al. Temple Bar Visitors Survey, 2012 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/15 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/15 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:30:22 PST Kevin Griffin et al. Can Sustainable Tourism Indicators Assist in the management of Sacred Sites http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/14 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/14 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:35:15 PST This paper brings together some thoughts on the breadth and range of research being undertaken in the area of Religious Tourism, and puts that alongside the concept of Sustainable Tourism, blending the two to investigate how Indicator models could be used to broaden the research agenda for Religious Tourism.

]]> Kevin Griffin et al. Temple Bar Resident Survey, 2012 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/13 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/13 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:20:17 PDT Jane Fitzgerald et al. Educating for Sustainability: Creating a Comprehensive, Coherent and Compelling Approach - Guidelines for Sustainability Standards and Resource Materials http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/12 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/12 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:08:47 PST In 2007, Fáilte Ireland's Environment Unit, in collaboration with the Education Policy Section,commissioned a review of sustainability content in tourism education and training programmes at NQAI levels 4-8 throughout the State with a view to recommending improvements where necessary.

The review, carried out on Fáilte Ireland's behalf by the Tourism Research Centre of the Dublin Institute of Technology, was - in terms of breadth and depth - the first of its kind to be undertaken at a national level, not only in Ireland but in any of the other countries surveyed during the course of the review.

]]> Kevin Griffin Carlingford Visitor Survey, 2011 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/11 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/11 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:44:33 PST Kevin Griffin et al. Carlingford Resident Survey, 2011 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/10 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/10 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:37:03 PST Kevin Griffin et al. VisitScotland.com Effectiveness Study http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/8 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/8 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:29:21 PST This report is a culmination of a comprehensive piece of research that studied the effectiveness of Visitscotland.com on a longitudinal basis over an eight month period from January 2009 up until August 2009. The purpose of the research is twofold. Firstly, the main purpose of the study was to evaluate how effectively VisitScotland.com serves its many stakeholders from a wide variety of perspectives. The second reason for conducting this research was to validate an expert system created specifically to evaluate the effectiveness of Destination Management Systems (DMS) from Macro, Meso, and Micro viewpoints.

]]> Patrick Horan et al. Carlingford Business Survey, 2011 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/9 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/9 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:28:19 PST Kevin Griffin et al. VisitScotland.Com:Volumes and Values Study http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/7 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/7 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:31:42 PST VisitScotland commissioned the work described in this research report in early Spring 2001 and the central aim was a desire to explore the impact of visitscotland.com on accommodation booking volumes and values. The detailed methodology is described in the main body of the report and was based upon two inter-connected tiers. The first tier of research was an extensive survey of accommodation provision undertaken by a variety of routes; postal, fax, email, telephone and web survey techniques. This work provided the basis for the calculation of the indirect conversion ratio once the corresponding server log file activity was analysed.

]]> Andrew Frew et al. Educating for Sustainability: Creating a Comprehensive, Coherent and Compelling Approach: 4 page summary http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/6 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/6 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:07:44 PST Four-page publication reporting on the inclusion of 'sustainbility' in Irish tourism and hospitality education.

]]> Kevin A. Griffin Dr. et al. Poverty, Social Exclusion and Holidaying: towards developing policy in Ireland http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/5 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/5 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:01:35 PST This qualitative research investigates how promoting access to annual holidaying can help combat social exclusion for children and families experiencing poverty. It aims to stimulate debate on the need for developing social tourism policy. To this end, it discusses a range of policy rationales and reviews developments in policy and practice in other EU states. Specifically, its objectives include: to demonstrate how access to annual holidaying benefits people, particularly children, living in poverty; and to produce an evidence-based case to stimulate the development of government policy, and the investment of state and private sector resources, in the area. The study found that extant provision in Ireland is predominantly dependent on NGOs. Public support is modest, ad-hoc and informal, while private sector involvement is rare. Extant provision is poorly integrated into the array of supports offered to children and families experiencing disadvantage. The findings argue that access to an annual holiday generates benefits. Specifically it found that the structured, child-centred holidays studied broadened children’s social horizons; created opportunities to learn and acquire new skills; offered exposure to positive role models and promoted positive behavioural change. In addition, further benefits were generated for guardians and the wider family unit. The policy implications of these findings are discussed.

]]> Bernadette Quinn et al. Killarney Visitor Survey 2010 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/4 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/4 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:10:41 PST The DIT-ACHIEV Model for the Sustainable Management of Tourism has been developed by the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology and is endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency and Fáilte Ireland. It explores six areas of investigation - Administration, Community, Heritage, Infrastructure, Enterprise and Visitor. The purpose of piloting this DITACHIEV model in Killarney is to test its use with the objective to refine and adjust its methodology, so that it can be applied in any Irish tourism destination. Early indications are that The Model will provide the Irish tourism industry with a valuable tool for making its product and management far more sustainable. In addi t i on to data such as e n v i r o nme n t al me as u r eme n t s , information on water, waste, energy, transport, examination of local cultural, environmental and employment statistics, the model requires the undertaking of three dedicated surveys: • A Resident Survey • A Business Survey • A Visitor Survey A survey of residents was undertaken at the outset of the year and the Business Survey was run during the latter part of the summer months. With the support of local volunteers and students, this yearlong Visitor Survey has taken place throughout Killarney. This report presents the main findings of 659 Visitor Surveys that were conducted between Nov 2009 and Oct 2010. The support of the surveyors is gratefully acknowledged, and it is hoped that the findings presented in this report will lead to much discussion and self analysis by the tourism industry in Killarney.

]]> Kevin A. Griffin Dr. et al. 2010 Killarney Business Survey http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/3 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/3 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:10:39 PST The DIT-ACHIEV Model for the Sustainable Management of Tourism has been developed by the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology and is endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency and Fáilte Ireland. It explores six areas of investigation - Administration, Community, Heritage, Infrastructure, Enterprise and Visitor.

The purpose of piloting this DIT- ACHIEV model in Killarney is to test its use with the objective to refine and adjust its methodology, so that it can be applied in any Irish tourism destination.

Early indications are that The Model will provide the Irish tourism Industry with a valuable tool for making its product and management far more sustainable.

In addition to data such as environmental measurements, information on water, waste, energy, transport, examination of local cultural, environmental and employment statistics, the model requires the undertaking of three dedicated surveys:

A Resident Survey

A Business Survey

A Visitor Survey

With the support of local volunteers and students, a year-long Visitor Survey has taken place throughout Killarney. A survey of residents was undertaken at the outset of the year and this Business Survey was run during the latter part of the summer months.

250 businesses in Killarney Town and Valley were invited to participate and this publication presents the views of the 157 who completed the survey on-line and face-to-face. In almost all instances the respondents were owners / managers, and most respondents answered all of the questions. Thus, this report provides a good overall representation of the Killarney business community.

]]> Kevin A. Griffin Dr. et al. Killarney Resident Survey 2010 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/2 http://arrow.dit.ie/tfschhmtrep/2 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:09:26 PST The DIT-ACHIEV Model for the Sustainable Management of Tourism has been developed by the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology and is endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency and Fáilte Ireland. It explores six areas of interest - Administration, Community, Heritage, Infrastructure, Enterprise and Visitor.

The purpose of piloting this DIT- ACHIEV model in Killarney is to test its use in an Irish tourism destination, with the objective to refine and adjust its methodology, so that it can be applied in any Irish tourism destination.

Early indications are that the Model will provide the Irish Tourism Industry with a valuable tool for making its product and management far more sustainable.

In addition to data such as environmental measurements, information on water, waste, energy, transport, examination of local cultural, landscape and employment statistics, the model requires the undertaking of three dedicated surveys:

• A Resident Survey

• A Business Survey

• A Visitor Survey

With the support of local volunteers, a Visitor Survey has been taking place throughout Killarney over the last 6 months, and results will be presented at the end of the season. A Business Survey will take place in the coming weeks, and this publication presents an overview of the findings from an on-line survey of 436 Killarney Town and Valley residents which took place in recent weeks.

This report presents Killarney people’s attitudes and opinions regarding tourism and while some issues have emerged, the general response to the survey is that Killarney residents overwhelmingly support tourism.

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