Tourism and Development in Oceania

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Annotated Bibliography

Tourism and Development in Oceania

Ateljevic , J Doorne , S (2004 , March . Diseconomies of scale :A study of development constraints in small tourism firms in central New Zealand . Tourism Hospitality Research , 5 (1 , 5-24

Both authors are university lecturers with expertise in entrepreneurship and the developing tourism industry in the Pacific region . Focusing on a diverse four-region area of New Zealand , the Centre State Macro Region , this study discusses issues that affect the development of small tourism firms . The focus of study is to determine

br how government and financial policy making can facilitate further development in this specialized sector of the tourism industry . The types of firms studied include lodging , transportation , travel agents tour operators , and special attraction businesses that are in the start up to early growth phase . Interviews with business owners , tourist industry representatives , government representatives , financial service providers , and business consultants were conducted to determine the factors that shape the small tourism industry . Ateljevic and Doone conclude that government regulations , management skill development cooperation between public initiative and private sector , and financing availability are factors that are appropriate for consideration in further public policy development that will enhance the tourism industry

Baier , K (Feb 17 , 1986 . U .S . Pacific territories offer unsurpassed tourism business development opportunities . Business America , 9 br

.17 (2 Baier discusses the opportunities and benefits of investment in the tourism industries in the American Samoa , Northern Mariana Islands , and Guam . Baier details how the geography , culture , and climate of each island make them highly desirable tourist destinations for all international travelers . The focus is on the specific benefits that the United States government makes available to U .S . based investors developers , and entrepreneurs . Favorable tax treatment on tourism based development projects is offered by both the U .S . and territory governments . The article concludes that this region of is a growing tourism industry location that offers the all the benefits of foreign and domestic opportunities and should be considered by U .S . investors .Black , R King , B (2002 , March . Human resource development in remote island communities : an evaluation of tour-guide training in Vanuatu . International Journal of Tourism Research , 4 (2 , 103-117

Black and King study the direct impact of skill specific training on the growing ecotourism segment of Vanuatu 's wider tourism industry Surveying participants in and trainers of various tour guide training programs in the Vanuatu islands , the authors found that training did have a positive immediate impact on the those employed in the tour guide industry , but provides no long term evaluation of the effects . Foreign investment , from Australia and New Zealand , and international aid , fro the United Nations , were identified as the primary modes of funding for training programs . This underscores the need for local government and public policy initiatives aimed at internal investing in the local tourist industry . The article provides good insight in how a nation can utilize foreign investments as an opportunity to tackle a specific challenge , such as skill development , in...