Articles - January 2008

Welcome from the Editor
Kurt Janson, Policy Director, Tourism Alliance Welcome to the first issue of Tourism Insights, back after a long absence. We hear it’s been missed! The original Insights publication (published from 1989 to 2004), provided highly valuable and timely knowledge written by tourism experts – our aim for... more
People Retention in Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism
by Jane Sunley Labour turnover within the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism (HLTT) sector is a constant concern. There are many costs, both direct (in terms of the financial cost of recruiting) and indirect (in terms of productivity, moral, etc). This article... more
Punching your Weight in Destination Marketing
By Tim Addison Destination marketing is getting tougher. As a non-statutory service, local authority tourism promotion budgets are being squeezed, whilst the marketplace has never been more competitive.This article looks at how destination management organisations (DMOs)... more
The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games – Regional Lessons
By Jayne Jennings This article looks at how a region geographically distant from the site of the 2000 Sydney Olympic games sought to obtain maximum benefits for the tourism industry. The strategies employed to derive Games-related benefits had to be targeted, competitive... more
The Value of Camping and Caravanning to Local Communities
By Matthew Eastlake This article looks at some recent data and reports that enable an estimate to be made of the value that camping and caravanning brings to the UK in monetary terms. Sustained growth has been reported by larger site owners and operators and there is... more
Winning and Staging International Events
By Heidi Truman In July 2007 and under the leadership of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL), London successfully staged the Grand Départ of the Tour de France. The Tour de France is the largest and most popular annual spectator event in the sporting world,... more