The quest for sustainability : a review of two integrated beach resorts in Southeast Asia.

The quest for sustainability : a review of two integrated beach resorts in Southeast Asia.

There has been rapid increase of integrated beach resort (IBR) developments in Southeast Asia in the last two decades. IBR developers and operators are motivated by the potential benefits of synergy, control and critical mass. For governments, IBRs provide valuable foreign exchange and a means to co...

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Main Author: Gonzales, Gerard Dionicio.
Other Authors: Russell Arthur Smith
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
DRNTU::Business::Industries and labor
DRNTU::Social sciences::Recreation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20018
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:There has been rapid increase of integrated beach resort (IBR) developments in Southeast Asia in the last two decades. IBR developers and operators are motivated by the potential benefits of synergy, control and critical mass. For governments, IBRs provide valuable foreign exchange and a means to control tourism's negative impacts. Today's holiday-seekers find that IBRs provide an appealing beach vacation lifestyle that differs from the usual run-of-the-mill resorts.

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