The enriched data in this study, based on qualitative research, confirm on one hand the “goodness” of sustainable tourism development (STD) in developing regions. On the other hand, local stories in the community of Vicos in Peru undermined the “good actions” that were claimed by groups who represented …

For multiple reasons, such as changing ocean temperatures, overfishing and unsustainable tourism coral reefs are declining worldwide. A negative feedback loop is created by the loss of three-dimensional structures that the coral reefs create. These three-dimensional structures provide shelters for grazing …

STAMPP is het concept van een stamppottenfoodtruck die door de straten rijdt zoals een SRV-wagen dit vroeger deed. Het concept wordt in deze scriptie onderzocht. Het onderzoek geeft een beter beeld weer van de toekomstige klanten van STAMPP. Uit het onderzoek blijkt dat de huidige markt vooral als ongezond …

The continous growth of the tourism industry, the shift from a service to an experience economy and global trends such as increasing technological innovations, make hospitality performance crucial to any tourism organization. However, not all tourism players are yet understanding the significance of …

This design offers an alternative of camping into nature reserves. 'Into the Dutch wild' promotes immersive access to the Dutch landscape by facilitating architectural campsite interventions within the natural, yet human made, landscape of Flevoland. Around the world, nature reserves are either being …

The hospitality industry contributes significantly to global climate change through its high resource consumption and emissions due to travel. As public pressure for hotels to develop sustainability initiatives to mitigate their footprint grows, a lack of understanding of green behavior and consumption …

For this thesis project I looked into how more value can be created for coworkers by adding a coworking space to the product portfolio of the World Trade Center Twente.

Diverse externe factoren, zowel maatschappelijk als organisatorisch hebben invloed op het vrijwilligersbeleid van organisaties. Deze factoren, zorgen voor nieuwe ontwikkelingen en trends, met als gevolg dat organisaties een toenemend beroep doen op vrijwilligers. Deze veranderingen treffen ook de sector …

This thesis is about volunteer motivation and engagement. The research elaborates on the motivation and engagement of volunteers in the project InduS. Nowadays, a world without volunteers cannot be imagined. They get more and more important in every aspect of social life, for example volunteers are …

Wine tourism suffers from decreasing number of tourists during the low season which is a problem when wineries’ profits mostly come from tourists’ purchases. Focus of this research was on small wineries as they do not benefit from the same renown as big historic wineries. Moreover, wine business is not …