Intro -- Tourism Management in Warm-water Island Destinations -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Overview of Tourism in Warm-water Island Destinations -- 1.1 Background and Rationale -- 1.2 Island Tourism Management -- 1.3 Island Tourism Research -- 1.4 Structure of the Book -- 1.5 Summary -- References -- PART I: Island Tourism Transport and Hospitality -- 2 Island Travel Transportation -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Tourism Necessitates Travel -- 2.3 The Practicalities of Tourism -- 2.4 Transportation and Tourism on Islands -- Case study 1 -- Case Study 2 -- 2.5 Bridging Island Transportation -- 2.6 Price Matters -- 2.7 Regional Airlines -- 2.8 Closing Remarks and a Way Forward -- References -- 3 An Altruistic Behavioural Change Approach to Sustainable Tourism when Funds are Scarce: A Narrative of a Small Business Model -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Why Companies Communicate Sustainability Policies and Practices to Consumers -- 3.3 Purpose and Execution of Labels -- Marketing -- Cost savings -- 3.4 Being Penny Wise - Using Existing Free Assessment and Guidelines Tools to Start the Sustainability Process as Part of a Strategic Plan Towards Certification -- Conduct a self-assessment -- Set out the strategic sustainability plan using the Global Sustainable Tourism Council Criteria -- Set-up spread sheets to capture data and monitor progress -- Staff cooperation is essential -- Utilize your sustainability strategic plan beyond the label purposes to improve your ROI -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Tourist Motivation and Demand for Islands -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Warm-water Destinations Confronting Headwinds -- 4.3 The Need to Improve Knowledge -- 4.4 The Changing Competitive Setting.

4.5 The impact of Cuba on US tourism demand for a selected number of Caribbean countries: A cross price elasticity of demand analysis -- 4.6 Emerging Drivers of Tourism Demand -- Climate -- Business cycles -- Money supply -- Quality of life -- Other drivers -- 4.7 A Strategy for What is Yet to Come -- Notes -- References -- 5 Island Hospitality, Services and Businesses -- 5.1 The Changing Face of Caribbean Hospitality -- 5.2 From Old to New Tourism: Implications for Hospitality -- Old tourists -- The 'new tourists' and the millennials -- 5.3 Creating Quality Hospitality Experiences -- Reliability -- Assurance -- Tangibles -- Empathy and responsiveness -- 5.4 Role of the Public and Private Sectors in Ensuring Quality Products and Services in Hospitality -- Recruitment, selection and retention -- Training and development -- Financing -- Legislation and regulation -- Partnerships -- 5.5 Lessons Learned -- Notes -- References -- PART II: Island Tourism Policy, Planning and Development -- 6 A Comparative Analysis of Tourism Policy Networks -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Literature Review -- Social network analysis -- Tourism policy and policy making -- 6.3 Tourism Policy Networks Methods -- Research design -- Case study areas -- Data collection and analysis for tourism policy making -- 6.4 Policy Making in Two Caribbean Countries -- 6.5 Reconstituting the Tourism Policy Making Process -- 6.6 Conclusion and Lessons Learned -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix I -- Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Policy Network Actors -- Appendix II -- Jamaica Tourism Policy Network Actors -- 7 Planning for Growth in Islands: The Case of Cuba -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Tourism Planning and Development Strategies: Challenges -- 7.3 Tourism Planning and Development Strategies: Successes -- 7.4 The Case of Cuba -- Cuba as a transition economy -- History.

Cuba's attractiveness -- Policies -- Sustainability issues -- 7.5 Conclusion -- End note -- References -- 8 Subjective Well-being and Tourism Development in Small Island Destinations -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Ontological and Epistemological Debate About Well-being -- 8.3 Well-being in the Tourism Literature -- From Attitudes and Perception to Subjective Well-being -- The relationship between tourism and well-being -- Drivers of the relationship between tourism and well-being -- 8.4 Case Study: Aruba -- Research model: Tourism development and r esidents' well-being -- Sample profile -- Structural e quation m odel -- 8.5 Discussion and Future Research -- References -- PART III: Island Tourism Marketing and Management -- 9 Tourism in the Seychelles: Trends and Experiences -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Seychelles Islands -- Tourism policy in Seychelles -- Economic contribution of tourism in Seychelles -- TTCI: a snapshot of Seychelles -- Tourist arrivals -- Market mix and air access -- 9.3 Tourism in Seychelles - The Consumer's Perspective -- The tourists' attraction -- Costs -- Service quality -- Transportation in Seychelles -- Communication technology and information -- Health and safety -- Competition -- 9.4 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 10 Destination Management: A Network Perspective -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Concept of a Tourism Destination Network -- Tourism destination network management, coordination and handling crises -- Tourism destination development and decline -- 10.3 Case Study: The Grand Bahama Island (GBI), the Bahamas -- Tourism arrivals in the Bahamas -- The Bahamas and Grand Bahama Island -- 10.4 Methods -- Network theory and tourism destination research -- Data collection -- Data analysis -- 10.5 Destination Network Management on Grand Bahama Island -- Destination stakeholders and actors interactions.

Destination coordination and crisis management -- Destination development -- 10.6 Conclusion and Lessons Learned -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 11 Music Festivals in Small Island Destinations -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Music Festivals -- Small island destination (SID) music festivals -- 11.3 The Cases: Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival and Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival -- 11.4 Longitudinal Research Findings -- Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival (years 2011 and 2012) -- 2011 The economic and tourism potentials of the Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival -- 2012 The Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival: getting the fundamentals right -- Empirical literature related to the Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival: research findings -- Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival (years 2010-2015) -- 2010 Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival: Uncovering the Potential of a New More Affluent and Loyal Market -- 2011 The Signature Event in Curacao: A Source of Brand Equity and Economic Significance -- 2012 Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival: Exceeding Expectations & Evoking Synergies for Future Growth -- 2013 Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival: Through 'The Looking Glass' -- 2014 The Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival: A Lustrum Churning Economic and Promotional Opportunities for Curacao -- 2015 Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival and Destination Convergence -- Empirical literature related to the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival: research findings -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Developing a Network Analysis Methodology for Island Tourism Research -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Tourism Paradigms, Methodologies and Research Approaches -- 12.3 Rationale for a New Methodological Approach in Island Tourism Research -- 12.4 Possible Pathways for Designing Tourism System Methodologies -- 12.5 Network Analysis Methodology in Tourism Management Research -- 12.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References.

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