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May 15-19 2008, the department of Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre, in collaboration with the International Amenity Migration Centre (USA and Canada), hosted a conference called Understanding and Managing Amenity-led Migration in Mountain Regions . Amenity migration is often described as migrati...

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Hello Mountain Tourism Folk - Mountain Forum is also seeking a new Executive Secretary based out of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu. If you know of anyone who would be interested - someone with a vision for mountains, a keen and articulate communica...

Trip, thanks for the super article. Gerhard, great thoughts! I think your comments about calculation are right on the money. I also really appreciated your thoughts on other characteristics of employment that may come into play.

I would also be interested in hearing whether tourism wages are relatively higher or lower than other available wages in tourism regions. In places like Thailand - as mentioned in the previous post - maybe the wages are attractive because their are higher than other available wages? In the Canadian ...

Hello All - The Mountain Culture division at The Banff Centre is looking for a new executive director. Some information is posted below, but you should follow the URL for complete information and instructions on how to apply. NOTE: The deadline is DECEMBER 15, 2006. Good luck! ~~~ "This is an exciti...

The Mountain Forum Bulletin about Sustainable Tourism was posted online in January of this year. The 2005 Annual Report for Mountain Forum is also now available online. A new bulletin about Deserts and Desertification in Mountain Areas will be released sometime in July 2006.

The Consortium for Sustainable Development in the Andes Ecoregion (CONDESAN) , has recently been coordinating feasibility studies on the potential of ecotourism as a means to improve the livelihoods of mountain communities in four Andean countries -- Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The work, co...

UPDATE --- The 2005 Banff Mountain Summit - Cultures at Risk - was a great success! We had nearly sold out crowds for many of the events and good feedback from performers and speakers. For a look at what happened during the 2005 Summit, check out the website here: http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainc...

UPDATE - The next issue of the bi-annual Mountain Forum Bulletin will feature mountain tourism. The Mountain Forum Bulletin is a paper publication, but is also available in PDF form online. When this issue is published, I will post another update here. The Mountain Forum Bulletin will be posted here...

Hello, I thought I would share some information about this upcoming event. Before I make myself out as a shameless self-promoter :wink: cultural tourism is increasing in popularity, and I this event may be of interest to those Planeta supporters with an interest in that topic. Thanks all! Amy Krause...

Hello All, I am putting together a list of typical foods and culinary dishes from mountain places. These "mountain meals" do not have to be exclusive to mountain regions, just commonly consumed there, and as you may have guessed - I am looking for ideas! My list will include: Appetizers Main Dishes ...

Great references, Antonis! I spoke with a couple of scholars who study the effects of migration on rural mountain areas - much of which is catalyzed by tourism. They recommended these resources about the topic: Buckley, R., C. Pickering, and D.B. Weaver. Nature-based Tourism, Environment and Land Ma...

The Mountain Forum Online Library has many resources about mountain tourism - much of which occurs in rural regions.

Please feel free to browse the tourism section of the library:
http://www.mountainforum.org/resources/ ... tm#tourism

Thanks so much for sharing this, Ron.

Best,
Amy.