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Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations
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- 01 Jan 2004
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TL;DR: The Guidebook as discussed by the authors has benefited from the guidance and input of an expert committee from the inception of the project, and several experts met in Madrid in the spring of 2003 to clarify the need and to seek consensus on direction and contents of the Guidebook.
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Abstract: The work has benefited from the guidance and input of an expert committee from the inception of the project. Several of the experts met in Madrid in the spring of 2003 to clarify the need and to seek consensus on direction and contents of the Guidebook. All helped to identify who was involved worldwide in tourism indicators, and who could be contacted for contributions
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