info for travel and tourism and medical videos

Hi everyone,
I’ve come across a few sites that might be useful for travel and tourism, plus an interesting set of videos for patients (see last on list). I haven’t checked for copyright permissions etc, you will need to contact the various bodies involved if you wish to re-use any of them. I did find a couple of the medical videos on YouTube though.

Cheers

Wendy (Library)

Ecotourism.org
http://www.ecotourism.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/eco_template_news.aspx?articleid=12&zoneid=25
“Promoting responsible travel that unites conservation and communities since 1990”

This site has links to TIES research publications, library resources. Can subscribe to site ($150 US, institution charge) which may give access to further publications etc. Worth a look I’d say.

What would you have loved to learn about in a high school travel and tourism class?-BLOG
http://ask.metafilter.com/53613/What-would-you-have-loved-to-learn-about-in-a-high-school-travel-and-tourism-class

If interested, this might be a useful blog to keep tabs on. Some of the comments that have been left have given some potentially good resources for tourism and travel.

The New Zealand Tourism Research Institute,

http://csrs2.aut.ac.nz/NZTRI/nztrinew/index/index.asp
“The New Zealand Tourism Research Institute, based at the Auckland University of Technology, brings together experts in the tourism and hospitality arena. Our goal is to develop timely and innovative research solutions for the tourism industry and those who depend on it. Our focus is on helping to develop a profitable and sustainable industry which provides tangible benefits for business, residents and visitors.”
Learn2Book Interactive Viewdata Training-(advertisement for product)
http://www.mondrago.co.uk/template.asp
“Learn2Book is a truly unique, interactive training course built around a Viewdata simulator. It immerses your learners in the Viewdata environment, giving them the skills and confidence to use a range of tour operators' reservation systems.”
Flash player is needed to see the Learn2book in action
SAGE Journals Online-
http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/searchresults?fulltext=travel+and+tourism+history&src=hw
I did a search for travel and tourism history and found several useful looking abstracts
Only abstracts are available. However, articles can be purchased (see subscription details), OR you may be able to interloan an article from another library in NZ. Interloan and Document Delivery information can be found at http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/searchresults?fulltext=travel+and+tourism+history&src=hw


Medical videos

http://www.builthsurgery.co.uk/pages/gallery/video.htm

This site has several information videos for patients developed by Builth & Llanwrtyd Medical Practice, which is a Doctors Surgery in rural Mid Wales, UK. They produce information videos for patients. Subjects covered include Chlamydia, spacer devices, cervical screening…