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The Centre for Tourism Policy and Research provides leadership in developing and delivering high quality research and professional education which encourages excellence in the management of tourism.

In its leadership role, the Centre for Tourism Policy and Research:

• provides a focal point for graduate level studies and professional development education with a distinctly integrated resource and business management orientation;
• encourages and conducts policy, planning and management research designed to enhance the effective and sustained use of the tourism resource base;
• facilitates the distribution of leading edge policy, planning and management information through the development and delivery of tourism seminars, workshops, conferences and publications; and
• provides access to a wide range of high quality tourism and recreation market databases.

This web site was created to act as an on-line research tool for those interested in developing, sharing and disseminating knowledge concerning the creation of more sustainable forms of tourism development.