Dogs, Tourism and Traditions

Apr 13, 2011 | Filed Under Adventure Tourism and Social/Environmental Issues, Rural Communities, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

This blog examines the ethics of culling sled-dogs used for tourism purposes.  Recently, a tour operator in British Columbia, Canada was accused of inhumanely euthanizing 50 sled dogs, which were used in tourism activities. The basic chain of events was this: after the winter Olympics, tourism in British Columbia decreased. Outdoor Adventures at Whistler (OAW) took [...]

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Adventure Travel and Rural Economic Development in the United States

Aug 26, 2010 | Filed Under Adventure Tourism and Social/Environmental Issues, Rural Communities, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

While Senate partisanship continued to stall a Bill that would create a $30 billion lending program and $12 billion in tax cuts for small businesses in the US, there is still good news for rural small businesses in both state and national programs. The Rural Microentrepreneurship Assistance Program (RMAP), launched in June 2010 under the [...]

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