SKAGWAY, ALASKA It is June 2024. Todd Montgomery, Hospitality Management instructor and Sustainable Tourism Lab Founder/Director, asks if I would like to become a student employee in the Sustainable Tourism Lab at Oregon State University. I’m not quite sure what that really means, but it sounds interesting, so I say yes! Within a few weeks […]
Technical Report 2023 Community Sentiment of Tourism : Annual Report Alternative Title: 2023 Annual Report Creator : Montgomery, Todd Communities throughout the world have grappled with the positive and negative impacts of tourism for years. Oregon State University’s (OSU) Sustainable Tourism Lab was created in 2021 to support such global destinations and help them pursue a sustainable
Sustainable Tourism Protecting Communities and Environments for Future Generations Oregon and Idaho abound in urban attractions and endless outdoor recreation. It’s no wonder tourism has only continued to grow. Yet, as the numbers of visitors rise, so do the pressures on local communities and their surrounding landscapes. Fortunately, sustainable tourism offers a responsible, respectful path
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Tourism Industry Continues to Rebound Oregon Gov Kate Brown warns against hotel price gouging amid wildfires BY TODD MONTGOMERY, ROBIN AND CURT BANEY ENDOWED PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR – OSU SUSTAINABLE TOURISM LAB — OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY – CASCADES ON FEBRUARY 15, 2024E-HEADLINES, FEATURE SECTION The travel and tourism industry continues to be a major economic driver globally and closer
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Food Monitoring Food is a Data Problem The OSU Sustainable Tourism Lab, along with partners in the College of Engineering and Computer Science are using machine learning and AI to monitor food intake to improve health outcomes. This project is part of a larger project to optimize the food supply chain from farm to trash.
Seaside is one of over 40 cities worldwide taking part in project. By Abby Sourwine Seaside Signal Aug 7, 2023 View article here Oregon State University researchers are attempting to gauge how residents feel about the tourism industry through an online survey. Seaside is one of over 40 cities worldwide — and one of
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Lab Introduction: Too little tourism? Too much Tourism! Join us as our students explore how tourism is affecting your town! Greetings and welcome to the Official Blog of the Oregon State University Sustainable Tourism Lab! We, the students at the OSU Sustainable Tourism Lab, are on a journey to discover how tourism impacts various towns
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Pura Vida! Costa Rica Research Day One: Truly filled with pure life, Costa Rica is not only amazing for its views but also for its various communities. Lucia and I were given the opportunity of a lifetime to travel through this amazing country with our professor, Todd, and collect data with students from the local
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Music and Mountains: Our trip was coming to a close as we made one last drive along the beautiful cliffs of Costa Rica and stopped at the school to pick up the students for some more data collection. We adventured into the humid mountains where we started by interviewing a local cheese maker, a relative
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Tourist destinations tighten their rules No free parking or hot tub ragers: Tourist destinations tighten their rules March 31, 2023, 6:00 AM PDT By Harriet Baskas As travel demand continues to rebound, some popular locales are rethinking how many visitors to welcome and what types of activities to accept — or charge for. Cyclists
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