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Dublin Tourism Dublin City Council Temple Bar Traders Tourism Ireland

Putting the DIT-ACHIEV Model into Practice “Empowering the Tourism Industry”. Dr. Kevin Griffin Dublin Institute of Technology. Dublin Tourism Dublin City Council Temple Bar Traders Tourism Ireland Dublin Institute of Technology IBM Temple Bar Cultural Trust

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Dublin Tourism Dublin City Council Temple Bar Traders Tourism Ireland

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  1. Putting the DIT-ACHIEV Model into Practice “Empowering the Tourism Industry” Dr. Kevin Griffin Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin Tourism Dublin City Council Temple Bar Traders Tourism Ireland Dublin Institute of Technology IBM Temple Bar Cultural Trust Irish Research Council for Humanities & Social Sciences

  2. Making Killarney’s Tourism More Sustainable Making Killarney’s Tourism More Sustainable

  3. Making Tourism in Carlingford and Cooley More Sustainable

  4. How to ConceptualiseSustainability

  5. OR

  6. Evolution of DIT-ACHIEV Model For Sustainable Destination Management

  7. Original ‘Indicator’ Project Challenge: ‘The development of an environmentally integrated tourism destination management model’ Funding: Irish Environmental Protection Agency under national scheme Sustainable Tourism Development: Toward the Mitigation of Tourism Destination Impacts 2004-2007

  8. Three Strand Approach(evolved from Carrying Capacity model) • Strand 1: Quantifiable Dimensions • Strand 2: Qualitative Perspectives • Strand 3: Integration and refinement of data

  9. Key Fields of Interest (6) H C DIT-ACHIEV Model V I A E

  10. 211 Indicators in Total

  11. DIT-ACHIEV Model of Sustainable Tourism Management

  12. Assessable Parameters

  13. This led to: Putting the DIT-ACHIEV Model into Practice 2009-2011 Funding: Co-funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and Fáilte Ireland

  14. Goals • Operationalise the DIT-ACHIEV Model of Sustainable Tourism Indicators using Denman’s methodology. • Testing model in real situations. • Establishing model as national benchmark tool for the management of tourism in a sustainable manner. • Develop toolkit for use of model.

  15. Overall process Data Collection Data Analysis Identification of Issues Planning for the Future

  16. Site Selection • In Phase 2 (Carlingford / Killarney) sites were selected following a competitive tender process. • Criteria for selection were based on the study area e.g. definitive area, and current tourism management systems e.g. team of key stakeholders in place. • Two destinations selected to pilot model: • Carlingford and Cooley Peninsula • Killarney Town and Valley

  17. Now Entering Phase 3 Testing and running the model in an Urban setting. Temple Bar – the ideal location

  18. Responsibilities

  19. The Model in Action

  20. DIT-ACHIEV Model of Sustainable Tourism Management

  21. What are the Key Issues

  22. DIT-ACHIEV Model of Sustainable Tourism Management

  23. Key Challenges / Issues / Problems • Brainstorming on • Heritage Issues • Infrastructure Issues • Enterprise Issues • Community Issues • Visitor Issues • Administration Issues

  24. Putting the DIT-ACHIEV Model into Practice “Empowering the Tourism Industry” Thank you. Questions? Dublin Tourism Dublin City Council Temple Bar Traders Tourism Ireland Dublin Institute of Technology IBM Temple Bar Cultural Trust Irish Research Council for Humanities & Social Sciences

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