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Browsing by Author "Simmons, Patrick"

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    Minnesota Festivals and Events: Comparisons between 1989 and 2013
    (University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2014) Qian, Xinyi; Simmons, Patrick
    In 2013, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center partnered with Explore Minnesota Tourism (EMT), the state’s tourism promotion office, to profile festivals and events in Minnesota. The study served two purposes: 1) to update an exploratory poll of festival and event managers conducted in 1989, and 2) to document the current “landscape” of festivals and events. Findings from this project will inform festival and event operations in the context of stakeholder management.
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    Minnesota Hotels and Motels: A Profile of the Industry
    (University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service, 1993) MacKay, Donald G.; Lime, David W.; Simmons, Patrick; Limbeck, Linda; University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service; University of Minnesota, Tourism Center
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    Profiling Festivals and Events in Minnesota: Select Results
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2014) Qian, Xinyi; Simmons, Patrick
    Profile Minnesota festivals and events, update inventory from 1989.
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    State of Sustainable Tourism in Minnesota: Changes from 2007-2013
    (University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2014) Qian, Xinyi; Schneider, Ingrid E.; Simmons, Patrick
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    State of Sustainable Tourism in Minnesota 2013
    (University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2014) Qian, Xinyi; Schneider, Ingrid E.; Simmons, Patrick
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    State of Sustainable Tourism in Minnesota 2016
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2016-10) Xinyi, Qian; Simmons, Patrick
    In 2016, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center partnered with Explore Minnesota Tourism (EMT), the state’s tourism promotion office, to conduct an online survey about sustainable practices in the tourism industry. Part of an ongoing effort since 2007, the 2016 survey asked about the perceived benefits and difficulties of adopting sustainable practices and included questions about the state of implementing sustainable practices in three areas: energy efficiency, waste minimization, and water conservation. Respondents associated with lodging properties also answered property profile questions and questions about eight sustainable practices specific to lodging properties. Respondents also provided the following information: gender, age, industry sector, Minnesota tourism region, and number of years working in the industry as well as for their current employer. They also provided responses regarding the likelihood of participating in green travel certification programs and preferred ways of receiving information on sustainable tourism.
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    State of Sustainable Tourism in Minnesota: Changes from 2007-2016
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2016-10-26) Qian, Xinyi; Simmons, Patrick
    In response to legislative requests in 2007, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center partnered with Explore Minnesota Tourism (EMT), the state tourism promotion office, to conduct an online survey about sustainable practices. As an ongoing effort, the partnership conducted the same survey in 2010, 2013, and 2016. The first three surveys asked about the state of implementing sustainable practices in six areas: energy efficiency, waste minimization, environmental purchasing, air quality, water conservation, and landscaping/wildlife. Given the concern with survey length, the 2016 survey was focused on energy efficiency, waste minimization (with four environmental purchasing items integrated into this area), and water conservation. Respondents also indicated the following: their gender, their industry sector, their Minnesota tourism region, number of years working in the industry and for their current employer, the likelihood of participating in green travel certification programs, and preferred ways of receiving information about sustainable tourism.