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Environmental Sustainability In The 21st Century: An Assessment Of Trinidad’S Business Tourism Market

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  • Narendra Ramgulam
  • Koshina Raghunandan-Mohammed
  • Moolchand Raghunandan

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The aim of this paper is to provide an understanding of business tourism and its contribution to environmental sustainability. This paper discusses the concept of business tourism and captures the environmental impact of this niche market. It examines the viability of business tourism as it relates to environmental sustainability in Trinidad and makes recommendations, which includes policy propositions for the future. Additionally, an examination of New Zealand’s environmental strategies are presented to determine whether Trinidad can espouse these and embrace environmental sustainability in its business tourism industry. From this qualitative study utilizing a thematic analysis, it was determined, that business tourism was environmentally sustainable and should be pursued as a micro sector for diversifying the Trinidad and Tobago economy. The findings also revealed that there are potential benefits when countries actively pursue business tourism that is in harmony with environmentally friendly practices. It also embraces the notion of sustainability as a way forward and proposes an environmentally friendly happiness valuation model for the way forward.

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  • Narendra Ramgulam & Koshina Raghunandan-Mohammed & Moolchand Raghunandan, 2013. "Environmental Sustainability In The 21st Century: An Assessment Of Trinidad’S Business Tourism Market," Review of Business and Finance Studies, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 4(1), pages 51-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:rbfstu:v:4:y:2013:i:1:p:51-61
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    1. Iniesta-Bonillo, M. Angeles & Sánchez-Fernández, Raquel & Jiménez-Castillo, David, 2016. "Sustainability, value, and satisfaction: Model testing and cross-validation in tourist destinations," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(11), pages 5002-5007.

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    Keywords

    Business Tourism; MICE (Meetings; Incentives; Conventions and Events); Environmental; Sustainability; Happiness; Trinidad; Sustainable Tourism Development Model;
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    JEL classification:

    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing

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