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Developing a concept for sustainable tourism education
Assisting The Icarus Foundation in 'greening' Pride Toronto's parade
Assisting Kuoni Travel Ltd. in Corporate Sustainability
Speaking to Tourism Whistlers' members about the 'eco' consumer

Some past consulting projects also include:
- Strategic business development advice and plans for small business
- Strategic
Marketing Development for tour companies
- Greening festivals and events
- Development
of a community benchmarking guide for sustainable tourism development
- Tourism research and reports for CTO, WB, etc.
- World Bank (2005) CSR in the Tourism
Industry report.
- Writing and publishing case studies on sustainable tourism
- Developing and writing environmental benchmarking guide
- Ecolodge demand studies
- Developing marketing feasibility studies for new developments
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Rachel's work includes or has included:
- Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ryerson University (current)
- Environmental Advisor, The International Tourism Partnership (a programme of the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF).
- communications and PR for tour operators and hotels/lodges
- working with a landscape architect firm, a leisure centre, tour operators, hotels and tourist attractions
- and pro-bono work for charities such as Friends of Conservation, OMEC and other ecotourism or start-up tourism ventures.
"Rachel was nothing short of EXCELLENT at getting great press and exposure for our product." Gary Murtagh, President, ElderTreks
Rachel has helped develop sustainable tourism policies, marketed companies
internationally, developed and executed PR strategies and developed partnerships.
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- Graci, S. & Dodds, R. (2010) Sustainable Tourism in Islands, Earthscan
- Dodds, R (2010) Koh Phi Phi: Moving Towards or Away from Sustainability. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Management (in press)
- Dodds, R. & Butler, R.W. (2010) Barriers to Implementing Sustainable Touism in Mass Tourism Destinations Tourismos Journal
- Dodds, R. & Thiesen, N (2010) Are fairly treated porters only an ideal for tourism in Tanzania? The role of Tanzania's tour operators in sustaining Mount Kiliminjaro Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
- Dodds, R., Graci, S. & Holmes, M. (2009) Does the Tourist Care? Journal of Sustainable Tourism Vol 19 (2) pp 207-222
- Dodds, R. & Kuehnel. (2009) CSR among Canadian Mass Tourism Operators: Good Awareness but Little Action International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management Vol 22 (2). pp 221-244
- Kelman, I & Dodds, R. (2009) Developing a Code of Ethics for Disaster Tourism International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters Vol 27 (3) pp 272-296
- Dodds, R & Graci, S (2009) Canada's Tourism Industry- Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change: A Lot of Concern but Little Action Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development Vol 6 (1) pp. 39-53
- Dodds, R & Joppe, M (2009) Have Certification Programs Allowed SME's In LDC's Access to Market? Tourism And Territories. Vol 1. pp. 260-284
- Dodds, R. & Butler, R.W. (2009) Inaction More Than Action: Barriers to the Implementation of Sustainable Tourism Policies. In S. Gossling, M. Hall & D.W. Weaver (eds). Sustainable Tourism Futures, London, Routledge. pp. 43-57
- Dodds, R & Joppe, M. (2009) The Demand for and Participation in Corporate Social Responsiblity and Sustainable Tourism - Implications for the Caribbean. ARA Journal of Travel Research. Vol 2 (1) pp. 1-24
- Graci, S. & Dodds, R. (2009) Why Go Green? The Business Case for Environmental Committment in the Canadian Hotel Industry. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research Vol 19 (2) pp. 250-270.
- Dodds, R (2008) Power and Politics. Verlag, Germany
- Dodds, R & Kelman, I (2008) Climate Change and sustainable tourism
policies: Case Studies of Mallorca and Malta, Tourism Review International Vol 12(1) pp. 57-70
- Dodds, R & McElroy, J (2008) St Kitts at a Crossroads. ARA Journal of Travel Research. Vol 1 (2) pp 1-10
- Dodds, R., Smith, W., & Leung, M. (2008) Assessing Awareness of
Carbon Offsetting By Travellers ond Travel Agents.natolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research Vol.
19 (1) pp. 135-148
- Dodds, R. & Joppe, M. (2008) Évaluation de la demande en
matière de tourisme durable. Tourism Intelligence Network. http://veilletourisme.ca/2008/04/04/evaluation-de-la-demande-en-matiere-de-tourisme-durable/?tagged=0
- Dodds, R (2008) Sustainable Tourism - Rejuvination or Critical Strategic
Initiative? Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research Vol. 18 (2), pp. 277-298
- McElroy, J & Dodds, R. (2007) What Does Sustainable Tourism Mean
for Islands ID21
Insights Issue 70. p. 3
- Dodds, R (2007) Malta's Tourism Policy - Standing Still or Advancing
Towards Sustainability? Island Studies Journal Vol 2 (1) pp:
47-66
- Dodds, R, & Leung, M (2007) "Climate Change And Carbon Offsetting
In The Travel And Tourism Industry" 5th Bi-Annual Symposium
of Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure, June,
2007, Charleston, SC.
- Dodds, R (2007) Sustainable Tourism & Policy Implementation: Lessons
From The Case Of Calviá, Spain Current Issues in Tourism Vol
10 (1) pp 46-66
- Dodds, R (2006) Sustainable Tourism in Destinations: Sustainability
or Just a Rejuvenation Effort? in Raj (ed) Sustainability, Profitabiltiy
and Successful Tourism, Kanishka Publishers, India pp.1-33
- Dodds, R & Joppe, M (2006) CSR in the Tourism Industry: Status
and Potential. TTRA Canada Conference, Montobello, Quebec, October
13-15, 2006
- Dodds, R (2005) Barriers to Implementing Sustainable Tourism Policy
in Destinations. Unpublished Thesis, University of Surrey, UK
- Dodds, R (2005) Achieving Sustainable Tourism
in Malta? HCIMA Hospitatlity and Leisure Journal, Issue
44, Autumn http://www.instituteofhospitalitymalta.org
- Dodds, R & Joppe, M (2005) CSR in the Tourism
Industry: The Status of and Potential for Certification, Codes of Conduct
and Guidelines. IFC/ World Bank, Washington
- Dodds, R (2005) New Tourism Realities for Sustainable
Tourism Policy? Implications and Recommendations for Stakeholders.
TTRA Canada Conference, Kelowna, November 2-5, 2005
- Dodds, R (2003) Is Sustainable Tourism Policy
a Viable Option for Rejuvenating Traditional Destinations in Developing
New Markets for Traditional Destinations. TTRA Canada Conference,
St.John, NB, October 2-5, 2003
- Dodds, R & Joppe, M (2003) The Application
of Ecotourism to Urban Environments Tourism: An Interdisciplinary
Journal 51(2) pp157-164
- Gibson, A, Dodds, R, Joppe, M, Jameison, B (2003) Ecotourism
in the City: Toronto's Green Tourism Association International
Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 15 (6)
- Dodds, R, Gibson, A, Joppe, M (2001) Urban
Green Tourism - Ecotourism in the City: A Case Study of Toronto
in Sustainable Development & Management of Ecotourism in the
Americas . WTO/UN Preparatory Conference for the International
Year of Ecotourism, Cuiaba, Brazil, August 22-24, 2001
- Dodds, R & Joppe, M (2001) Promoting Urban
Green Tourism: The Development of The OTHER Map of Toronto
. Journal of Vacation Marketing. Vol. 7, Issue 3. p
261-267
- The OTHER Guide to Toronto: Opening
the Door to Green Tourism , (2000) Green Tourism Association
- Joppe, M. & Dodds, R. (2000). Urban Green
Tourism: Applying Ecotourism Principles to the City. in Exploring
New Territories in the New Millennium: Making Research Count .
TTRA-Canada Conference, Whitehorse, Yukon, September 17-19, 2000
- GO Green T.O. - Green Tourism Association
newsletter quarterly editions Fall 1999- Spring 2002
Past research includes analysing tourism
resort life cycles, CSR, climate change, sustainable tourism initiatives
and urban ecotourism. Please contact rdodds @ sustainabletourism.net if
you would like more information.
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