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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. ii

Prologue vi

Abbreviations and Acronyms vii

Executive Summary ix

Overview ix

Background x

Findings xi

Conclusions xvi

User Recommendations xviii

1. Background 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Background and Description of the Recreation and Tourism Industry . 4

1.3 The Regulatory Environment. 23

1.4 The Tourism Industry 44

2. Findings: Environmental Information Needs of the Recreation and Tourism Industry 79

2.1 Introduction 79

2.2 Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) . 80

2.3 Hotels, Resorts, Accommodation, and Lodging 82

2.4 Sports Facilities . 99

2.5 Theme Parks 101

2.6 Marine Transportation, Cruise Lines, and Aviation (Private and Commercial) 101

2.7 Insurance Sector. 113

2.8 Emergency Management . 115

2.9 Chambers of Commerce, Convention and Visitor Bureau, and Economic and Development

Councils 117

2.10 Architects, Planners, and Landscape Architects 122

2.11 Weather Reporting in the Media 124

2.12 Environmental Information Timescales. 129

3. Conclusions and Recommendations. 130

3.1 General Observations and Trends 130

3.2 Issues Identified . 133

3.3 Applications of Weather, Climate, and Ocean Information in the Recreation and Tourism

Industry 135

3.4 Recommendations 163

3.5 Further Research 164

Bibliography/References. 166

Appendix A . 172

Appendix B . 184

Appendix C . 188

Appendix D . 190

Appendix E 191

Appendix F 192

Appendix G . 195

Appendix H . 197

Appendix I. 206

Appendix J. 207

Appendix K . 209