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Greeting and Welcome
The Center for Tourism Research and Development is housed within the
Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management at the University of Florida.

The Center was created in 1992 by the tourism faculty to serve tourism
destinations and industries through research in Florida. Since its establishment, the Center has been committed to excellence in research, and has evolved to become a major center for tourism research in Florida and beyond.
 
The Center

The center is dedicated to facilitate interdisciplinary research projects focusing on a wide range of travel and tourism opportunities. Research has focused on all aspects of the tourism industry. In particular, the Center aims to:

(1) Research tourism-related problems, such as the impacts of tourism,
tourism planning for sustainable communities and the effectiveness of tourism promotional materials;

(2) Develop new opportunities for research activities in the tourism industry;

(3) Communicate new findings on tourism research to tourism industry partners, elected officials, tourism-related businesses, and community-based organizations;

(4) Help formilate public-and private-sector policies that will lead to improvement in tourism planning and development around the world;

(5) Train domestic and international leaders and scholars about the tourism industry;

(6) Increase capacity-building through funds for graduate and postdoctoral training in tourism;

(7) Facilitate collaboration between industry partners via coordination of a quarterly newsletter, practitioner-oriented white papers, annual conferences and lecture series

The Center is a vital source of strategic information for industry and public
policy makers, by providing trustworthy, cost effective research conforming to the highest ethical standards. The Center draws on an impressive array of outstanding resources:
 
- Faculty with strong academic credentials and in-depth knowledge and expertise in the social and behavioral sciences

- Nationally and internationally recognized faculty with publications in the leading leisure, travel and tourism journals

- Strong interdisciplinary linkages to University of Florida researchers in allied fields

- State-of-the-art computer and library resources