Tourism climatogy: evaluating environmental information for decision making and business planning in the recreation and tourism sector
This work grew from initiatives of the International Society of biometeorology’s Commission on Climate, Tourism and Recreation (ISBCCTR). The ISBCCTR was formed during the 15th congress of the ISB held in November 1999 in Sydney, Australia. The aim of ISBCCTR is to promote research in tourism climatology. The first formal meeting of the Commission took place at the Meliton Resort, Halkidiki, Greece, 5-10 October 2001. The aims were to (1) bring together a selection of scientists and tourism experts to review the current state of knowledge of tourism climatology and (2) experts for future work and the role of the Commission in this.