Tourism Travel category: 1805 books
by Arohi Kanchan
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Commercial recreation can be justified in two points, the economic aspect and the provision of services to the family. The service industry of the United States, which is currently growing rapidly and is predicted to grow even faster in the future, provides further examples of commercial recreation’s...
by Kristin Klingner
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2006
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Tourism, grade: 1,7, Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, course: Tourism Geographie and Ecology, 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The World Tourism Organisation defines the word 'Tourist' as someone who moves away from...
Marketing Your City, U.S.A.
A Guide to Developing a Strategic Tourism Marketing Plan
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
With Marketing Your City, U.S.A.: A Guide to Developing a Strategic Marketing Plan, you’ll discover how easy it is to market your hometown to potential tourists. You’ll find a simple, sure-fire strategy proven to bring out the charm and beauty of any town, anywhere. You’ll learn ways to improve...
by S. Medlik
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
This new edition combines within two covers:
* A dictionary of 2500 terms
* Descriptions of 300 organizations
* A biographical dictionary of 100 personalities
* Explanations of 1200 acronyms and abbreviations
* Key data for well over 200 countries
* A concise bibliography listing more than...
Mallorca and Tourism
History, Economy and Environment
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2011
In the popular imagination, Mallorca is the archetypal mass tourism resort, one of the world’s pioneers of mass tourism, linking the resources of the Mediterranean to the supply of tourists from northern and western Europe. It is now attempting to better manage the ubiquitous transformational environmental...
by Dr. Warwick Frost, Dr. Jennifer Laing, Gary Best
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
This book examines and analyses the connections between gastronomy, tourism and the media. It argues that in the modern world, gastronomy is increasingly a major component and driver of tourism and that destinations are using their cuisines and food cultures in marketing to increase their competitive...
by Ronald A. Nykiel
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2007
Discover the bridge between theory and applied research in the hospitality industry
The success of marketing programs is dependent on the knowledge of the trends in the marketplace. Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism is a comprehensive guide that clearly...
by John Tribe
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
One of the leading texts in the field, The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of economics in these industries, helping you to pass an economics module as part of tourism, recreation, events or sport management degrees.
It is written in...
Collaborative Economy and Tourism
Perspectives, Politics, Policies and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
This book employs an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral lens to explore the collaborative dynamics that are currently disrupting, re-creating and transforming the production and consumption of tourism. House swapping, ridesharing, voluntourism, couchsurfing, dinner hosting, social enterprise and similar...
Tourism, Globalisation and Cultural Change
An Island Community Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2004
In what ways does tourism change the host community? This book offers original insights into the broad and deep influences of tourism, and places them within the historical context of globalisation. Intensive fieldwork spanning many years on a Canary Island has produced a rich portrayal of the community,...
The Future of Food Tourism
Foodies, Experiences, Exclusivity, Visions and Political Capital
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
This book presents a systematic and pattern-based explanation of food tourism, focusing on how and why change could occur and what the implications could be. In the future will food tourism involve food grown in the laboratory or a more authentic experience associated with place and history? The book’s...
Social Tourism in Europe
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
This book, the first on social tourism in English, provides a comprehensive analysis of the various systems and practices in support of disadvantaged people's enjoyment of tourism. Combining theory and practice and a truly European perspective, this book provides an interdisciplinary approach to examine...
Tourism and National Identity
Heritage and Nationhood in Scotland
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
This book explores the role of tourism as a means to express 'nation' and 'nationhood'. Based on field research in southwest and central Scotland it shows how various historical accounts, cultural icons and images, events and celebrations create a meaning of the Scottish nation. It examines the narratives,...
Performing Cultural Tourism
Communities, Tourists and Creative Practices
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
While experiential staging is well documented in tourism studies, not enough has been written about the diverse types of experiences and expectations that visitors bring to the tourist space and how communities respond to, or indeed challenge, these expectations. This book brings together new ideas...