Nautical Tourism

Nautical tourism is an exceptionally profitable industry which continues to grow rapidly in scope and economic status. This is the first book to cover world nautical tourism in detail. It includes sailing, yachting, cruising, diving, harbour-side developments, coastal water sports, port tours and marine heritage destinations. It considers economic growth, sustainable development, international policy, consumer demand and the world market. It examines the provision and expansion of nautical tourism in European economies at different stages of development. It provides a comparative analysis of n.

Contributors; Preface; PART 1 INTRODUCTION: THE PHENOMENON OF NAUTICAL TOURISM; 1 Tourism and Nautical Tourism; 1.1 Tourism as a Phenomenon; 1.2 Nautical Tourism, Resources and Defining Factors; 1.3 The Classification of Nautical Tourism; 1.4 The Subjects of Nautical Tourism; 2 The Position of Nautical Tourism in the European Economies; 2.1 The Classification of the Nautical Tourism Market; 2.2 Sustainable Development and the Legislative Framework; PART 2 THE MARKETS OF NAUTICAL TOURISM IN EUROPE; 3 Nautical Tourism Market Suppliers in the Mediterranean.

3.1 Geo-hydrographic Features of the Mediterranean3.2 The Main Features of Nautical Tourism in the Mediterranean; 3.3 The Main Features of the Mediterranean Ports of the Cruising Industry; 4 Nautical Tourism Market Suppliers on the European Atlantic Coast; 4.1 Geo-hydrographical Features of the European Atlantic Coast; 4.2 The Main Features of European Atlantic Nautical Tourism; 4.3 The Main Features of European Atlantic Cruising Industry Ports; 4.4 The Cruise Business in the UK; 5 Nautical Tourism Market Suppliers in the Baltic and Arctic Regions.

5.1 Geo-hydrographical Features of the Baltic Sea5.2 The Main Features of Nautica…