This book aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the theories and principles of service quality within the context of leisure and tourism. Suitable for students, researchers, leisure and tourism professionals, it relates the nature of the consumer experience to the plann…
This text provides information concerning small and micro-enterprises and how they can create and adapt products and markets. It is appropriate for advanced students as well as rural business practitioners in the leisure and tourism fields.
This text provides information concerning small and micro-enterprises and how they can create and adapt products and markets. It is appropriate for advanced students as well as rural business practitioners in the leisure and tourism fields.
This book reviews the theory and practice of tourism and recreation in rural areas in Europe. Including numerous case studies, 9 chapters cover: the changing nature of recreation and tourism provision in rural areas; the emergence of sustainability in the development debate; the…
This text discusses the importance of mountain regions, and the precariousness of mountain tourism in the context of ecosystem and cultural conservation. Case studies of mountain tourism existing along with environmental sustainability and community well-being are included.
"This volume presents current research on the roles and importance of tourism and its inter-relationships with governance and development in societies that are moving or have moved from 'authoritarian' to liberal democratic economic and political models, and those adjusting to t…
"This volume presents current research on the roles and importance of tourism and its inter-relationships with governance and development in societies that are moving or have moved from 'authoritarian' to liberal democratic economic and political models, and those adjusting to t…
"This book examines critical aspects of contemporary volunteerism, from the perspective of a variety of volunteering contexts. It will appeal to academic researchers and students in disciplines such as leisure, recreation, tourism, management and sociology as well as practitione…
Ce livre très illustré détaille tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur les drones de loisir : panorama de l'offre sur le marché et orientation du choix, principes d'utilisation, pilotage, prises de vue et de vidéo avec un drone, sécurité, législation ... Il regorge d'astuces et de consei…
La culture contemporaine a connu une métamorphose et plus rien, semble-t-il, ne résiste à cette dénaturation, voire à cet effacement de sa valeur. La banalisation des arts et des lettres, le triomphe de la presse people et la frivolité des politiques sont, pour Mario Vargas Llos…
"In this insightful and pathbreaking reflection on 'doing nothing', Billy Ehn and Orvar Lofgren take us on a fascinating tour of what is happening when, to all appearances, absolutely nothing is happening. Sifting through a wide range of examples drawn from literature, published…
"We are entering a new era of leisure. Quality rather than quantity is now the focus of researchers, policymakers and managers. Technological change, an ageing population and a harsh economic climate are changing the values and practices of leisure, as well as the relationship b…
