Venice is viewed from a new perspective, offers a heady, one-city tour of tourism itself. Conducting readers from the beginnings of Venetian tourism in the late Middle Ages to its emergence as a form of mass entertainment in our time, the authors explore what happens when indust…
'Venice, the Tourist Maze' charts the history of tourism in the most tourist-visited place on the planet, & at the same time offers a critique of the city-as-tourist-destination. The 'maze' is the paradox created when a city becomes a theme park entertaining visitors on an indus…
An invaluable foundation book for Tourism or Tourism Management students, Holloway et al offers historical context, background theory and current research, making it possible for students to see how the industry has developed and to contextualise the current issues and challenge…
This book examines the implications of EU enlargement for tourism in the region. It provides a country-by-country examination of each of the new member states, in terms of their current patterns and trends of tourism development and the impacts of EU accession on them. Topics in…
Covers the relevant issues in the field of hospitality management organized by sector, such as lodging, restaurants, clubs, time-shares, and conventions and function, such as accounting & finance, marketing, human resources, information technology, and facilities management.
"The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management is the definitive reference work for any individual studying or working in the hospitality industry. Global in scope, this text is composed of 728 entries written by 218 leading authors from 23 different countries includi…
"The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management is the definitive reference work for any individual studying or working in the hospitality industry." "It covers all of the relevant issues in the field of hospitality management from both a sectoral level: lodging, resta…
Slow tourism: experiences and mobilities
by Fullagar, Simone, Wilson, Erica, Markwell, Kevin
This book examines the emerging phenomenon of slow tourism. The book explores the range of travel experiences that are part of growing consumer concerns with quality leisure time, environmental and cultural sustainability, as well as the embodied experience of place. Slow touris…
"'Ironically, you might think, I'm a great advocate of Slow Travel. There is a misconception that "seeing the world" requires us all to travel further and faster. And I've probably contributed to it, with a series of television programes that have largely depended on visiting di…
This book explores the most important established and emerging qualitative and quantitative research methods in tourism. The authors provide a detailed overview of the nature of the research method, its use in tourism, the advantages and limitations, and future directions for re…
This book makes a contribution to the understanding of tourism controversies. Its purpose is to provide a platform for open debate and intellectual discourse with a variety of views on perceived controversies or manifest conflicts firstly within tourism (endogenous controversie…
This book makes a contribution to the understanding of tourism controversies. Its purpose is to provide a platform for open debate and intellectual discourse with a variety of views on perceived controversies or manifest conflicts firstly within tourism (endogenous controversie…
Around the world, ecotourism has been hailed as a panacea: a way to fund conservation and scientific research, protect fragile ecosystems, benefit communities, promote development in poor countries, instill environmental awareness and a social conscience in the travel industry, …
Tourist art production is a global phenomenon and is increasingly recognized as an important and authentic expression of indigenous visual traditions. These thoughtful, engaging essays provide a comparative perspective on the history, character, and impact of tourist art in colo…
Strategic Management for Travel and Tourism is the must-have text for students studying travel and tourism. It brings theory to life by using industry-based case studies, and in doing so, 'speaks the language' of the Travel and Tourism student. Among the new features and topics …
