Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? In this challenging book, Dean MacCannell identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Through his uniqu…
Dance is more than an aesthetic of life -- dance embodies life. This is evident from the social history of jive, the marketing of trans-national ballet, ritual healing dances in Italy or folk dances performed for tourists in Mexico, Panama and Canada. Dance often captures those …
Introduction: The Movement of Dancing Cultures / Hélène Neveu Kringelbach and Jonathan Skinner. Part I: Dance and globalisation. Chapter 1. Globalization and the Dance Import/Export Business: The Jive Story / Jonathan Skinner. Chapter 2. Ballet culture and the market: a transnat…
1. Introduction 2. Ethical Concepts and Principles 3. Mobility, Borders and Security 4. Human Rights 5. Medical Tourism 6. Sex Tourism 7. Tourism and Indigenous Peoples 8. Tourism and Disability 9. Nature-based Tourism 10. Tourism and Animals 11. Climate Change 12. Hospitality a…
"Dark Tourism, including visitation to places such as murder sites, battlefields and cemeteries is a growing phenomenon. The three main themes of Visitor Motivation, Destination Management and Place Interpretation are addressed in this book from both a demand and supply perspect…
Presenting cutting-edge theory, research and case studies investigating the web 2.0 applications and tools that transform the role and behaviour of the new generation of travelers, this book also examine the ways in which firms reengineer and implement their business models and …
Presenting cutting-edge theory, research and case studies investigating the web 2.0 applications and tools that transform the role and behaviour of the new generation of travelers, this book also examine the ways in which firms reengineer and implement their business models and …
This text addresses the social and cultural side of events and explores the role events have in fostering change and community development. It examines the transformatory function of events in the context of development studies - as phenomena that can promote and facilitate huma…
Hosts and guests: the anthropology of tourism
Tourism--one of the world's largest industries--has long been appreciated for its economic benefits, but in this volume tourism receives a unique systematic scrutiny as a medium for cultural exchange. Modern developments in technology and industry, together with masterful advert…
This book provides a management perspective on the full historical, contemporary, and geographic landscape of hospitality and tourism (H&T) in Africa. In so doing, it critically assesses and challenges the applicability of Western theories within the African context and draws at…
This book comprises studies that reflect on various influences of excessive tourism development in protected areas, and solutions designed and initiated to mitigate such challenges. A large proportion of tourism in Mediterranean destinations constitutes nature-based tourism, in …
This book describes famous geosites and historical localities in national parks and conservation areas from North America, East Africa, and Europe. The geosites include iconic landforms associated with active volcanoes, canyons, glaciated landscapes, natural rock monoliths, and …
Existing limitations in tourism product and service offers hinder the development potential of Bangladesh as a major tourism destination. The need to discern, to enrich, to innovate, and to diversify the range of tourism product and service offers is therefore urgent. To address…
