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…
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.
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…
"The effects of tourism on the ecology and natural environment of tourist destinations are hotly debated and research has expanded in the field of ecotourism and sustainability. This book considers the positive contributions that tourism can make to the conservation of global bi…
Tourism and Poverty addresses a critical question facing many academics, governments, aid agencies, tourism organizations, and conservation bodies around the world: can tourism work as a tool to overcome poverty? This book is the first to present a focused description and critiq…
Covering the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruising, this book combines the latest research with practical case studies to provide a comprehensive account of the subject. It reviews the fundamental principles of the industry, the cruise experience from a passenge…
This book discusses the concept of resilience and its application to tourism. It compares the relevance of resilience to sustainability; the former focusing on the well-being and survival of the places affected and the latter focusing on the agent of impact, tourism itself.
Slum tourism is a globalizing trend and a controversial form of tourism. Impoverished urban areas have always enticed the popular imagination, considered to be places of ‘otherness’, ‘moral decay’, ‘deviant liberty’ or ‘authenticity’. ‘Slumming’ has a long tradition in the Glo…
Contains papers presented at the Third Symposium on the Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure (CPTHL) at La Trobe University, during 5-8 January, 2003.
This book focuses on consumer behaviour in the context of tourism, hospitality and leisure. It comprises of 8 parts that discuss: attitudes, emotions and information processing; motivation and learning; consumption systems; decision and choice; experience and satisfaction; marke…
The central theme of Improving Tourism and Hospitality Services is rooted in the author’s belief that the main issue for tourism and hospitality managers as the twenty-first century begins should be improving the nature and quality of experiences for the industry’s clients, its …
This book analyses the nature and quality of service experiences for the tourism and hospitality industry's clients, its staff and others affected by its operations. It draws together several approaches for the study of tourist satisfaction, equating this with quality in tourism…
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 book contains coverage and analytical discussion of key areas of contemporary tourism management: evaluation of the most important global trends in tourism, analysis of the impact of crucial environmental issues and their implications and the major factors affecting interna…
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…
This book examines the tourism business in terms of 'greening' the local economy, people and environment, establishing the green agenda and investigating its application to the tourism sector. This text is founded on empirical research conducted in the Lake District National Par…
Explores the theory, issues, impacts and management considerations surrounding the industry of cruise tourism. This book gives an overview of the cruise industry, and presents case-studies of specific countries, including Antarctica, the Caribbean and Alaska. It also reviews the…
