'I've been on the planet for 40 years now and I'm still none the wiser as to what it's all about really. I've never worried about life's big questions. People at my age sit about pondering 'why are we here?' The only time I ever asked myself that is when Suzanne booked us a surp…
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"The 12th Edition of Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies explores major concepts in tourism, what makes tourism possible, and how tourism can become an important factor in the wealth of any nation. It is written in global terms, making it appropriate not only in the US …
On 9th August 2010, Ed Stafford became the first person ever to walk the entire length of the Amazon river. This text takes readers on his daring journey along the world's greatest river and through the most bio-diverse habitat on earth.
"How to start, grow, and succeed in the food truck business. Food trucks have become a wildly popular and important part of the hospitality industry. Consumers are flocking to these mobile food businesses in droves, inspiring national food truck competitions and even a show dedi…
Over 30 cases from the tourism industry examined in depth - an essential resource for tutors and students.
First published in 1985, this is a scholarly analysis of the Grand Tour, undertaken by young men in the 18th century to complete their education - a tour usually to France, Italy and Switzerland, and sometimes encompassing Germany.
Slow tourism: experiences and mobilities
by Fullagar, Simone, Wilson, Erica, Markwell, Kevin
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Bringing together scholars from the areas of tourism, leisure and cultural studies, eco-humanities and tourism management, this book examines the emerging phenomenon of slow tourism. The book explores the range of travel experiences that are part of growing consumer concerns wit…
Slow travel and tourism
by Lumsdon, Les, Dickinson, Janet
fromTourism, environment and development
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This title sets out a new concept of 'slow travel' for tourism, which minimizes climate and environmental impacts. The book provides a thought-provoking and challenging text for advanced-level students.
The structure of the book follows a logical progression, from underpinning knowledge of the operational service areas and equipment, menus and beverages, through to interpersonal and technical service skills and key supervisory aspects.
The structure of the book follows a logical progression, from underpinning knowledge of the operational service areas and equipment, menus and beverages, through to interpersonal and technical service skills and key supervisory aspects.
This theoretically informed research explores what the development and transformation of air travel has meant for societies and individuals. It brings together a number of interdisciplinary approaches towards the aeroplane and its relation to society.
Underpinned by a strong foundation of environmental understanding, this book covers all facets of tourism in natural areas. Ongoing management concerns are addressed, such as the monitoring of environmental change.
This handbook provides an essential resource for teachers and students to determine the roots, key issues and agenda of tourism studies.
A classic introductory textbook for those studying hospitality management, this book has now been updated to incorporate the latest data and trends that the author has gathered in his interviews with hospitality industry professionals.
'Management and Technology in Knowledge, Service, Tourism and Hospitality' contains papers covering a wide range of topics in the fields of knowledge and service management, web intelligence, tourism and hospitality. This overview of current state of affairs and anticipated deve…
Keeping Religious Institutions Secure explores the unique vulnerabilities that churches, synagogues, and mosques face in regards to security, making them attractive to criminals who see them as easy targets. The text illustrates why all places of worship should think about secur…
Praise for "Naked At Lunch" Hilarious, absorbing andto adapt Blake s comment on Miltona sustained celebration of the invention of clothing. Geoff Dyer A strangely compelling, riotously funny traipse through the world of nudism. Mark Haskell Smith is a worthy heir to the George P…
This title bridges the gap between cultural tourism and cultural and heritage management. The first edition illustrated how heritage and tourism goals can be integrated in a management and marketing framework to produce sustainable cultural tourism. This second edition takes thi…
The examination of social memory and heritage tourism has grown considerably over the past few decades as scholars have critically re-examined the relationships between past memories and present actions at international, national, and local scales. Methodological innovation and …
This publication brings together research in the field of family tourism. It underlines the infancy of academic family tourism research that belies its market importance and directs towards future implications and theoretical debates about the place of families within tourism.