Neither the tourism industry nor the tourist has responded convincingly to calls for more responsibility in tourism. Ethical consumption places pressure on travellers to manage a large number of decisions at a time when hedonic motivations threaten to override other priorities. …
Discover the bridge between theory and applied research in the hospitality industryThe success of marketing programs is dependent on the knowledge of the trends in the marketplace. Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism is a comprehensive guide …
Explores the linkages between tourism and festivals and the various ways in which each mobilises the other to make social realities meaningful. Drawing upon a series of international cases, this book examines the festivals as ways of responding to various forms of crisis. This b…
For human geographers, a central theme within the discipline is interpreting and understanding our changing world ' a world in which geographic patterns are constantly being reworked by powerful forces of change. These forces include population shifts, new patterns of economic p…
The environmental quality and popularity of any tourist destination is the outcome of sustained development, shaped by the socio-economic and physical dimensions of the local environment. Protecting the living landscape requires recognizing, promoting and developing the links be…
Host and guests: the anthropology of tourism
This book aims to broaden the discussion on the diversity of perspectives, interactions and roles of mountain tourism, through an interdisciplinary and management context. The book contains five thematic areas, each with an overview and relevant case studies. These themes includ…