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Issues In Cultural Tourism Studies (Paperback, 2nd Edition): Melanie Smith Issues In Cultural Tourism Studies (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
Melanie Smith
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The extensively revised second edition of Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies provides a new framework for analyzing the complexity of cultural tourism and its increasing globalization in existing as well as emergent destinations of the world. The book will focus in particular on the need for even more creative tourism strategies to differentiate destinations from each other using a blend of localized cultural products and innovative global attractions.

The book explores many of the most pertinent issues in heritage, arts, festivals, indigenous, ethnic and experiential cultural tourism in urban and rural environments alike. This includes policy and politics; impact management and sustainable development; interpretation and representation; marketing and branding; and regeneration and planning. As well as exploring the inter-relationships between the cultural and tourism sectors, local people and tourists, the book provides suggestions for more effective and mutually beneficial collaboration. New edition features include:

  • an increased number of topical case studies and contemporary photographs which serve to contextualize the issues discussed
  • a re-orientation towards global rather than just European issues
  • three brand new chapters on The Geography of Cultural Tourism, The Politics of Global Cultural Tourism, and The Growth of Creative Tourism
  • an extensively revised chapter on Experiential Tourism.

At the interface between the global and the local, a people-centred approach to planning and development is advocated to ensure that benefits are maximized for local areas, a sense of place and identity are retained, and the tourist experience is enhanced to the full. The text is unique in that it provides a summary and a synthesis of all of the major issues in global cultural tourism, which are presented in an accessible way using a diverse range of international case studies. This is a beneficial and valuable resource for all tourism students.

Sustainable Tourism Futures - Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations (Hardcover): Stefan Goessling, C. Michael... Sustainable Tourism Futures - Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations (Hardcover)
Stefan Goessling, C. Michael Hall, David Weaver
R4,310 Discovery Miles 43 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A global industry and an important tool for economic development, international tourism is facing an increasingly uncertain future. Global environmental change, including climate change; increasing fuel prices; and growing criticism from environmental and social interest groups are posing substantial challenges to the belief that international tourism can be sustainable at current rates and patterns of growth. This book therefore aims to answer the questions of if and how tourism can be a sustainable industry. The book concludes that sustainable tourism is possible but that it requires fundamental shifts in operations, systems and philosophies. The various contributions identify a number of means by which this can be accomplished but stress that sustainable tourism still has a long way to travel before it can reach its destination.

Airport Marketing (Paperback, 2nd edition): Nigel Halpern, Anne Graham Airport Marketing (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Nigel Halpern, Anne Graham
R1,180 Discovery Miles 11 800 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Approach and coverage: This book continues to be the only student introductory text on Airport marketing, reflecting commonly taught content and current issues in the airport industry. It is considered to be an 'indispensable' student resource, offering excellent coverage of core principles, marketing research and planning. The book integrates global case studies to show theory in practice. Written by respected and well known author team * Accessible writing style that is appropriate and at the right level for UG students approaching the subject for the first time. * Book is logical, progressive and easy to follow from evolution of airport marketing to CRM.

Tourism Development and the Environment - Beyond Sustainability? (Hardcover): Richard Sharpley Tourism Development and the Environment - Beyond Sustainability? (Hardcover)
Richard Sharpley
R4,134 Discovery Miles 41 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tourism Development and the Environment: Beyond Sustainability? challenges the sustainable tourism development paradigm that has come to dominate both theoretical and practical approaches to tourism development over the last two decades. It extends the sustainable tourism debate beyond the arguably managerialist 'blueprint' and destination-focused approach that continues to characterise even the most recent 'sustainability' agenda within tourism development. Reviewing the evolution of the sustainable tourism development concept, its contemporary manifestations in academic literature and policy developments and processes, the author compares its limitations to prevailing political-economic, socio-cultural and environmental contexts. He then proposes alternative approaches to tourism development which, nevertheless, retain environmental sustainability as a prerequisite of tourism development. This book also acts as an introduction to the Earthscan series Tourism, Environment and Development. About the series: 'Tourism, Environment and Development' aims to explore, within a variety of contexts, the developmental role of tourism as it relates explicitly to its environmental consequences. Each book will review critically and challenge 'traditional' perspectives on (sustainable) tourism development, exploring new approaches that reflect contemporary economic, socio-cultural and political contexts.

Tourism and the Lodging Sector (Paperback): Dallen Timothy, Victor Teye Tourism and the Lodging Sector (Paperback)
Dallen Timothy, Victor Teye
R1,806 Discovery Miles 18 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tourism and the Lodging Sector is a pioneering book, the first text of its kind to examine the lodging sector from a tourism perspective. The book highlights the importance of the lodging sector in tourism as a major income generator and essential part of the travel experience.

The book offers an international perspective on topics such as sustainability, security, economic development, technology and globalization. The issues, concepts and management concerns facing this industry are examined, highlighting important topics such as: The place of accommodations in tourism and vice versa The social ecological and economic implications of lodging development Management and restructuring issues in a globalizing industry Sustainable tourism and the accommodation sector Cross-sectoral linkages between lodging, food services, gaming, conferences, and other intermediaries The interaction between supply and demand Safety and security in tourism and lodging

Tourism and the Lodging Sector critically examines a wide range of lodging establishments from an industry and social science perspective, drawing parallels and distinctions between the various types of accommodation, from campgrounds for the cost-conscious or adventurous outdoor traveler, to luxury, 5-star resorts, and more innovative accommodation such as tree-house hotels and ecolodges.

Essential reading for students of tourism this book is an indispensable guide, unprecedented in the field of tourism management.

Dallen J. Timothy is Professor, School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, USA

Victor B. Teye is Associate Professor, School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, USA
* High profile authors approach lodging from a tourism perspective
* Includes treatment of booming trends like timeshare and mobile lodging
* Takes a global perspective on topics such as sustainability, economic implications and information technology

Evaluating the Local Impacts of the Rio Olympics (Paperback): Marcelo Neri Evaluating the Local Impacts of the Rio Olympics (Paperback)
Marcelo Neri
R1,251 Discovery Miles 12 510 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book evaluates the local impacts and legacies of the Olympics in Rio by comparing Rio2016 with other Olympic experiences and evaluating the ways in which the Games served the city. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games took place in a scenario of enormous economic challenges and persistent inequalities. In contrast to all previous Olympic experiences, Brazil faced its worst economic recession ever recorded during the preparation phase for the Games. In addition to the national crisis, falling oil prices and corruption scandals fuelled the State of Rio's economic downfall. This book specifically assesses the relative social performance of Rio's city population with respect to control groups; covers traditional aspects of the Games' legacy such as tourism, infrastructure and sports practice; includes ordinary day-by-day aspects of the city's life, such as education, employment and housing; and scrutinizes critical areas such as urban mobility, gentrification and Guanabara Bay's pollution. This thorough analysis offers readers further understanding on assessing the impacts and legacies of the Olympic experience. It will be of great interest to upper-level students and academics of tourism, hospitality and events management.

Econometric Modelling and Forecasting of Tourism Demand - Methods and Applications (Paperback): Doris Chenguang Wu, Gang Li,... Econometric Modelling and Forecasting of Tourism Demand - Methods and Applications (Paperback)
Doris Chenguang Wu, Gang Li, Haiyan Song
R1,163 Discovery Miles 11 630 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

It is very useful and timely book as demand forecasting has become a very crucial tool and provides important information for destination on which policy are created and implemented. This is especially important given the complexities arising the aftermath of the Covid19 pandemic. * It looks at novel and recent developments in this field including judgement and scenario forecasting. * Offers a comprehensive approach to tourism econometrics, looking at a variety of aspects. * The authors are experts in this field and of the highest academic calibre.

Tourism entrepreneurs (Paperback): Melodi Botha, Felicit e Fairer-Wessels, Berendien Lubbe Tourism entrepreneurs (Paperback)
Melodi Botha, Felicit e Fairer-Wessels, Berendien Lubbe
R550 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R66 (12%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Tourism entrepreneurs aims to provide students studying business management and tourism and emerging entrepreneurs, with the knowledge and skills to start and manage their own small business. It takes the reader through a process of understanding what tourism and the tourism industry is all about and where the entrepreneur fits into the industry, highlighting the importance of entrepreneurial activities within the tourism industry. The title allows readers to move from the conceptual stage to the writing of a business plan; this prepares the budding entrepreneur for - financing the venture; assessing the environment and market; identifying marketing opportunities; highlighting the risks involved and planning the financial management of the business; how a business should be managed to achieve success.

Fundraising Management - Analysis, Planning and Practice (Paperback, 4th edition): Adrian Sargeant, Jayne George Fundraising Management - Analysis, Planning and Practice (Paperback, 4th edition)
Adrian Sargeant, Jayne George
R1,958 Discovery Miles 19 580 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Applying the principles of marketing to nonprofit organisations and the fundraising sector is vital for the modern fundraiser who wants to increase profitability and diversify their fundraising efforts in this challenging industry. This comprehensive how-to guide provides a thorough grounding in the principles underpinning professional practices and critically examines the key issues in fundraising policy, planning and implementation. This new edition of Fundraising Management builds on the successful previous editions by including an integrated theoretical framework to help fundraisers develop a critical and reflective approach to their practice. Also new to this edition are how-tos on budgeting and making a strong and compelling case for investment, two vital core skills, as well as comprehensive coverage of digital fundraising and fundraising through social media. The new edition also accounts for recent changes in the fundraising environment, notably in the UK, the introduction of a new fundraising regulator and new thinking on professional ethics. Combining scholarly analysis with practical real-life examples, Fundraising Management has been endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, and is mapped to the Certificate and Diploma in Fundraising, making it the definitive guide to best practice both in the UK and globally. This is a clear, problem-solving guide that no fundraising student or professional should be without.

Tourism in China - Destination, Cultures and Communities (Hardcover): Chris Ryan, Gu Huimin Tourism in China - Destination, Cultures and Communities (Hardcover)
Chris Ryan, Gu Huimin
R4,321 Discovery Miles 43 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

China is forecast to be the primary tourist destination and tourist-generating country by 2020. However, much of the writing on tourism in China has come from people within the English academic world who are not involved in the issues related to Chinese tourism development. This book provides a voice to Chinese mainland academic researchers and examines the nature of tourism research and tourism development in China. Contributors, many of whom are based in China and are immersed in the daily issues of teaching, researching and planning tourism development within China, discuss issues related to resource use, destination image and community participation with case studies that combine conceptual frameworks and practical issues. This authoritative text on tourism in China will be of interest to scholars and students of tourism throughout the world.

Evolution and Innovation in Wildlife Conservation - Parks and Game Ranches to Transfrontier Conservation Areas (Hardcover):... Evolution and Innovation in Wildlife Conservation - Parks and Game Ranches to Transfrontier Conservation Areas (Hardcover)
Brian Child, Helen Suich, Spenceley Anna
R4,032 Discovery Miles 40 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The crucible of innovation in wildlife and habitat conservation is in southern Africa where it has co-evolved with decolonization, political transformation and the rise of development, ownership, management and livelihood debates. Charting this innovation, early chapters of this volume deal with the traditional 'fines and fences' conservation that occurred in the colonial and early post-independence period, with subsequent sections focussing on the experimentation and innovation that occurred on private and communal land as a result of the break from these traditional methods. The final section deals with more recent innovations in the sector, focussing on building and strengthening the relationships between parks and society. Importantly, the book provides a data-rich summary of experimentation with more inclusive models of conservation in terms of ecological, social, political and economic indicators. Published with the Southern African Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG) of IUCN.

International Perspectives of Festivals and Events (Hardcover): Jane Ali-Knight, Alan Fyall, Martin Robertson, Adele Ladkin International Perspectives of Festivals and Events (Hardcover)
Jane Ali-Knight, Alan Fyall, Martin Robertson, Adele Ladkin
R5,354 Discovery Miles 53 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

International Perspectives of Festivals and Events addresses contemporary issues concerning the potential of festivals and events to produce economic, social, cultural and community benefits. Incorporating a range of international perspectives, the book provides the reader with a global look at current trends and topics, which have until now, been underrepresented by current literature.
International Perspectives of Festivals and Events includes a broad range of research, case studies and examples from well-known scholars in the field to form a unified volume that informs the reader of the current status of festivals and events around the world. In a fast-moving industry where new theory and practice is implemented rapidly, this is essential reading for any advanced student or researcher in festivals and events.

Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Asia and the Pacific (Hardcover): Bruce Prideaux, Dallen Timothy, Kaye Chon Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Asia and the Pacific (Hardcover)
Bruce Prideaux, Dallen Timothy, Kaye Chon
R4,011 Discovery Miles 40 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Asia Pacific region's enormous diversity of living cultures and preserved heritage sites has significant appeal to many tourists. However tourism has grown so rapidly that many issues associated with the incorporation of cultural and heritage experiences in tourist itineraries (such as authenticity verses commodification, exploitation of national cultures, impacts on local communities, and the management of heritage resources) have not been adequately addressed and must be debated.

This revealing book reviews recent developments in cultural and heritage tourism in the Asia Pacific region and provides a discussion on how communities have faced and overcome significant challenges to develop and market their culture and heritage resources. A range of models and case studies are used to deepen the reader's understanding of heritage and cultural issues, to illustrate many of the more controversial issues, and to examine new evaluative, and planning tools.

This book is a special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research.

Overtourism and Cruise Tourism in Emerging Destinations on the Arabian Peninsula (Hardcover): Manuela Gutberlet Overtourism and Cruise Tourism in Emerging Destinations on the Arabian Peninsula (Hardcover)
Manuela Gutberlet
R3,850 Discovery Miles 38 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cruise tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors worldwide. This book is the first of its kind to provide in-depth insights into the emergence of mega-cruise tourism in destinations on the Arabian Peninsula and its impacts on local communities, their spaces, cultures, identities and tourist experiences. It offers a micro-sociological analysis, calling for holistic, participatory, mindful approaches and to rethink current exploitative tourism planning and development. It assumes a high political, social and economic importance within globalization. It draws on a long-term field study in an under-researched region in Asia that developed large-scale tourism recently to diversify the economy. The book provides insights on the destination development from a state of continuous growth to a sudden fall in tourism activities due to a sudden shock, caused by the global health pandemic and its resilience. It explores the sociocultural, economic and spatial challenges faced in international tourism development and its power relations analysed from different perspectives and within time. It analyses time-space compression, overtourism, urban tourism, nature-based tourism, enclavization, social capital, imaginaries, Cultural Ecosystem Services, slow tourism as well as just tourism. The book provides an innovative contribution to the planning and development of tourism destinations, communities and their spaces in which tourism operates in a fast pace. It will be of interest to academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of tourism and hospitality management, geography, sociology, anthropology, urban planning and environmental sciences. Moreover, the book will be useful for practitioners and policymakers around the globe, as well as all those interested in the fast emergence and the impacts of mega-cruise tourism.

International Business and Tourism - Global Issues, Contemporary Interactions (Hardcover): Tim Coles, C. Michael Hall International Business and Tourism - Global Issues, Contemporary Interactions (Hardcover)
Tim Coles, C. Michael Hall
R5,351 Discovery Miles 53 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Whether it's bungee jumping in Queenstown or visiting the Guinness factory in Dublin, where we travel - and what we do when we get there - has changed significantly in the past twenty years. This innovative textbook explores what is possibly the most unrecognized of international service industries, placing tourism in the context of contemporary globalization and trade in services. It provides new perspectives on tourism as a form of international business, and the implications for firms, the state and individuals.Split into four separate sections, with introductions outlining the key themes in each, the book examines such important topics as: the role of governance and regulation in tourism services the effects of increased global mobility on tourism entrepreneurship how tourism businesses are becoming internationalized why other business sectors are increasingly interested in tourism. Case studies are used throughout to highlight important issues, from developments in the aviation industry to the rise of working holidays. This book gets to the core of a crucial service industry, and is essential reading for any researcher or student of tourism or international business.

Sustainable Tourism (Hardcover): Stephen J. Page, Joanne Connell Sustainable Tourism (Hardcover)
Stephen J. Page, Joanne Connell
R22,058 Discovery Miles 220 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Edited by two leading scholars in the field, this new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences, is a four-volume collection of canonical and cutting-edge research in sustainable tourism. The origins of sustainable tourism as a topic of serious academic interest are comparatively recent. The subject is largely a postwar development which began to unfold in the 1960s, initially in the USA and Europe. With the continuing growth in concern about the grave impacts of tourism on the environment, society, and cultures, the subject area has continued to evolve internationally from a number of other disciplines and cognate areas-most notably environmental studies and geography, economics, and sociology, but also planning and management-and there has been a corresponding growth in sustainable-tourism scholarship. Sustainable tourism is now a vibrant and dynamic field of study and research, and the sheer scale of the growth in its output makes this collection especially timely. A wide range of social-science journals have published material about sustainable tourism and this new Routledge Major Work makes available foundational pieces of scholarship-as well as cutting-edge research-from these disparate, and sometimes less accessible sources, as well as from the leading UK, European, and North American tourism journals, and from other publications, some of which are no longer in print. As well as bringing together the key studies and journal articles that have shaped serious thought about sustainable tourism, the collection will be welcomed as the first mapping of an area that to date has lacked an interdisciplinary synthesis. The thematic organization of the collection, together with the editors' introductions and their commentaries on the collected texts, help to make sense of the wide range of approaches, theories, and concepts that have informed sustainable tourism, and review the history of the subject and the rise of its identity and research agenda. Sustainable Tourism is an essential collection, destined to be valued as a vital research resource by all scholars and students of the subject.

Children, Young People and Dark Tourism (Hardcover): Mary Margaret Kerr, Philip R. Stone, Rebecca H. Price Children, Young People and Dark Tourism (Hardcover)
Mary Margaret Kerr, Philip R. Stone, Rebecca H. Price
R4,079 Discovery Miles 40 790 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is the first its kind to offer an innovative examination of the intersecting influences, contexts, and challenges within the field of children's dark tourism. It also outlines novel conceptualizations and methods for scholarship in this overlooked field. Presently, tourism research, and in dark tourism specifically, relies primarily on adult-centered theories and data collection methods. However, these approaches are inadequate for understanding and developing children's experiences and perspectives. This book seeks to inform and inspire research on children's experiences of dark tourism. Designed to appeal to students and scholars, it brings together insights from leading experts. The book focuses on five themes, to explore the conceptual and historic origins of children's dark tourism, developmental contexts, child perspectives, specific contexts relevant to children's encounters, and methodological approaches. This book is aimed at an international array of scholars and students with inherent research interests in the contemporary commodification of death and 'difficult heritage' within the visitor economy. Thus, the book will provide a multi-disciplinary scope within the fields of history, heritage studies, childhood studies, psychology, education, sociology, human geography, and tourism studies. The volume is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate study, as well as scholars and tourism professionals.

Asian Tourism: Growth and Change (Hardcover): Janet Cochrane Asian Tourism: Growth and Change (Hardcover)
Janet Cochrane
R4,171 Discovery Miles 41 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tourism in Asia is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, driven by the increasing wealth of countries like Taiwan, South Korea and Malaysia, and by the huge populations of China, India and Indonesia -the first second and fourth biggest countries in the works. Despite the significance of the tourism industry in this area it is still under researched.
Asian Tourism is a unique book and the first to addresses this imbalance by providing a high quality edited collection of chapters which explore the domestic and intraregional tourism in Asia. Divided into three sections it explores:
* Policy aspects of tourism development and the role of the public sector exploring issues such as: Cross-national tourism collaboration in Asia, The growth of aviation in Asia and Economic Corridors and Ecotourism.
* Changing markets exploring issues such as: The role of Japanese popular culture in Asian tourism, Management Challenges for Bali's Tourism Industry and religious tourism in North India.
* Destination and industry responses exploring issues such as: Tourism-Generated Employment in Cambodia, sex workers and tourism in India and responsible destination development in the Philippines.
With contributions from well respected and eminent names in the field, Asian Tourism provides a ground breaking insight into topical, industry focused issues while benefiting from academic depth and rigour and an awareness of tourism history in this region.

Sport & Tourism: A Reader (Hardcover): Mike Weed Sport & Tourism: A Reader (Hardcover)
Mike Weed
R5,095 Discovery Miles 50 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This Reader provides comprehensive coverage of the scholarly literature in sports tourism. Divided into four parts, each prefaced by a substantial introduction from the editor, it presents the key themes, state of the art research and new conceptual thinking in sports tourism studies. Topics covered include: understanding the sports tourist impacts of sports tourism policy and management considerations for sports tourism approaches to research in sports tourism Articles cover a broad range of the new research that has a bearing on sports tourism and include diverse areas such as the economic analysis of sports events, sub-cultures in sports tourism, adventure tourism and tourism policy.

The Business of Resort Management (Paperback): Peter Murphy The Business of Resort Management (Paperback)
Peter Murphy
R2,169 Discovery Miles 21 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How can owners and managers ensure that their considerable capital investments will return a competitive return on their investments? How can users and owners be sure they enjoy the promises of tantalizing marketing and real estate claims? Managing Sustainable Resorts Profitably combines business management principles with environmental and social concerns to offer development solutions to these questions. By taking an holistic and contemporary approach to the problem of developing sustainable tourism operations, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the strategies that need to be considered by various governments, developers and, in particular, the customer-investor.
The major features of resort development covered by this book include:
-Environmental scanning of principal external and internal influential factors
-The curse and blessings of seasonality
-Competition for people's recreation and retirement dollars
-Guest activity programming
-Environmental issues
-Cruise ships as mobile resorts
-Staffing issues in isolated areas
-Financial challenges for owners and operators alike
-Risk Management
-Mutually beneficial options for various stakeholders
Based on an analysis of global resort opportunities and trends, the book focuses on those generic features that differentiate regional resort management from urban-centric management needs and priorities. Using comparative case studies the author emphases best case/benchmark examples of a range of resorts - large and small, urban and rural - to illustrate what can be achieved.
-Identifies the challenges and options facing developers and investors in creating successful and sustainableresorts
-Focuses on the different needs and priorities of urban and rural resorts using comparative international case studies
-Uses logical and helpful division of internal (e.g. property management) and external (e.g. market needs) challenges and strategies.

Developments in Tourism Research (Hardcover): David Airey, John Tribe Developments in Tourism Research (Hardcover)
David Airey, John Tribe
R3,253 Discovery Miles 32 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book aims to be a showcase for cutting edge research offering a high-edited selection of the best paper submitted to the 2006 tourism conference at the University of Surrey, which itself is a celebration of 40 years of tourism education at the University. The emphasis of the book is on contributions, which offer new insights and approaches to tourism research rather than case studies or applications of existing research methods to new contexts, and this is where the book is unique. Chapters are carefully themed and juxtaposed to expose the key directions and challenges that confront researchers in tourism.

Tourism Crises - Management Responses and Theoretical Insight (Paperback): Eric Laws, Bruce Richard Prideaux Tourism Crises - Management Responses and Theoretical Insight (Paperback)
Eric Laws, Bruce Richard Prideaux
R1,671 Discovery Miles 16 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Don't wait until it's too late to learn how to manage a crisis situation The impact of crises on tourism has increased in the last ten years in response to terrorism, war, health emergencies, and natural disasters. Tourism Crises presents the latest research on crisis management with in-depth analysis of tourism flows and the economic well-being of communities at the regional, national, and international levels. This timely book examines a range of conceptual issues, including crisis communication and the safety of employees of the industry, and features case studies of responses to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, SARS, the 1999 Austrian avalanche disaster, and the epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom. As new crises emerge, it's essential that the tourism industry be prepared to minimize the impact on both hosts and guests. Tourism Crises identifies key issues that need to be addressed in dealing with future incidents, examining specific cases of management successand failurewith suggestions for improved responses. Academics, practitioners, and professionals discuss effective methods of maintaining yield during crisis situations, offering analysis, reflection, and new management strategies. Topics addressed in Tourism Crises include: the significance of communication in crisis situations keeping the media informed attracting business after the crisis has passed how alpine areas can respond to the dangers of avalanches the effect of the SARS epidemic on Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan a typology of tourism crisis terms employee work stress in crisis situations quantifying the effects of tourism crises how tourism managers have re-tooled their promotional campaigns after 9/11 and much more Tourism Crises is a must-have for tourism professionals, practitioners, and academics as they develop new agendas for dealing with future crisis situations.

Tourism and Degrowth - Towards a Truly Sustainable Tourism (Paperback): Robert Fletcher, Ivan Murray Mas, Asuncion Blanco... Tourism and Degrowth - Towards a Truly Sustainable Tourism (Paperback)
Robert Fletcher, Ivan Murray Mas, Asuncion Blanco Romero, Macia Blazquez-Salom
R1,266 Discovery Miles 12 660 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Tourism and Degrowth develops a conceptual framework and research agenda for exploring the relationship between tourism and degrowth. Rapid and uneven expansion of tourism as a response to the 2008 economic crisis has proceeded in parallel with the rise of social discontent concerning so-called "overtourism." Meanwhile, despite decades of concerted global effort to achieve sustainable development, socioecological conflicts and inequality have rarely reversed, but in fact increased in many places. Degrowth, understood as both social theory and social movement, has emerged within the context of this global crisis. However, thus far the vibrant degrowth discussion has yet to engage systematically with the tourism industry in particular, while, by the same token, tourism research has largely neglected explicit discussion of degrowth. This volume brings the two discussions together to interrogate their complementarity. Identifying a growth imperative in the basic structure of the capitalist economy, the contributors contend that mounting critique of overtourism can be understood as a structural response to the ravages of capitalist development more broadly. Debate concerning overtourism thus offers a valuable opportunity to re-politicise discussion of tourism development generally. Exploring of the potential for degrowth to facilitate a truly sustainable tourism, Tourism and Degrowth will be of great interest to scholars of tourism, environmental sustainability and development. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

International Case Studies in Tourism Marketing (Paperback): Gurhan Aktas, Metin Kozak International Case Studies in Tourism Marketing (Paperback)
Gurhan Aktas, Metin Kozak
R1,262 Discovery Miles 12 620 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* The first book of case studies dedicated to tourism marketing. * Adopts an analytical approach to each case, following a uniform format to help the reader critically engage with the content. * Will be international in scope and authorship, drawing on the knowledge and experience of a wide range of tourism experts.

The Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Asia (Paperback): C. Michael Hall, Stephen J. Page The Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Asia (Paperback)
C. Michael Hall, Stephen J. Page
R1,375 Discovery Miles 13 750 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Asia is regarded as the fastest growing area for international and domestic tourism in the world today and over the next 20 years. Given the economic, social and environmental importance of tourism in the region, there is a need for a comprehensive and readable overview of the critical debates and controversies in tourism in the region and the major factors that are affecting tourism development both now and in the foreseeable future. This Handbook provides a contemporary survey of the region and its continued growth and development as a key destination and generator of tourism, which is marked by a high proportion of intra-regional travel. The book is divided into five sections. This first section provides an introduction to the region and context to the nationally focused chapters. The next three sections are then broadly based on the three UNWTO Asian regions: South-East Asia, South and Central Asia, and East and North-East Asia, providing readers with a valuable snapshot of tourism at various scales, and from various approaches and positions. The concluding section considers future prospects for tourism in Asia. The handbook is interdisciplinary in coverage and is also international in scope through its authorship and content. It presents a range of perspectives and understanding of the processes and forces that are shaping tourism in this fascinating and dynamic region that is one of the focal points of global tourism. This is essential reading for students, researchers and academics interested in tourism in the growth region of Asia now and in the future.

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