Worldwide Destinations Casebook (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Worldwide Destinations Casebook: the geography of travel and tourism provides over 40 comprehensive case studies of international tourism destinations. A companion text to the core textbook Worldwide Destinations 5th edition, these cases contextualise the learning and provide real life illustrations of the theories covered. With many brand new cases and others fully revised and updated, WWD casebook is now equipped with four colour design complete with pedagogic features to further aid learning and understanding. In addition to this, there is a comprehensive case matrix at the beginning of the text illustrating both topic and regional coverage of the cases.
Cases are drawn from all regions of the world and include:
-Climate change and crisis management -the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami
-Sun, sand, sea and sweatshops - exploitation in third world tourism
-Low cost carriers
-The China outbound market
-Ecotourism and nature based tourism: the effects of relaxed hunting restrictions in Namibia and South Africa
-Sustainability
-Social and cultural impacts
-Regional identity and branding
-Short breaks
-Stonehenge and the problems of heritage management
-'Grey' tourism and other market segments such as youth or backpacker tourism
-'New world' tourism (e.g. China, India Eastern Europe)
-Mega-events such as the 2012 Olympics or the Beijing Olympics
The text is also accompanied with companion website and password protected tutor resource material.
* A companion text to the leading textbook Worldwide Destinations now in its fifth edition.
* Comprises over 40 international case studies
* User friendly, providing hints and tips on how touse case studies as a method of learning, and what can be drawn from each case

General

Imprint:	Elsevier Science Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	May 2009
Authors:	Chris Cooper • Brian Boniface Ma
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	12
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-85617-538-8
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry Promotions
LSN:	1-85617-538-3
Barcode:	9781856175388

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