One of the most significant changes in tourism in recent years has
been the concept of interconnections, which is evident at various
levels of tourism planning. Strategic alliances between rival
companies, vertical integration between and across firms,
collaboration between public and private sectors and partnerships
between countries and regions have become common practice in
contemporary tourism. This book addresses this theme from a
Southeast Asian perspective by focusing on the way in which
individual countries have coalesced (or have attempted to coalesce)
with each other and the 'outside' world under the banner of
regionalism and globalisation.
Part One examines the political discourse behind tourism,
bringing to light some questions regarding the tensions associated
with the interconnections. Part Two focuses on deterritorialisation
and the development of new regionalisms, paying specific attention
to collaborative efforts in tourism development and to fostering
greater movement within and in and out of the region. Part Three
presents the sociocultural implications of tourism as a globalising
phenomenon, covering not only global-local tensions but also
'regional identities' and 'pan-Asian' heritage, especially as
portrayed to outsiders. Part Four pulls together ecological and
community concerns under the umbrella of ecotourism - an important
aspect of the tourism potential of the region - examining the way
nature is interpreted and promoted, as well as the collaborative
efforts to develop sustainable tourism and joint environmental
monitoring systems. Part Five itemises potentials and problems
which arise when Southeast Asia latches onto the new spatial
structures ofeconomic interaction. The challenges of global
interdependency are re-examined as vulnerabilities and volatilities
associated with tourism interconnections become more
apparent.
By researching and initiating dialogues on regional and global
interconnections, it is hoped that this book will add value to
current research and debates in tourism, economic geography,
geopolitics, cultural politics, globalisation and the financial and
environmental crises in Southeast Asia.
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