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Tourism has huge significance as a global economic and social
phenomenon, and given the growing reliance on the industry by
service-dependent economies around the world, the lack of focus on
tourism planning and development in South Asia is surprising.
Current issues including social, environmental and cultural aspects
underpinned by security challenges have defined the tourism
development narratives in many South Asian countries over the last
decades and lead to fluid demand and supply patterns. The appetite
for and reliance on tourism growth is seen regardless of the
numerous challenges faced by the region. Despite a rich and steady
history of tourism and demand driven by numerous pull-destinations,
most South Asian countries have not invested or benefitted from
global tourism growth trends. This book discusses tourism planning
and development in South Asian countries and reveals successful and
unsuccessful stories by: providing thorough analyses of the nature
and focus on tourism development in South Asia; analysing the
experiences and challenges addressed via country-focused chapters;
identifying the key impacts and current challenges; including cases
from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri
Lanka and more. Written by scholars with extensive research
experience on tourism in these countries, this book is a
much-needed resource and an invaluable reference for researchers,
policy makers and other tourism stakeholders involved in tourism
planning and development.
For many decades, Western European countries have undertaken
diverse pathways in tourism development and planning. Most have
experienced fast or even unlimited growth, resulting in overtourism
and, now, the introduction of policies that respect the limits of
communities and the sustainability of their resources. Focusing
exclusively on tourism development, planning and policy, this book
draws together new voices to discuss issues across Belgium,
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and
the UK. It: - Provides both successful and unsuccessful case
studies to illuminate real, practical solutions, developed by
tourism scholars who are experts in their researched context
countries. - Adopts a range of methodological approaches to cover
diverse and less-covered areas such as industrial tourism,
saltpans, natural and cultural heritage, and micro-destinations. -
Considers post-COVID tourism and the significant role of tourism
stakeholders in Western Europe's re-development. An invaluable
collection for policy-makers, researchers and academics, this book
is also an insightful source of engaging contemporary case studies
for use in the classroom.
Given the historical and cultural richness of countries in the
Middle East region, as well as the economic development many have
exhibited in recent years, tourism planning and development gains
much significance for both scholars and practitioners. Turbulence,
conflicts and crises exhibited in the area add further dimensions
that need to be incorporated in tourism strategies and planning,
and taken into consideration by experts at an institutional,
corporate and educational level. Furthermore, in order to
effectively deal with aspects of sustainability, visions and
strategies in the region need to build upon good practices. As a
result, a greater understanding is required of the factors
influencing decision-making on tourism matters as well as on the
impacts and implications of sustainable tourism development. This
book, written by an international team of experts, addresses the
need to examine tourism development and planning in the Middle East
from a sustainability perspective by embracing case studies and
examples from the region. Through its collection of chapters, the
book considers tourism planning and development from the economic,
socio-cultural, environmental and regulatory perspectives of
sustainability. Thus, the book advances understandings of the
positive and negative impacts of tourism development as well as how
turbulence, crisis, synergies and the top-down and bottom-up
approaches to tourism development are connected to different
problems and implications for local communities, the region and the
relationship of the Middle East with the rest of the world. An
essential resource for tourism practitioners, decision-makers in
private and public organizations, government bodies, and
consultants from not only the Middle East, but all those who want
an encompassing view of global tourism.
Despite the significance of tourism to the economic, social and
environmental structures of Latin America, little has been
documented in the English-language literature about tourism in this
region. Filling that void, this book focuses exclusively on tourism
development and planning, and the impact this has on a wide number
of Latin American countries. It covers experiences, challenges,
successful and unsuccessful stories, specific cases, and other
tourism-related issues, with respect to 10 countries in total. Each
chapter is authored by scholars who have done extensive research on
tourism in the countries covered. This book: Examines the impact of
tourism development and planning within Latin American countries.
Takes a multidisciplinary approach including Anthropology,
Development, Economics, Ecology, Policy, Sociology and Tourism
Planning and Management. Is the first book in English to offer an
insight into extensive research undertaken within the region. This
book will provide a valuable insight for tourism researchers,
practitioners and decision-makers in private and public
organisations, not only from the regions of Central, South and
North America, but also individuals from other parts of the world
who want a more encompassing view of global tourism.
Policy and planning are particularly important in tourism due to
their multi-faceted nature and the complexity of
inter-organisational relations and collaboration. This book sheds
light onto these interrelations through the critical review of
tourism planning policies and their measurable outcomes. Looking at
a range of policies in a variety of countries at both micro and
macro levels, it considers both the failures and successes of
implementing tourism policies and planning initiatives. Policies
discussed throughout include: cross-border tourism, planning in
post-conflict destinations and sustainable tourism development.
This multidisciplinary volume furthers knowledge of the impacts of
planning and policy implementation on tourism development both
present and future. Written by an international team of highly
esteemed academics from some of the world's leading institutions,
this will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in
tourism, sociology, geography, development studies, politics,
economics, and management.
Three decades ago, the hypermobility of tourists from the days
before the global pandemic was truly unthinkable in Eastern Europe.
The borders were closed and the region isolated from the rest of
the world. Despite an extraordinary transformation of tourism in
the area since, Eastern Europe remains under-explored in tourism
studies. This book fills the gap by outlining contemporary
strategies for tourism development in post-socialist countries,
considering the opportunities and challenges as well as the
initiatives and approaches to sustainability. Reviewing tourism
development and planning across Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania, this book: Offers a
contemporary and insightful outlook of Eastern Europe tourism, with
a wide range of case studies from inter-disciplinary and
single-disciplinary perspectives; Uses varied methodological
approaches and research methods, including in-depth interviews,
focus groups, informal conversations, document analysis,
netnography, questionnaires and secondary data, to form an
interesting and diverse treatise; Considers post-COVID tourism and
the significant role of tourism stakeholders in its re-development.
Illuminating the various economic, socio-cultural and environmental
impacts that tourism has created, this book is a valuable reference
for researchers and students of tourism and related disciplines, as
well as anyone interested in the development of Eastern Europe.
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Tourism Marketing in Western Europe (Hardcover)
Nikolaos Boukas, Dimitrios Stylidis; Series edited by Konstantinos Andriotis, Dimitrios Stylidis; Contributions by Jordi Arcos-Pumarola, …
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R2,836
Discovery Miles 28 360
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Tourism is characterized by diversity, enormous growth, and
multidimensional impacts on several levels. In the current
turbulent environment, tourism destinations need, on the one hand
to maintain and enhance their products in the tourism map, and on
the other hand, to protect their resources' integrity for future
generations, based on sustainability premises. This is more evident
for traditional destinations in Western-Europe, as many of them
face the consequences of over-growth, unsustainable development,
and lack of service quality. In this respect, attention in the
literature needs to be given to how destinations in the region can
conceptualize and mitigate their weaknesses as well as capitalize
on their competences in order to plan, develop and manage tourism
products that could lead them to sustainable competitiveness in the
long-term. The collection of cases in this book: * Considers global
trends and forces in order to understand the marketing environment
of a wide number of countries and the appreciation of the
sustainable competitive development of destinations. * Explores
specific marketing strategies in Western-European countries'
destinations. * Is authored by scholars who have performed
extensive research on tourism in the countries documented. The book
is of significant interest to those researching and working within
the area of tourism marketing, but also of interest to students who
are seeking wider reading on the topic.
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