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This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
This book presents new research on the capacity of big cities to
generate new tourism areas as visitors discover and help create new
urban experiences off the beaten track. It examines similarities
and differences in these processes in a group of established world
cities located in the global circuits of tourism. The cities
featured are Berlin, New York, London, Paris, and Sydney.
In these cities experienced city visitors are contributing to
the discovery of new places to visit. Many neighbourhoods close to
the historic centre and to traditional attractions offer the mix of
cultural difference and consumption opportunities that can create
new experiences for distinctive groups of city users. Each of the
cities included in the book offers rich experiences of the
re-imagining and re-branding of neighbourhoods off the beaten
track, and informative stories of the complex relationships between
visitors, residents and others and of the ambitions of public
policy to reproduce these new tourism experiences in other parts of
the city. World Tourism Cities brings together current research in
each of the cities and relates the often separate field of tourism
research to some of the mainstream themes of debate in urban
studies addressing topics such as consumption, markets and
spaces.
Drawing on original research in this important group of cities
this book has significant messages for public policy. In addition
the book engages directly with a range of important current
academic debates about world cities, about cities as sites of
consumption and about the smaller scales at which urban
neighbourhoods are being transformed. The range of cities and the
messages about the making of attractive places provides a timely
resource for those focused in this area and the book will also have
an appeal among those experienced and sophisticated city users that
it focuses on."
At a time of increasing city competition, national capitals are at
the forefront of efforts to gain competitive advantage for
themselves and their nation, to project a distinctive and positive
image and to score well in global city league tables. They are
frequently their country's main tourist gateway, and their success
in attracting visitors is inextricably linked with that of the
nation. They attract not just leisure visitors; they are especially
important in other growing tourism markets, for example, as centres
of power they feature strongly in business tourism, as academic
centres they are important for educational tourism, and they
frequently host global events such as the Olympic Games. And there
are more of them: first, the number of capitals has grown as the
number of nation-states has increased and, secondly, pressures for
devolution mean more cities are seeking national capital status,
even when they are not at the head of independent states. We need
to understand tourism in capitals better - but there has been
little research in the past. This book develops new insights as it
explores the phenomenon of capital city tourism, and uses recent
research to examine the appeal of 'capitalness' to tourists, and
explore developments in capitals across the world. This book was
published as a special issue of Current Issues in Tourism.
This book presents new research on the capacity of big cities to
generate new tourism areas as visitors discover and help create new
urban experiences off the beaten track. It examines similarities
and differences in these processes in a group of established world
cities located in the global circuits of tourism. The cities
featured are Berlin, New York, London, Paris, and Sydney.
In these cities experienced city visitors are contributing to
the discovery of new places to visit. Many neighbourhoods close to
the historic centre and to traditional attractions offer the mix of
cultural difference and consumption opportunities that can create
new experiences for distinctive groups of city users. Each of the
cities included in the book offers rich experiences of the
re-imagining and re-branding of neighbourhoods off the beaten
track, and informative stories of the complex relationships between
visitors, residents and others and of the ambitions of public
policy to reproduce these new tourism experiences in other parts of
the city. World Tourism Cities brings together current research in
each of the cities and relates the often separate field of tourism
research to some of the mainstream themes of debate in urban
studies addressing topics such as consumption, markets and
spaces.
Drawing on original research in this important group of cities
this book has significant messages for public policy. In addition
the book engages directly with a range of important current
academic debates about world cities, about cities as sites of
consumption and about the smaller scales at which urban
neighbourhoods are being transformed. The range of cities and the
messages about the making of attractive places provides a timely
resource for those focused in this area and the book will also have
an appeal among those experienced and sophisticated city users that
it focuses on.
Social tourism refers to facilitating access to tourism for low
income groups and/or the use of tourism as a regeneration and
economic stimulation strategy. Although social tourism has its
roots in the early 20th Century and is still a major component of
the tourism sector in a range of countries, the concept has
received relatively little research attention until recently. In
this volume, international specialists on social tourism present
perspectives on social tourism from different disciplines and
geographical contexts. The book highlights the multitude of
interpretations and implementations of social tourism that make the
concept so multi-faceted: examples reviewed in this book include
holiday vouchers in Hungary, charity initiatives in the UK, tourism
schemes for senior citizens in Spain and state provision in
Brazil.
Seven themed chapters and two case studies explore the potential
of social tourism from a range of perspectives. Should tourism be a
right that is available to all? Is social tourism indispensable in
a sustainable tourism strategy? What are the different systems of
social tourism supply and demand in Europe, and why do the
implementations differ so much between countries? The book provides
a critical reflection on these and other questions, and is
therefore a key resource for social tourism researchers and
practitioners.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Current
Issues in Tourism.
Social tourism refers to facilitating access to tourism for low
income groups and/or the use of tourism as a regeneration and
economic stimulation strategy. Although social tourism has its
roots in the early 20th Century and is still a major component of
the tourism sector in a range of countries, the concept has
received relatively little research attention until recently. In
this volume, international specialists on social tourism present
perspectives on social tourism from different disciplines and
geographical contexts. The book highlights the multitude of
interpretations and implementations of social tourism that make the
concept so multi-faceted: examples reviewed in this book include
holiday vouchers in Hungary, charity initiatives in the UK, tourism
schemes for senior citizens in Spain and state provision in Brazil.
Seven themed chapters and two case studies explore the potential of
social tourism from a range of perspectives. Should tourism be a
right that is available to all? Is social tourism indispensable in
a sustainable tourism strategy? What are the different systems of
social tourism supply and demand in Europe, and why do the
implementations differ so much between countries? The book provides
a critical reflection on these and other questions, and is
therefore a key resource for social tourism researchers and
practitioners. This book was originally published as a special
issue of Current Issues in Tourism.
At a time of increasing city competition, national capitals are at
the forefront of efforts to gain competitive advantage for
themselves and their nation, to project a distinctive and positive
image and to score well in global city league tables. They are
frequently their country's main tourist gateway, and their success
in attracting visitors is inextricably linked with that of the
nation. They attract not just leisure visitors; they are especially
important in other growing tourism markets, for example, as centres
of power they feature strongly in business tourism, as academic
centres they are important for educational tourism, and they
frequently host global events such as the Olympic Games. And there
are more of them: first, the number of capitals has grown as the
number of nation-states has increased and, secondly, pressures for
devolution mean more cities are seeking national capital status,
even when they are not at the head of independent states. We need
to understand tourism in capitals better - but there has been
little research in the past. This book develops new insights as it
explores the phenomenon of capital city tourism, and uses recent
research to examine the appeal of 'capitalness' to tourists, and
explore developments in capitals across the world. This book was
published as a special issue of Current Issues in Tourism.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical
literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles
have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades.
The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to
promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a
TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the
amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series,
tredition intends to make thousands of international literature
classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
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