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Pacific Island Countries have been shown to be especially
vulnerable to such external influences as natural disasters,
political unrest and downturns in the global economy and their
tourism industries have been notably affected. In particular, they
typically have a narrow resource base and a fragile and often
vulnerable natural environment. While there is some research on
islands and small states, there is a dearth of information on the
South Pacific and very little research is being undertaken in the
region compared to other geographical regions in the world. This
volume brings together current work in Pacific Island tourism. In
this collection, three main themes arise: Images of the South
Pacific; Socio-economic Impacts of Tourism; and Pacific Island
Countries and the Outside World. The first focus is on the question
of image, namely, stereotypes of a destination held by tourists and
potential tourists, the extent to which residents, for their part,
really welcome visitors, and the role tourism might play in
changing pre-established images. The second theme is tourism's
impacts, notably the economic and socio-cultural effects of
international tourism's intrusion in the region which, though often
hotly debated, have attracted relatively little empirical research.
The third focus is on the challenges of how PICs articulate with
their external geo-political and physical environment. These
involve existing relations with formal colonial centres,
geographical isolation, the need for greater air access to the
outside world and for more tourists, and the continuing threat to
several PICs of global warming, which increased air travel will
inevitably exacerbate. This text will be of interest to tourism
students, researchers and academics in the fields of tourism,
development studies and cultural studies.
Pacific Island Countries have been shown to be especially
vulnerable to such external influences as natural disasters,
political unrest and downturns in the global economy and their
tourism industries have been notably affected. In particular, they
typically have a narrow resource base and a fragile and often
vulnerable natural environment. While there is some research on
islands and small states, there is a dearth of information on the
South Pacific and very little research is being undertaken in the
region compared to other geographical regions in the world. This
volume brings together current work in Pacific Island tourism. In
this collection, three main themes arise: Images of the South
Pacific; Socio-economic Impacts of Tourism; and Pacific Island
Countries and the Outside World. The first focus is on the question
of image, namely, stereotypes of a destination held by tourists and
potential tourists, the extent to which residents, for their part,
really welcome visitors, and the role tourism might play in
changing pre-established images. The second theme is tourism's
impacts, notably the economic and socio-cultural effects of
international tourism's intrusion in the region which, though often
hotly debated, have attracted relatively little empirical research.
The third focus is on the challenges of how PICs articulate with
their external geo-political and physical environment. These
involve existing relations with formal colonial centres,
geographical isolation, the need for greater air access to the
outside world and for more tourists, and the continuing threat to
several PICs of global warming, which increased air travel will
inevitably exacerbate. This text will be of interest to tourism
students, researchers and academics in the fields of tourism,
development studies and cultural studies.
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